“I was paralyzed. My left side is still partially paralyzed. I’m able to try to walk with a cane, but it took a long time for that, took a year or more. … I don’t know what my future is supposed to be. I don’t feel right now like I’m a pianist. That’s all I can say about that.” – The New York Times
Tag: 10.21.20
Weird Oily Substance Smeared On Artefacts In Berlin Museums; Weird Conspiracy Theories Reportedly Involved
“Objects including Egyptian sarcophagi, stone sculptures and 19th-century paintings held at the Pergamon Museum, the Alte Nationalgalerie and the Neues Museum sustained visible damage during the attack on 3 October. … German media have linked the museum island attack to conspiracy theories pushed through social media channels. … One such theory claims that the Pergamon Museum is the centre of the ‘global satanism scene’.” – The Guardian
Australia Announced A $250M Arts Rescue Package In June, and 80% Of It Still Hasn’t Been Allocated
At a Senate hearing on Wednesday in Canberra, officials at first weren’t able to say at all how much of the aid had been distributed to struggling arts organizations. Later, they said that just under $50 million had been allocated, all of it to film and television; meanwhile, those who work in live performance and visual art grow ever more desperate. – The Guardian