Here’s one sample from her series of tweets: “I never complain about this shit, but there are MANY books on that notable list with reviews that were NOWHERE near as good as mine.” (includes rant and subsequent self-justification on Facebook)
Tag: 12.03.14
“Almost Scientific”: What Lena Dunham Learned About Creativity From Her Artist Parents
Creativity is “an ineffable bug that takes you over but also something that you can learn. … My parents taught me that you can have a creative approach to thinking that is almost scientific. You don’t have to be at the mercy of the muse. You need your own internalized thinking process that you can perform again and again.”
Violinist Stuns Audience, Berates Child From The Stage
Kyung Wha Chung took offence at a child coughing during her performance of Mozart’s Sonata In G. “Maybe bring her back when she’s older,” she scolded the parents from the stage. “With one shrivelling put-down, a tetchy atmosphere turned toxic.”
Dancing With Fractals (It Changes The Way You Think About Moving)
“I realized that when I dance I use all the space around me with my arms. But in this case the fractal responded to motion in some parts of space more than others. For example, moving my arms up and down made the fractals change much more than moving them side-to-side.”
The Uncomfortable Questions Technology Is Forcing Us To Ask
“These are ancient questions we have faced since the beginnings of science and philosophy, and today new information technologies, which indeed rapidly change our world, force us to ask them again.”
NY Armory Works On Defining Its Art As It Seeks A New Artistic Director
“Since the Armory’s opening, a number of curators have come and gone in relatively quick succession. The cutting-edge programming originated when the building was home to the Seventh Regiment National Guard and hosted concerts.”
Globalization’s Downside For New Music
“For all their strengths, new music festivals like Tanglewood or the Bang on a Can Marathon can’t attract the same sort of money (and therefore glamour and press attention) as the Whitney, São Paolo, or Venice biennials. Art, through the biennial, can become particularly symbolic of the flow of global capital—often concretely too, as works are bought and sold. Music, as a time-based art form rooted in experiences rather than in objects, cannot attract the same level of capital investment.”
Is Instagram The New Authentic Art Experience?
“I love the idea of finding something that I might not have found otherwise. So I follow one unknown name to another who has “liked” something on another unknown person’s account, who has then “liked” something on another person’s feed, and so on. Linking. Looking. And looking some more. And I have found plenty.”
Can The Atlanta Symphony Survive Its Downsizing?
“Questions remain, and not just about the evolution of the orchestra’s sound as things fall back into place. Can Atlanta pull together to sustain a world-class orchestra, or are we seeing an orchestra in retreat?”
Are Smartphones In The Audience Bad For Stand-Up Comedy?
As Chris Rock puts it, “If you think you don’t have room to make mistakes, it’s going to lead to safer, gooier standup. You can’t think the thoughts you want to think if you think you’re being watched.” Brian Logan observes, “And, let’s face it, they are being watched – by which I mean (and he means) recorded, and apt to be broadcast – out of context, probably, and whether or not their material is ready.”