About that University of Kentucky mural
At the University of Kentucky a 1930’s WPA-funded mural by Ann Rice O’Hanlon has been temporarily covered while the university administration, faculty and students deliberate on the presentation of the work and its depiction of African-Americans. … read more
AJBlog: For What It’s Worth Published 2015-12-16
The Sun Shines (not so) Bright on My Old Kentucky Home
When I was a kid in Lexington, KY, the town was known for two things: being the centre of the Bluegrass thoroughbred horse-breeding industry, and the University of Kentucky. When I was born in 1941 it was a small college town with a population of 45,000. … read more
AJBlog: Plain English Published 2015-12-16
Bach at the Armory with gongs, noise-canceling headphones and deck chairs
Igor Levit and Marina Abramovic Every concert should be like this. Bach’s Goldberg Variations was heard in a piece created by the famous performance artist Marina Abramovic that was a marriage made in – well, the drill hall of the Park Avenue Armory in New York. … read more
AJBlog: Condemned to Music Published 2015-12-15
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