Top Posts From AJBlogs For 03.20.16

How Korea Spreads Its Visual Arts — And Diplomacy
Like many good articles, the one I wrote on Korea’s investment in having its visual arts seen in this country for The New York Times‘s recent Museums section began years ago with a conversation. It… … read more
AJBlog: Real Clear ArtsPublished 2016-03-20

I’ve been away from this blog for several months now, engaged in a variety of the usual pursuits (teaching, lecturing, directing, producing, playwriting) but also traveling to South Africa on a research expedition. I’m back… … read more
AJBlog: We The AudiencePublished 2016-03-20
Beyond a Boundary: The Extraterritorial C.L.R. James

I once told my telegenic comrade Dave Zirin (America’s leading, if not only left-wing sports commentator) that, in my case. it is a matter of political responsibility not to appear on screen. Nonetheless, I serve… … read more
AJBlog: Quick StudyPublished 2016-03-19
Bill Frisell: It Happened With Corea

Continuing this week’s string of birthday observances that began with Quincy Jones and Charles Lloyd, we turn to Bill Frisell. The guitarist was born on this date in 1951. Frisell’s stylistic versatility allows him to… … read more
AJBlog: RiffTidesPublished 2016-03-18
There Is Joy in Making Music

David BloomIn a video trailer for Finnegan Shanahan’s debut album from New Amsterdam Records, David Bloom conducts the new music ensemble Contemporaneous in a passage from “The Two Halves: Music for a Hudson River Railroad… … read more
AJBlog: Straight|UpPublished 2016-03-18
Another “Stealth Deaccession”: National Academy to Sell Its Buildings UPDATED

Randy Kennedy of the NY Times beat me to this story, which I sat on for almost two weeks, because of my Met Breuer obsession. In a story posted online last night, Kennedy reported that… … read more
AJBlog: CultureGrrlPublished 2016-03-18
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