Riddell’s Tower
Clocking in at a mere seven hundred pages, give or take, The Communist Movement at a Crossroads: Plenums of the Communist International’s Executive Committee, 1922-1923, the eighth volume of John Riddell’s awesome edition of documents … read more
AJBlog: Quick StudyPublished 2017-07-02
Shoehorned at Hirshhorn: Imprisoning Ai Weiwei’s “@Large” Alcatraz Installation
I can understand why Philip Kennicott felt unenthusiastic about the Hirshhorn Museum’s Ai Weiwei: Trace at Hirshhorn (to Jan. 1), which riveted me when I saw it to best advantage at its original venue—Alcatraz. The … read more
AJBlog: CultureGrrlPublished 2017-07-01
Assessment, Resilience & Consensus
Happy New (Fiscal) Year to those who celebrate! So, how will you work differently going forward? Here are 3 questions to help you get started: What have you learned from the year just concluded? … read more
AJBlog: Audience WantedPublished 2017-07-01
Recent Listening: Broadbent’s Developing Story
Alan Broadbent, Developing Story (Eden River Records) Broadbent’s title composition is in concerto form, although it is not described as a concerto. His piece combines jazz and classical sensibilities in a flow … read more
AJBlog: RiffTidesPublished 2017-06-30
Dancing with Lou Harrison
The Mark Morris Dance Group celebrates the centennial of composer Lou Harrison’s birth. Mark Morris dancers in Morris’s Numerator. (L to R): Noah Vinson, Sam Black, and Brandon Rudolph. Photo: Christopher Duggan In 1991, the … read more
AJBlog: DancebeatPublished 2017-06-30