Is Naked Trump Bad Satire? (And Do We Care?)
In this week’s AJ highlights I included some of the stories we found about the naked Donald Trump statues that appeared in five American cities last week. One reader was unhappy: “Vile & disgusting. This … read more
AJBlog: diacritical/Douglas McLennan Published 2016-08-24
Boiling Pot In Chicago: “America After the Fall”
Think about American art in the 1930s. Does anything come to mind? Maybe the Regionalism of Thomas Hart Benton and Grant Wood. But there was so much more to the decade than that. … read more
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2016-08-24
About that Italian €500
The Italian government has announced that it will give all eighteen-year olds, on their birthday, a €500 voucher to spend on books, film, music or theatre. … I think cultural vouchers are an interesting idea … [but] I can’t cheer this policy, … read more
AJBlog: For What It’s Worth Published 2016-08-23
Recent Listening: Steve Lugerner On Jackie McLean
Steven Lugerner, Jacknife: The Music Of Jackie McLean (Primary Records) After his studies at The New School in New York ended a couple of years ago, alto saxophonist Steven Lugerner returned home to … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2016-08-24
Another Do-It-Yourselfer
Thanks to an unencumbered and rather inspired summer, I am more than halfway through an evening-length collection of pieces for three microtonally retuned Disklaviers. I’m calling it Hyperchromatica, because … read more
AJBlog: PostClassic Published 2016-08-24
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