Top Posts From AJBlogs 01.18.16

NEW FEATURE: Last Week’s Top Stories on ArtsJournal: Doug McLennan chooses top stories in the arts from the past week.

“Recent Criminal Charges”: Smithsonian Revises Cosby Show’s Wall Text (again)
Reacting to the latest rent in Bill Cosby’s tattered reputation, National Museum of African Art has quietly revised the Message to Our Visitors regarding its exhibition of works from the comedian’s African-American art collection. … read more
AJBlog: CultureGrrl Published 2016-01-18

Monday Recommendation: Jaco, The Film
Jaco Pastorius, Jaco: The Film (Iron Horse Entertainment) The documentary tells the story of the meteoric career and early burnout of the electric bassist who transformed the instrument. … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2016-01-18

Honoring MLK With a Clever Starbucks Ad
It’s a brilliant use of the alphabet, worthy of poésie concrète. … read more
AJBlog: Straight|Up Published 2016-01-18

Except That
I’m putting up a new version of my microtonal work Solitaire: Solitaire (2009), 14:08 It’s been sound-produced by M.C. Maguire, whom I consider the best Canadian composer of my generation, and in fact … read more
AJBlog: PostClassic Published 2016-01-17

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