“These are different times. We don’t see artists as sole, heroic, mysterious creators any more. We are used to appropriation of all kinds, from sampling to mashups to critical homages. We are used to referencing and remixing. We are in constant debate over the possibility of originality. And we are used to the idea of art as vandalism, too.”
Category: AUDIENCE
Reshaping Los Angeles With Latino Urbanism
“What the shift means for immigrants themselves — particularly in quickly gentrifying neighborhoods like downtown or Boyle Heights — is a separate and deeply fraught question.”
A Few Problems With The Way The Internet Savages Creative People
“Repressing artists by making it impossible for them to survive as valued members of the working class represses our whole society.”
New Thinking In How We Engage Audiences And Where
‘The future of the arts depends on programming in both new and old spaces, creating experiences that satisfy current participants and speak to new ones. Ultimately, “where” should and will grow to be an ever more important variable in the presentation and production of art, especially as one considers “who” one serves.’
The Ticket Prices You’re Paying Are Changing (Sometimes Daily)
“It’s game changing. There’s a lot of publicity given to what happens on Broadway, the fact that they can charge hundreds and hundreds of dollars for a ticket, but for theaters like ours, the ability to adjust prices both upward and downward means that you can stimulate demand when you’re doing a new play or a play that maybe didn’t get good reviews but people still have an interest in.”
Are Museums The Best Place to Appreciate Art? Maybe Not, Says The Former Director of the Met
“Philippe de Montebello, the longest-serving director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in its history, discusses how and why we look at art … [and] reflects on the importance of museums, but wonders if they might be the worst possible places to look at art.” (audio)
Wheat People vs. Rice People: Why Are Some Cultures More Individualistic Than Others?
A group of sociologists argue that the difference between the analytic, independent-minded societies in Europe and the Americas and the more interdependent, self-effacing societies of Asia has its roots in the way they cultivate their staple crops.
Are Smartphones In The Audience Bad For Stand-Up Comedy?
As Chris Rock puts it, “If you think you don’t have room to make mistakes, it’s going to lead to safer, gooier standup. You can’t think the thoughts you want to think if you think you’re being watched.” Brian Logan observes, “And, let’s face it, they are being watched – by which I mean (and he means) recorded, and apt to be broadcast – out of context, probably, and whether or not their material is ready.”
Did This Guy Reinvigorate Music Education And Make It Viable?
“Two months on, the success, not to mention the sheer speed, of the campaign, is impressive. Over 6,000 instruments were handed in to the 700 Oxfam stores acting as collection points. The instruments were then matched to specific requests from 150 primary schools across the UK, and delivered by Yodel. Each school has received up to 20 appropriately-sized instruments.”
To Avoid High Ticket Taxes, This Theater Group Started Selling Porn Mags With Free Tickets Inside
When the Spanish government raised the sales tax on movie and performance tickets from 8% to 21%, the Madrid theatre company Primas de Riesgo (“risk premium”, as in the extra interest charged for junk bonds) thought it would have to swallow the expense – until it realized that magazines, including porn, have a sales tax of 4%.