“Most art lovers won’t recognize the name Milton Hebald. But it’s safe to assume that tens of millions of people have seen his work: sculptures, installed in prominent public places in Los Angeles and New York City, that include a monumental display of the 12 signs of the Zodiac that stood for decades at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport.”
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What Do Movies Owe Us In Historical Accuracy?
“Some embellishments are harmless, especially when there’s no history to contradict. It doesn’t much matter if a movie about Elizabeth I has her sharing her bedchamber with a courtier – no one knows for sure and it’s not terribly important. But then there are elaborations that do change the story and mislead in serious ways.”
The Man Who Tried To Turn Perm Into Russia’s Art Hotbed Gives Up And Emigrates
“Marat Guelman, the Muscovite cultural impresario and political operative who attempted to create a contemporary arts revolution in the Soviet city of Perm, is moving to Montenegro this month to open a new cultural centre. He cites the difficulty of working in Russia and the conflict in Ukraine as factors in his decision.”
Are We Seeing The Start Of A Russian Artists’ Exodus?
“The Russian government-led clampdown on free speech, the Ukrainian conflict and the current economic downturn have prompted some members of Russia’s art world to leave the country, and many others to start weighing their options.”
The Musician Making Money By Understanding Search Engines
“I realized people will type weird stuff into search engines, and there’s not always songs for the stuff. If you search for ‘love’ on iTunes or Spotify, you’re going to get something like 15 million songs. If you search ‘monkey,’ you’re going to get fewer.” So Matt Farley decided to fill that gap.
Universities Own A Lot Of Art, And Students Need To Know More About It
At Columbia, “the collection was established in the 1750s, when King George II donated silver to what was then called King’s College. Alumni, faculty and other benefactors have added to the troves, but there have been no major campaigns to solicit, research and repair art.”
Composers Have To Write Political Music And Opera To Meet The Challenges Of Today’s World
“We as musicians have a responsibility to respond to the world around us, to give the people a song to raise their spirits and fuel the fight in their hearts. So, in light of the political climate we live in — for Eric Garner, for Mike Brown, for Palestine — I pick up my pencil and write.”
You Are A Remarkable Musical Expert, Even If You Don’t Know It Yet
“The difference between a virtuoso performer and an ordinary music fan is much smaller than the gulf between that fan and someone with no musical knowledge at all. What’s more, a lot of the most interesting and substantial elements of musicality are things that we (nearly) all share.”
The Woman Whose Galleries Basically Created The Los Angeles Art World
“Right from the start, Butler was dedicated to showing work that explored new directions, that was in opposition to trends of the time, work that she felt passionately about regardless of its financial viability.”
As San Francisco’s Tenderloin Area Quickly Gentrifies, Where Will The Artists Go?
“More than a dozen technology companies, including Twitter, have relocated alongside the impoverished neighborhood, some buoyed by city tax breaks. The prospective changes to the Tenderloin — a noirish haunt of Dashiell Hammett’s Sam Spade and arguably the central city’s last working-class neighborhood — have given rise to a new nickname: the Twitterloin.”