“The more we thought about it, the more we talked about it, the more it made sense that if this is something that is going to help Detroit get out of bankruptcy faster, then it was something for the general good of the city.”
Tag: 01.13.14
Has The Museum Of Modern Art Lost Its Way?
“Disconnected from its past, impatient with the present and tearing into the future under the vague banner of “The New,” it has ceased to be the sui generis institution it had been throughout much of its history. Instead it is virtually indistinguishable from every other museum of modern and contemporary art around the world.”
The MLA Hookup Ad That Transfixed the Internet
We know (don’t we?) that the Modern Language Association’s annual convention is the scene of many an academic’s assignation. But this particular Craigslist ad caught people’s attention because, as Prof. Rebecca Schulman puts it, “what it sexualizes is nothing less than the single worst moment of your average academic’s entire professional life.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 01.13.14
Progress (but no closure) in “Grand Bargain” to Protect Detroit Institute’s Art
Source: CultureGrrl | Published on 2014-01-13
Denver Makes Three: Are More Coming?
Source: Real Clear Arts | Published on 2014-01-13
“Does Anyone Remember Conrad Gozzo?”
Source: RiffTides | Published on 2014-01-13
Here’s what Delta Airline did after they smashed my lute
Source: Slipped Disc | Published on 2014-01-13
What’s Vänskä doing, post-Minnesota? New music, that’s what
Source: Slipped Disc | Published on 2014-01-13
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Foundations Agree To Pay $330 Million For Detroit Art
“Presidents of the Ford Foundation, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Kresge Foundation, and the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan will serve on a leadership committee that will coordinate the philanthropic effort.”
The Latest Art Market Scam
“Art experts are warning of the rapid spread of a new con-trick infecting the market, which involves cheaply produced works in the style of great artists being sold by dealers who dishonestly suggest they are genuine.”
What Parents Worry About In Our Media-Soaked Culture
“The British Board of Film Classification has found that parents are worried about the normalisation of promiscuous behaviour and strong language in films, TV, pop videos and gaming.”
Is The Web Dying?
“The gist of the argument is this: as app-happy mobile devices become the primary way we compute, the good old browser becomes irrelevant. The hyperlinked, free-flowing, egalitarian, and ubiquitous world wide web will fade away. Instead, digital existence will mostly transpire within the more self-contained domains of individual apps, which offer their creators the flexibility and power of building right into the mobile operating systems. We will still have the internet, but it won’t be the same wherever you use it. And some will have more power over it than others.”
So What Does Music Smell Like?
“We’ve had immersive theatre, now here’s the immersive concert experience, the latest attempt to stir concert-goers out of their stupor and reignite classical music for new audiences.”
Golden Globes Were A Bad Night For Black Artists
“Despite nominations in a number of major categories, black artists were shut out through the awards show. Making it particularly disappointing for many viewers is the fact that thanks to the box office and critical success of films like The Butler and 12 Years a Slave, many were heralding 2013 as a banner year for black cinema.”