‘Classical includes a range of new artists and sounds: from the minimalism of Steve Reich to the percussion of Inuksuit Ensemble. Contemporary artists like Maya Beiser, who transforms our expectations of the soloist by using technology to layer her own playing of different parts on the cello, and Max Richter, who merges violin, orchestra and synthesiser, should be considered no different to the Stravinskys and Schuberts of eras past. Such artists create a valuable entry point for new listeners, whatever their age.”
Tag: 01.15.16
“So You Think You Can Dance” Will Probably Get Another Season (But With Changes)
“Will the show take a page from the success of the expansion of Fox’s MasterChef with MasterChef Junior and switch to younger dancers?”
100 Years Ago, American Women Competed In Venus De Milo Lookalike Contests
Wellesley and Swarthmore Colleges had a serious rivalry over it. A Harvard professor collected measurements from female students all over the Northeast. Every few years a big-city newspaper announced a new Venus. There was even a full competitive event at Madison Square Garden.
Public Domain-As-Moral-Issue
The public domain is robust because people on the Internet—in this case, Project Gutenberg’s volunteer corps, led by the late Hart—willed this freedom into being.
Seven Fierce Fistfights From Art History, From Michelangelo To Julian Schnabel
“When we think of creative people getting into fights, writers usually are the first that come to mind – Ernest Hemingway, Norman Mailer, Jack London, etc.” Hyperallergic stands up for visual artists, with examples from Caravaggio beating a pimp to death to two of Picasso’s mistresses wrestling to two examples of painters punching out art critics.
Scientists Are Exploring A Strange Link Between Autism And Genius
“Once thought to be rare in people with autism, found in no more than 1 out of 10 individuals, research over the past few years suggests savantism may be more common: As many as one in three people with autism may possess exceptional abilities.”
Louvre To Start Restoring Another Leonardo Da Vinci Painting
The restoration, of St. John the Baptist, “is scheduled to begin later this month despite past criticism that earlier makeovers of two other paintings by Leonardo overly brightened them.”
French Movie About Jihadis Won’t Be Released in Theaters After Cinema Chains Balk
“From the start, the subject hit too close to home. Out of security concerns in a country still in shock after the November terrorist attacks, Made in France, a French film about homegrown jihadists plotting strikes on downtown Paris, will head straight to video-on-demand this month and forgo release in cinemas.”
Is Our Old Notion Of What An “Artist” Is Dead? Here’s What’s Replacing It
“A new paradigm is emerging, and has been since about the turn of the millennium, one that’s in the process of reshaping what artists are: how they work, train, trade, collaborate, think of themselves and are thought of—even what art is—just as the solitary-genius model did two centuries ago. The new paradigm may finally destroy the very notion of “art” as such—that sacred spiritual substance—which the older one created.”
Hartford Symphony Music Director Says She’ll Accept Pay Cut Similar To Musicians’
Carolyn Kuan: “Given the urgency of the situation, I want to personally recognize the substantial cuts being asked of the musicians of the HSO and offer publicly to share their sacrifice by reducing my salary commensurately.”