01.25.15 – ArtsJournal Wayback

Dozens Of Artworks Missing From Irish Parliament Feared Stolen

“There are concerns that some may have been stolen. It is feared that others may have been moved amid the upheaval within Leinster House following the largest ever changeover of TDs following the 2011 General Election.”

San Diego Opera’s Joyful Return To The Stage

“The company survived the drama of its board leadership and longtime director trying to kill it and opened its 50th season Saturday night … with La Bohème. There’s nothing like a near-death experience to wake you up, and if the company had an elitist identity before its near-death experience, it now promises to become the community’s opera company.”

Today, The Tate Modern Must Disclose How Much Oil Money It’s Taking From BP

“We are expecting these figures to show just how insignificant BP’s funding actually is. That the relationship is a lot more about politics, personal networks and BP buying cultural credibility than it is about actual money and actual reliance.”

Buying Music – From Any Source – Is So Over

“Today the disruption is being disrupted: Digital track sales are falling at nearly the same rate as CD sales, as music fans are turning to streaming—on iTunes, SoundCloud, Spotify, Pandora, iHeartRadio, and music blogs.”

Plans For Brooklyn Libraries Look Oddly – Almost Impossibly – Charming And Reasonable

“There’s reason for skepticism. In 2007, the New York Public Library sold off its Donnell site in Midtown Manhattan for what now seems like a song. Library authorities also cooked up a scheme to pool resources and cash in on the property values of the Mid-Manhattan branch and a science library at 34th Street, consolidating both in the 42nd Street building by demolishing its historic stacks.”

Is Clint Eastwood’s Newest Film Causing A Rise In Anti-Islamic Violence?

“The organisation, which describes itself as the largest Arab civil rights organisation in the US, said it had collected ‘hundreds of violent messages targeting Arab and Muslim Americans from movie-goers,’ mainly from Facebook and Twitter.”

We Know (And Care) So Much About The Short-Lived Tudor Dynasty Because They Spent Lavishly On Important Buildings

“Henry VIII has lost some of his palaces and our chances of dining with him on venison and his beloved marzipan sweets are gone – but we can still find the spirit of the Tudors in what they’ve left behind.”

The Perks At The Top Of The Nonprofit Arts World

“Such special payouts can put directors at odds with colleagues who do not receive similar perks, nonprofit specialists said. They can also appear out of step at a time when such add-ons have come under greater scrutiny in the corporate world.”

Writers Have To Talk About Money, Or Nothing Will Ever Change

“Those with privilege and luck don’t want the riffraff knowing the details. After all, if ‘those people’ understood the differences in our lives, they might revolt. Or, God forbid, not see us as somehow more special, talented and/or deserving than them. There’s a special version of this masquerade that we writers put on.”

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