Was it art’s “difficult characters?” The big-money 80’s art markets? “The biggest part of the problem may be the front-of-the-book/back-of-the-book structure that ghettoizes all arts coverage, whether news or reviews, in the back pages or special sections. But news is news, and the art(s) worlds are huge industries that demand far more sophisticated news coverage than they receive.” – Media Channel
Tag: 01.28.00
THE “McDONALD’S SCHOOL OF APPLIED PHYSICS”?
Not only are most academic institutions not run like businesses, but many academics disdain the tools of American business discourse, writes English professor Michael Bérubé. Ah, but imagine if successful business practices were applied on campus and schools were run like corporations. The stock of education would soar. – Chronicle of Higher Education
FORGET BUENA VISTA
That’s not what Cubans are listening to these days. Though it’s nice to see old-time Cuban musicians conquer the world’s stages with their “heritage” music, these days the island prefers something considerably harder – salsa and “new trova.” – Daily Mail and Guardian (South Africa)
CHANGING PRIORITIES
Under the present government, funding for the arts in South Africa has dwindled. Last week the National Symphony Orchestra went out of business. One of the country’s top theaters is next if help isn’t forthcoming, warns a prominent director. – Artstar.com (AFP)
JUST WHEN DID THE MEDIA START HATING ARTISTS?
Was it art’s “difficult characters?” The big-money 80’s art markets? “The biggest part of the problem may be the front-of-the-book/back-of-the-book structure that ghettoizes all arts coverage, whether news or reviews, in the back pages or special sections. But news is news, and the art(s) worlds are huge industries that demand far more sophisticated news coverage than they receive.” – Media Channel
NEW CURATOR FOR WHITNEY
Lawrence Rinder, a respected Bay Area curator who directs the exhibitions program at the California College of Arts and Crafts, has been named curator of contemporary art at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, succeeding Lisa Phillips, who left the Whitney to become director of the New Museum in Manhattan. – San Francisco Chronicle
SHE WAS BRITAIN’S GREATEST AGENT, —
— responsible for nurturing the careers of some of the UK’s best playwrights until she died in 1993. Now one of Margaret Ramsay’s stable – Alan Plater – has put her onstage in a play that gets inside the head of an agent. – The Telegraph (UK)
SHE WAS BRITAIN’S GREATEST AGENT, —
— responsible for nurturing the careers of some of the UK’s best playwrights until she died in 1993. Now one of Margaret Ramsay’s stable – Alan Plater – has put her onstage in a play that gets inside the head of an agent. – The Telegraph (UK)
NEW HOST FOR “TALK”
Veteran Washington Post journalist Juan Williams takes over as host of NPR’s “Talk of the Nation,” succeeding Ray Suarez. He begins February 24th. – NPR 01/28/00
THE CHARACTER OF A NATION THROUGH ITS TV
They sure love their Diana Down Under. A list of the 50 most-watched TV programs ever in Australia. – Sydney Morning Herald 01/28/00