“The barracks are an inconveniently visible example in the once-thriving capital, with no progress made despite the promise of decentralised ownership and the presence of interested investors.”
Tag: 01.31.14
“Shark Tank” For The Arts? Here’s How It Worked In Arizona
“Inspired by the ABC series “Shark Tank,” the agency last week hosted four Art Tank events, in Peoria, Chandler, Prescott and Tucson, where applicants were given six minutes to pitch a project or idea. A panel of experts picked the winners on the spot, handing out more than $120,000 in “seed money” to encourage innovation by non-profit groups.”
Benjamin Britten In A Minor Key (As In Career, That Is)
A lot of piffle surrounds the cult of Britten, who was endlessly productive to a fault.
Ice Dancing Is What Makes the Winter Olympics Wondrous
“Humans on frozen ground are, generally, comical and sad. It is only a matter of time before the human is going to fall down, ingloriously, limbs akimbo, and hit the ground with a crunch.”
Announcing the Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians Faced With Adversity
Yes, this is real – and Snicket (children’s author Daniel Handler) is funding it himself. Why? “Because librarians have suffered enough.”
Steven Berkoff on Geffen Playhouse ‘Birthday Party’: I Wasn’t Fired, I Quit
“I don’t want to malign the man [director William Friedkin]. He’s a very fine movie director. At the beginning, he was charming and nice – we got on very well. … The conflict grew, and as I’m provoked, I answered him back.”
Will The First V&A Museum Outside Of London Ever Actually Open?
The project in Dundee, Scotland, is going to open three years late – and doesn’t have all the answers about long-term funding for the museum – but a lottery grant of £9.4 million has set it back on track.
When Leica Cameras Changed The World
100 years ago: “Suddenly, photographers could throw away their heavy tripods and exploding flashguns, and step out of their studios to walk the streets and take photographs with this new mobile camera.”
Drake, Perfecting The #Artselfie
Perhaps it’s tough to take a bad #artselfie in a James Turrell show at LACMA, but on the other hand, the Canadian rapper (and huge star) Drake gets them just right.
Imagine The Grammys Without Genres
“The fear, which is justifiable given the history of these awards, is that if the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences were to eliminate all of these various niche specificities, the only music that would receive their kudos, and ultimately all the publicity that comes along with that, would be ‘pop songs’ since they are allegedly the most ‘popular.'”