“As the chief executive of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, it is the rare occasion that moves me to comment on the actions of our federal government. However, in less than two weeks, our new president has attempted to limit public discourse, diminish cultural exchange and bully our neighbors. The executive order that temporarily — for now at least — bars entry into the U.S. of individuals from seven Muslim-majority nations is a terrible thing for America’s creative community, in whose work we find our common humanity. I must step forward.”
Tag: 02.03.17
How To Best Celebrate Mondrian: With A Building-Size Replica
That’s not the only plan in The Hague for the 100-year anniversary of the founding of Mondrian and Theo van Doesburg’s De Stijl: “Brinkman said the city planned to adorn other buildings with similar Mondrian-inspired works, including floating cubical pontoons on the Hofvijver, the small lake in front of the centuries-old Dutch parliament.”
Art Stealing ‘Spiderman’ Says The Paris Museum Of Modern Art Was Easy To Rob
Though he’s famous for scaling buildings to steal from wealthy owners’ apartments, this was easier: “During several scouting visits, he discreetly sprayed the window’s mounts with acid so they could be easily dismantled later. Then, around 3 a.m. on May 20, 2010, he disassembled the window, removed the glass, cut the padlock and the chain of the metal grid behind it and entered the museum. The alarm systems remained silent.”
Classical Music Station Added – Well, Restored – To The FM Dial In New Orleans
The classical station has been purely HD, and the FM station will share its programming, but it’s now back to standard receiver land. The station’s general manager: “We have been waiting several years for the opportunity to restore classical music to the FM band. … As resources grow, we aim to record and broadcast local performances by New Orleans-area classical music organizations.”
Local Music Somehow Survives, And Occasionally Thrives, In The Face Of Globalization
That’s partly because of “the wild dispersion of technology and musical ideas that creates surprising scenes all over the world. … Moroccan Berber folk-pop expresses traditional conservative values while being ‘saturated with full-on cyborg Auto-Tune’ – applied to singers’ vocals in the same ramshackle studios where they’re recorded.”
A Brief Discussion Of ‘Chick Lit,’ A Genre That Deserved More From The Industry
“Given that so many women writers and readers currently feel that, once again, we are fighting for our basic liberties, might a new category of women’s fiction, more overtly feminist than its predecessor, be on its way? Instead of women searching for sex and love with the opposite sex, perhaps the genre might revolve around women simply trying to survive the opposite sex. “
A Berlin Orchestra Creates Love Letters To The Sounds Of The City
Never let it be said that German musicians have no sense of humor: “In the first video, the musicians imitate sounds such as the sizzling of fries and sausages getting cooked and the ketchup squirted over them at one of the most popular eating spots in town.”
Why Can’t Hollywood Get Boston Right?
First, there are the long, slow pans of the skyline. Then there’s the accent. And then, the people. “More often than not, either the portrayal is lazy, played out and riddled with cliches, or it’s broadened into a comedy routine to go down more easily.”
Suddenly, We Have Tons Of British Historical Dramas Again, But Why?
And what does The Crown, for instance, have to do with “the long history of Brexit”? “If its creators are up to the task, the series might well end up less a chronicle of a ruler than a dramatization of the referendum’s long history.”
MoMA Joins The Resistance, Hangs Art From ‘Travel Ban’ Countries
Damn, MoMA: “Alongside each painting, sculpture, or photograph is a text that makes no bones about why it has suddenly surfaced: ‘This work is by an artist from a nation whose citizens are being denied entry into the United States, according to a presidential executive order issued on January 27, 2017. This is one of several such artworks from the Museum’s collection installed throughout the fifth-floor galleries to affirm the ideals of welcome and freedom as vital to this Museum, as they are to the United States.'”