“In extending Canada Reads to include works of non-fiction for the first time since the contest’s inception 10 years ago, the CBC has inadvertently transformed a friendly, domestic literary debate into a geopolitical furor focused on volatile questions of truth and justice in distant totalitarian regimes.”
Tag: 02.08.12
How Should Mike Kelley Be Remembered?
“He may be an artist so identified with his own moment that his flame will gutter when individual pieces of larger enterprises are broken up and confined in permanent exhibitions. This is the context where deceased artists (without their own museums) have to compete to be noticed and live on, and it’s one reason painters have an advantage in art-history books.”
Metropolitan Museum To Revamp Its Fifth Avenue Plaza
“Now an ambitious plan” – by the design firm OLIN – “is in the works to transform this four-block-long stretch along Fifth Avenue, from 80th to 84th Street, into a more efficient, pleasing and environmentally friendly space, with new fountains, tree-shaded allées, seating areas, museum-run kiosks and softer, energy-efficient nighttime lighting.”
Paula Vogel Is Sergeant At Playwriting Boot Camp
“[Write] a scene that would be impossible to stage. That was the first gauntlet Paula Vogel threw down to the 30 participants in her latest roving ‘boot camp’ on playwriting.”