“We were startled when the Vatican authorities admitted that Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel frescoes are in greater peril than at any point in their history. Powerful art institutions rarely broadcast their own embarrassments.”
Tag: 03.04.13
Nasty Board-Director Split At L.A.’s Watts Village Theater Co.
Artistic director Guillermo Aviles-Rodriguez’s top project, a subway-based site-specific series called Meet Me @Metro “became a sore spot for the theater’s board of directors” – who changed the company’s mission statement to rule the project out, leading Aviles-Rodriguez to resign.
Alberta Ballet To Create Second Joni Mitchell Work
“The reclusive Mitchell will reteam with Alberta Ballet artistic director Jean Grand-Maître to create the new piece, which will feature a libretto, set design and soundtrack by the celebrated singer-songwriter.” The as-yet untitled work will premiere in May 2014.
Is The ‘Creative Class’ About To Suffer The Same Fate As Factory Laborers?
A “culture and creativity consultant” argues that, with the ever-increasing capabilities of software and the ever-increasing availability of labor from poorer countries, such occupations as designer, film editor, sound engineer and perhaps even music arranger or actor could go the way of the weaver.
German Booksellers, Deutsche Telekom Join To Offer Competitor To Kindle
“On Friday, three of Germany’s biggest booksellers, along with its biggest media company and its biggest telecom company, debuted an e-book distribution platform and an e-reader intended to compete with Amazon, Apple, and other e-reader hardware and content providers.”
The Living Theater Is Not Dead, Contrary To Rumor
With the legendary experimental company leaving the theater it had called home since 2007, and with company co-founder Judith Malina leaving her apartment atop the space for an assisted-living facility for actors, reports began circulating that the Living Theater was closing. On the contrary, says executive producer Brad Burgess. (And Malina is working on two new plays.)
What Gets Reviewed – Books By Male Authors…
An annual survey of the mix between male and female authors illustrates the stark disparity.
Britain’s Murals Threatened As Buildings Torn Down
“Between the 1920s and the 1970s some of Britain’s greatest artists were employed to create murals for buildings, streets and public spaces.”
The Difficulty Of Researching The Arts
“The arts as a sector is not known, with few exceptions, for leading research and innovation, but rather responding to trends in other fields and disciplines.”
Sundance Plans A Mini-Festival In L.A.
“The Sundance Film Festival will showcase some of its more experimental features in a new mini-festival in West Hollywood this summer. Called Next Weekend, the Aug. 8-11 event will include screenings, panel discussions and parties.”