“I was in the middle of a circle of actors and I was being bombarded with stinking fish and rotten eggs – or rather, scraps of paper bearing the names of such things. Each missile was accompanied by an accusation, to which I had to respond.”
Tag: 03.04.14
Basquiat Heirs Sues Christie’s for Selling Forgeries
“The siblings of the late New York artist Jean-Michel Basquiat slapped Christie’s auction house with a $1 million lawsuit Tuesday, claiming an upcoming sale of his works may be full of fakes.”
Greensboro, NC Gives Full Go-Ahead to Arts Center
“After more than two years of sometimes prickly debate, … the City Council voted 6-3 Tuesday night to approve a 50-year agreement with the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro on how the Tanger Center for the Performing Arts will be funded and governed.”
Turning Rodin and Claudel Sculptures Into Dance
Choreographer Peter Quanz: “I decided to make a group of dancers – which I’ve called sculptures, like a Greek chorus that is omnipresent through the ballet. At one point they are mud and they are born out of the mud. … I use those sculptures as a way to articulate my viewpoint on the relationships throughout the ballet.”
Carl Kasell to Retire From NPR’s ‘Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me’
The news quiz’s Official Judge and Scorekeeper will step down following a series of farewell shows this spring, when he turns 80. No replacement has yet been named. (Pssst! Corva Coleman!)
Top Posts From AJBlogs 03.04.14
Corcoran Dissolution: Whither the Art-Sale Proceeds?
AJBlog: CultureGrrl | Published 2014-03-04
What would a Minnesotan orchestra look like? A reverie on place
AJBlog: Speaker | Published 2014-03-04
NEA: “Level Funding” for FY 2015
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts | Published 2014-03-04
Chamber Music For the People
AJBlog: CultureCrash | Published 2014-03-04
Diversity? Just do it
AJBlog: Performance Monkey | Published 2014-03-04
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How Does An Artist Know When An Art Work Is Finished?
“Choosing when to stop altering a piece can be a highly individual decision, as idiosyncratic and personal as style, and there are instances in which a work is never fully done, at least in its creator’s mind.”
How The Art Biennials Are Distancing Themselves From Art Fairs
While details of most biennial works of art were still under wraps as we went to press, some buzzwords were already in play: “hybridity”, “fluidity”, “criticality”, “collectivity” and “interdisciplinary”.
USC Shuts Getty Arts Journalism Fellowship; Tough Times For Arts Journalism
“A few months ago, Bloomberg laid off its theater critic and dismantled its culture desk to focus simply on “luxury.” USC’s Annenberg School is shutting down its Getty Arts Journalism fellowship program. Harvard’s Nieman Fellowship in Arts & Culture Reporting no longer exists.”
Philadelphia Theatre Company Slashes All Its Tickets To $25
Currently, the average ticket price for Wilma Theatre shows is between $31 and $35. “But houses are running at about 70 percent of paid capacity. The thinking is that while the theater will reap a lower per-ticket price, more tickets will be sold. The goal is to fill houses to 90 percent, with total earned ticket income therefore expected to remain at current levels.”