“The history of the [New York Photo] League has receded from our collective psyche, despite its influence on documentary photography as the field developed in the ’30s. While we may easily recognize the migrant workers of Dorothea Lange’s Oklahoma or the tenant farmers of Walker Evans’ Alabama, we know little about the Harlem streets of Jerome Liebling.”
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What Does It Mean To Be Isolated (Really, Truly Isolated) In This Google Earth World?
“Once upon a time, the ancestors of each and every one of us lived in a premodern culture. Those cultural origins have now been completely erased from our collective memory. Do any of us regret the loss of this memory? Would any of us prefer to return to our ancestral condition, rather than to live in the modern world?”
Nadine Gordimer Hasn’t Stopped Writing (Beautifully) About A Changing South Africa
Gordimer “has always taken the line that what a writer must do, in times of oppression, is write to the best of her ability; to articulate her truths and examine her conscience.”
T.V. Shows Can’t Quite Keep Up With The Economy
Maybe the recovery’s in full swing (maybe), but television shows are just now catching up with the recession – not because they’re contrary, but because scripted shows take time to develop.
Edinburgh International Fest Artistic Director To Step Down
The Edinburgh International Festival’s Jonathan Mills has overseen a dramatic expansion of the festival and two extensions of his original four-year contract – but he announced that it will soon be time to go.
It’s All A Sham(rock): There Is No Such Thing
You can wear a trefoil on St. Paddy’s Day, but do you know which plant it comes from? In the 1890s, a naturalist found “five very different species of plant which were being used around the country as shamrock: the yellow, white and red clovers (in that order of popularity); also wood sorrel; and, a small herb called black medic (Medicago lupulina ), that resembles a cross between a clover and a small creeping buttercup.”
Want Everyone To Think Your Museum Is Awesome? Get An Acquisitions Fund
“Although acquiring art is a core mission, private collectors donate 80 to 90 percent of what is on view in American art museums. Fewer than two dozen museums have sizable nest eggs to buy the art they choose.”
Matilda The Musical Dominates Olivier Award Nominations
“Not only did Matilda have more nominations than any other production, it was shortlisted in every possible category.”
How The Terra Foundation Became A ‘Museum Without Walls’
“The foundation still celebrates American art, lending works from its collection; giving exhibition grants; supporting scholarship through fellowships, residencies and academic programs; and maintaining a 9,000-title research library in Paris that it says is the only one in Europe devoted exclusively to American art.”
Dancing Garbage Trucks Rock SXSW
“Allison Orr’s jarringly visceral The Trash Project – in which 24 employees of Austin’s Solid Waste Services Department animate the cranes, lights, and other features of 16 trucks on an old airport tarmac – has been captured in a documentary film. Directed by Andrew Garrison, Trash Dance is receiving accolades right out of the gate; The film floored audiences and won a special jury prize at its world premiere last weekend at Austin’s South by Southwest festival.”