“Classical music is often compared to a museum, and I’ve often said that the field should embrace the comparison rather than rejecting it. … [W]hy can’t the comparison extend to presentation? “
Tag: 03.23.10
Met Museum Guards, Between The Covers Of Their Art Mag
“The guards you see at museums may seem like ciphers standing silently in their blue uniforms, and only speaking when you ask a question or get too near that work of art. But the 35 artists showcased in this journal give the world a very different picture of themselves.”
Uh-Oh, Amazon: Two More Publishers Make Apple Deals
“The Perseus and Workman agreements come as Amazon.com, the largest e-book seller in the United States and the maker of the Kindle e-reader, is pressuring publishers that have not yet signed deals with Apple to refrain from doing so. With Apple’s iPad coming on the scene, Amazon is fighting to keep as much of its market lead as possible.”
When Scientific Research Is The Portrait Painter’s Guide
“Rather than being separated from their subjects by thousands of miles,” like artists were before long-distance travel was easy, “today’s artists are separated by thousands of years — even millions of them. Fortunately, they have a lot more scientific information on which to base their images. But they cannot eliminate the gap between reality and image.”
Is A Black Writers’ Conference Still Necessary?
“Black authors are part of the broader society’s struggles with the legacy of discrimination and exclusion, [writers and editors] said, and often need a more strategic approach to getting their work promoted, reviewed and sold. … But some in the book world worry that conference attendees end up talking mostly to themselves.”
How Was The London Philharmonic Swindled From Within?
“Unless [the LPO’s former general manager] comes up with some unforseen defence to an embezzlement charge, it would appear that the fraud was disguised by understating the orchestra’s costs and overstating its fundraising. … But the £666,000 question is whether there’s something about cultural organisations that makes them particularly prone to fraudsters.”
Ted Hughes To Get A Poets’ Corner Memorial
“The honour, which was announced yesterday, is the result of a campaign led by Seamus Heaney and Hughes’s successor as Poet Laureate, Sir Andrew Motion. … There is no automatic qualification for a place in Poets’ Corner, nor does admission involve any moral judgment on an individual’s character.”