“Placing living art in MoMA’s airy atrium has become the museum’s crystal meth. … It’s cute thinking: The museum has figured out a way to turn a snoozefest into spectacle. (And without using James Franco.)”
Tag: 03.25.13
The Ironic Success Of Experimental Philosophy
“One reason for X-Phi’s popular success is surely the novelty of contemporary philosophers sullying their hands with data. On top of that, they have a nifty logo, an anthem, a YouTube presence and assorted blogs. But I think there’s a less recognized and deeply ironic reason for X-Phi’s popular success.”
Can Fractured Fairy Tales Convince Singaporeans To Have More Babies?
“Take, for example, the alarmist tale of the Golden Goose … She was ‘prized for her eggs,’ but she waited too long and soon ‘she could make them no more / For her egg-making device was rusty and old.’ The pop-up statistic below warns readers: ‘1 out of 3 women over 35 will have problems conceiving’.”
Creator Of Pong Talks Creativity
“I believe we have literally thousands of Steve Jobses,” but we don’t empower them to create. “Look at the way we treat creative people! We just have to detoxify our companies and we’ll have innovation flowing out of the ground like oil.”
Composer Tan Dun Appointed UNESCO Ambassador
The appointment is “in recognition of his efforts to promote intercultural dialogue through music, consciousness of the scarcity of natural resources such as water, and the diversity of languages, as well as for his dedication to the ideals and aims of the Organization.”
More Unexpected Funding Cuts For Arts Council England
“The Department for Culture, Media and Sport will receive an extra 1% reduction to its budget in both 2013/14 and 2014/15 and this will be passed on to the arm’s length bodies it funds. ACE, along with other unprotected bodies, will receive cuts of 1.09% in 2013/14 and 1.06% in 2014/15.”
Minnesota Orchestra To Undergo State Audit
“Legislative auditor Jim Nobles says he will examine the use of state funds by the Minnesota Orchestra. A group of 100 state legislators requested the audit March 7 amid concern about the impact of the ongoing lockout of musicians by management.”
Can Digital Music Catch On In Africa?
The continent poses some serious challenges for the e-music business, including widespread piracy, relatively limited access to computers and broadband, and a lack of licensing infrastructure. Yet several enterprises, local and multinational, are giving it a go.
The Difference Between Bolshoi And Mariinsky Style
Ballerina Olga Smirnova: “In Mariinsky theatre, my dance would be considered as more spiritual and refined, but Bolshoi audiences sometimes might judge it as cold.”
Sotheby’s Sale Of Disputed Pre-Columbian Art Falls Flat
“Four Latin American nations – Mexico, Peru, Guatemala and Costa Rica – had objected to the sale, and the controversy was publicized heavily in the European media. About half the items from the Barbier-Mueller collection sold in the face of assertions by the four nations that more than 100 of the 313 lots had been illegally exported in the 1900s.”