“‘Sometimes when I think of all that I do for my voice, I think I don’t want to go on’ … She says that after 10 years on stage, most singers develop common cold-like symptoms year-round, ‘because we breathe in dirt, dust and odors’ while performing.”
Tag: 03.28.12
Smuggled Ancient Greek Statue Discovered In Goat Pen
“Greek police have recovered an ancient statue worth €12m … that was illegally excavated and hidden in a goat pen near Athens, and arrested the goat herder and another man who were allegedly trying to sell the work for €500,000.”
Louvre Changes The Date When It Believes Leonardo Painted Mona Lisa
“Until now Leonardo’s portrait has been dated to about 1503-6, but this is being formally altered to about 1503-19. This important redating is presented in the catalogue of the Louvre’s exhibition “Saint Anne, Leonardo da Vinci’s Ultimate Masterpiece” (29 March-25 June).”
Artists – We Need A Challenge!
“We’ve drifted now way too far away from meaning. And let’s face it, we’re not the most intellectually rigorous society in the world — at least, we’re not where we want to be. Too many people just spend too much time watching the Real Housewives of [fill in the blank], and our brains are getting a smidge mushy on account of it. So I think it’s time for artists to come out and just tell us what’s on their minds. Challenge us for Pete’s sake! We can take it.”
Scotland Figures Out How To Kill Culture
“From 1 April 2012, it will become necessary to have a ‘Public Entertainment License’ to undertake any kind of public art in Scotland. Previously a licence was only required for events charging admission.”
Arts Council England Funding Cuts Decimate Affected Theatres
“More than one in ten companies that are losing 100% of their core funding from Arts Council England this week are closing as a result.”
Rembrandt Old Rabbi Painting Authenticated
“Left high on a library wall for more than half a century, the portrait of a rheumy-eyed old man initially seemed no different from the misattributed old masters hanging beside it. But after more than half a century of being overlooked, it has been authenticated as a genuine and outstanding work by Rembrandt.”
MoMA Adds Dance To Its Programming
“The Museum of Modern Art has commissioned the artist and choreographer Ralph Lemon to create a three-week program of dance performances entitled Some Sweet Day” to be performed in the museum’s atrium this fall.
Touring Waiting For Godot Through The South’s Civil Rights Battles
James Cromwell talks about the time he directed Beckett’s script and played Pozzo – in blackface, with the black actor playing Lucky in whiteface – in an SNCC-sponsored production that toured Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia.
Denver To Have Second New American Art Museum
“The Anschutz Collection, one of the country’s most-respected collections of Western paintings, will open its doors to the public full-time later this year, adding another attraction to Denver’s growing portfolio of small, quirky art museums.” The institution will be officially known as American Museum of Western Art.