The New York Times claims that one of the reasons for Met director and chief executive Thomas Campbell’s resignation is a “a yearslong erosion of respect for his authority and judgment within the Met,” partly due to “a close personal relationship between Mr. Campbell and a female staff member” in the digital media department.
Tag: 04.02.17
Doris Day Thought She Was Turning 93, But Turns Out She’s 95
This news “is a birthday surprise to even the star herself, who has long pegged her age to a 1924 birthdate that would make her 93. … A copy of Day’s birth certificate, obtained by The Associated Press from Ohio’s Office of Vital Statistics, settles the issue: Doris Mary Kappelhoff, her pre-fame name, was born on April 3, 1922.”
British Writer And Civil Rights Activist Darius Howe Has Died At Age 74
Howe took on the entire police system of Britain and won in the 1970s. In 2003, Howe, a broadcaster as well as a writer, “wrote and presented the controversial series White Tribe, which explored the idea of Englishness and involved travelling around the country.”
Top AJBlog Posts From The Weekend 04.02.17
A Museum Exhibit That Keeps Moving
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s Work/Travail/Arbeid at the Museum of Modern Art, March 29-April 2. Members of Rosas in Work/Travail/Arbeid/. Counter-clockwise from bottom left: Igor Shyshko, Carlos Garbin, Böstjan Antončič, Julien Monty, Samantha van Wissen, Marie … read more
AJBlog: DancebeatPublished 2017-04-01
Aretha Franklin’s got it at 75
I saw Aretha Franklin last night from the Chicago Theater’s nosebleed seats, unable to make out her features but sure from the moment she first raised her voice that she’s a national if not global treasure, … read more
AJBlog: Jazz Beyond JazzPublished 2017-04-01
A Man With Moxie Plus
When Asger Jorn heard that he’d been awarded a Guggie, he told them to fuck off. … read more
AJBlog: Straight|UpPublished 2017-03-31
The Painting That’s Showing The Faultlines Of Racism In The U.S. Art World
If you’ve somehow missed the controversy over Dana Schutz’s painting of the Open Casket of Emmett Till, this article will lay out not only the various discussions in the art world but also the history of why the painting is so controversial.
Egyptian Novelist Jailed For ‘Offending Public Morals’ Waits To See If Court Will Clear Him To Write Again
Ahmed Naji: “It is interesting working on a novel in prison.”
The Dominican Republic Is Kicking Its Movie Production Into High Gear
With an average of 20 films and takes of $50 million in five years, the country is seeing, perhaps, the results of a new law, “more than dramatic in a country that saw an average of two-to-three homegrown films a year for nearly three decades prior to the film law.”