“An artist from Bushwick, Sarah Quinter, wrote an open letter to the museum, saying the conference participants engaged in speculation and were part of an ‘epidemic of gentrification’ that endangered the stability of neighborhoods.”
Tag: 04.08.16
Heartbreaking: Before And After-ISIS Images Of Palmyra
“A single stone arch is all that remains of Palmyra’s most important site and the Middle East’s most significant ancient temple, alongside Baalbek in Lebanon. Isis blew up the temple building in August 2015, destroying two inner sanctums dedicated to the Palmyrians’ supreme deity, Bel, the sun god Yarhibol and the moon god Aglibol.”
How To Judge A Movie Based On Its Director (Can You?)
“No one sees the director but everyone sees the actors, so the notion of directorial authorship flies in the face of common sense as well as of the theatrical tradition on which movies appear to be based. Yet the very notion of authorship (whether with movies or books or elsewhere) isn’t a theory, a policy, or a wish—it’s either the viewer’s experience or it’s nothing at all.”
Ailyn Pérez Wins Beverly Sills Artist Award
“A rising lyric soprano who won the 2012 Richard Tucker Award, Ms. Pérez, 36, … [has won the annual] $50,000 prize to help foster the careers of young singers who have appeared in solo roles at the Metropolitan Opera.”