The 63 participants in the upstart exhibition … come from more than 30 countries on six continents. … They include architects whose designs range from a luxury Mexican house made up of pentagon-shaped pavilions to the painting of abandoned houses in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood in such colors as ‘Currency Exchange Yellow’. Some, like Chicago’s Jeanne Gang and the Danish firm BIG, already are well-known. Others have built little but have big ideas.”
Tag: 04.13.15
The Fair Play Fair Pay Act of 2015: U.S. Legislators Propose Overhaul Of Musicians’ Online Royalty Payments
“A group of congressional lawmakers introduced legislation on Monday to overhaul the way that licensing payment rates are set for digital streaming and satellite play, as well as to pay performers when their songs are broadcast over the airwaves.”
Defending British Dance Training: If It’s So Bad, Why Do So Many People Come To Work Here?
In response to serious criticism from three major choreographers of the quality of UK-trained contemporary dancers, Judith Mackrell considers the nature and purpose of the dance education on offer – and allows as how British dance is healthy enough that lots of artists from elsewhere want to be part of it.
Rochester (MN) Symphony President Steps Down Amid Criminal Charges
“Jeffrey Amundson, who served as the group’s president for four years, was placed on paid administrative leave in February after prosecutors charged him with stealing money from a vulnerable adult. On April 1, the board changed his leave to unpaid.”
Are Scientific And Religious Explanations Incompatible?
“Commentator Tania Lombrozo says the answer to whether scientific and religious explanations are fundamentally at odds isn’t a simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’ when it comes to explaining the world around us.”
Abraham Lincoln, Man Of The Theatre
“He deeply loved the theater, his teacher from the rugged prairie to raging, war-torn Washington. … Lincoln’s meteoric rise from the frontier was fueled by his skills as a performer. Drama, jokes, stories, courtroom arguments, outdoor debates – he could go on for hours and exhaust rivals such as Senator Stephen Douglas.”
Hot Right Now: Twitter Accounts Of Medieval Images (But There’s A Problem)
“Unfortunately, their wild popularity means these accounts have no reason to change. Yet that very popularity also shows that people are curious about historic images.”
Hollywood Studios Scramble To Protect Themselves After Sony Cyber-attack
A challenge is that companies can implement “the highest level of sophistication as far as firewalls and technology and compliance … but no matter how good it is there is always a people component. It is the people part of this whole situation that is very difficult. Everyone in the company has to participate in the solution.”
Cincinnati Symphony’s Lumenocity Was A Hit (But Now You Have To Pay To See It)
“Slated to cost $1.4 million, orchestra officials fell short in fundraising by $400,000, and were faced with the dilemma of either not presenting Lumenocity this year or charging attendees a fee.”
Chicagoland Chamber Orchestra Shuts Down After 20 Years
“Gayle Heatherington, Ars Viva executive director, said Monday morning that the ensemble was in ‘excellent financial health’ with record subscription and single ticket sales and that the decision to draw the curtain was purely ‘a personal one.'”