“[F]ootball and Texas go together; Texas and money go together; money and art go together. Voilà : Football and art go together.” No wonder, then, that the new and “spectacular Cowboys Stadium” includes “big, bold displays of site-specific, privately commissioned and funded pieces, mostly abstract, by 14 living artists.”
Tag: 04.14.10
At Leipzig’s Bach Museum, Research Is In The Forefront
“Visitors learn about Bach’s penmanship, as well as the paper and ink he used. The display even explains how to date a Bach manuscript. But what makes this [newly renovated and expanded] museum unique is the interactive approach it takes to the teaching of its subject matter.”
South Park, Avenue Q Creators Write A Broadway Musical
“The show is called ‘The Book of Mormon,’ and it will open on Broadway next March. … The musical tells the story of two young Mormon missionaries sent off to spread the word in a dangerous part of Uganda.”
After Threats From Extremists, Somali Radio Stations Stop Playing Music
“At least 14 radio stations here in the capital [Mogadishu] stopped broadcasting music on Tuesday, heeding an ultimatum by an Islamist insurgent group to stop playing songs or face ‘serious consequences’.” Even the brief jingles that introduce programs have been replaced by sound effects such as a rooster’s crow, a car horn, and gunshots.
Angry About This Year’s Pulitzer For Drama? Don’t Bother
Ben Brantley: “I have never bought a book, read a poem or seen a play because it was by a Pulitzer winner. So any indignation being vented over this year’s Pulitzer Prize in drama leaves me a bit mystified.”
Banksy Wants You To Know That He’s Serious
“Banksy, the pseudonymous British street artist, has built his reputation on stunts – like inserting his own work among the masters’ in museums – that taunted the market in which his pieces sold for millions. But with his latest project, the documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop, he is laboring to convince audiences that he’s playing it straight.”