“‘It’s a changing market out there,’ says Summerlea Kashar, the museum’s executive director. ‘It’s hard for organizations like us to keep up with that acceleration.'”
Tag: 04.18.15
The Machines Are Coming To Replace Us All
“Machines aren’t used because they perform some tasks that much better than humans, but because, in many cases, they do a “good enough” job while also being cheaper, more predictable and easier to control than quirky, pesky humans. Technology in the workplace is as much about power and control as it is about productivity and efficiency.”
What Will Donor Al Taubman’s Death Mean For The Detroit Institute Of Arts?
“Taubman gave tens of millions in cash to the DIA as a lead contributor to three major fund-raising campaigns. … The DIA will certainly be a beneficiary in his will, though even some among the museum’s top leadership said Saturday that the nature of his ultimate gifts to the DIA remained unclear.”
Second Stage Buys The Helen Hayes Theater, Ending Months Of Discussion And Worry
“Carole Rothman, the artistic director of Second Stage, said the theater would be used for plays by contemporary American writers, with a particular emphasis on works by women and minority members. She said having a Broadway stage should enable the company to pay higher salaries to writers and actors, to run shows for a longer period of time, and to attract a wider audience.”
Can ‘Pirates Of Penzance’ Save The English National Opera?
“Artistic director John Berry is far from the first ENO captain to face the prospect of budgetary collapse – it has always been next to impossible to balance the costs of the huge auditorium with the funding requirement to produce risk-taking, accessibly priced work.”