“Think your flat-screen television is big? You ain’t seen nothing yet. … Tileable, interactive TV ‘wallpaper’ will dominate the room, with wrap-around screens that recruit your peripheral vision to create a truly immersive experience. What’s more, you’ll be able to use part or all of the screen for different shows, movies, web pages or Twitter timelines.”
Tag: 05.16.12
The Master Paper-Cutter Of The New York Subways
“In the congested world of subway performers, where dance troupes, conga circles and violin players blur, Ming Liang Lu, 57, is an alluring presence. A self-described ‘master paper portrait cutter,’ he has the ability to trim facial portraits out of frail paper within minutes, compelling some riders to willingly miss their trains.”
Sacramento Philharmonic Saves Its 2012-13 Season
“The Sacramento Philharmonic reached its goal of raising $150,000 by a self-imposed May 15 deadline, persuading the organization’s board of directors to vote Tuesday evening to keep the orchestra operating through the 2012-13 season.”
Evoking Monet’s Giverny With Real Plants
“Scott Pask made his entrance and spoke his first line: ‘The green needs to be a bit more blue’.” The Tony Award-winning set designer was at work at the New York Botanical Garden’s Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, helping create the new exhibit “Monet’s Garden.” “The task: evoking Giverny, the Normandy estate that was manse and muse to one of Impressionism’s founding fathers.”
Elaine Stritch Does Not Have Influences, Thank You
“I am not influenced by other human beings. But I am inspired. If I see a great performance on television, onstage, in the movies, I go to work the next day with a renewed energy and less fear. These great artists take me out of my life and make me want to go there. But I never imitated anyone. I walk out onstage and I’m my own performer.”
New York’s Museum Of African Art Delays Opening Yet Again
“For the fifth time in three years, the Museum for African Art has been forced to delay opening its new home at 110th Street and Fifth Avenue, in East Harlem, as it continues to work to raise the money to finish the project.”