“‘Stuff that works’ is how Mr. Clark alluded to the rustic images and folk tunes that defined his body of work in his 1995 song bearing that title. ‘Stuff that’s real, stuff you feel,’ he sang in a gruff, half-spoken baritone, ‘the kind of stuff you reach for when you fall.'”
Tag: 05.17.16
This Artist Was Filming A Crowdfunded Piece On Climate Change In Paris – And Then The Terrorist Attacks Happened
“We all lose when terror and horror descend, but I look at the creative act as an act of resistance to despair and destruction.”
A Texas Community Rallies To Try To Save University Orchestra
“Hardin Simmons has one of the oldest accredited schools of music in Texas … to start cutting the arts at a liberal arts program just seems outlandish.”
The Director Of ‘Oldboy’ Sweeps Through Cannes With A 1930s Korean Adaptation Of ‘Fingersmith’
“Park had finished the book and agreed to the film before he realised the BBC had already made a series based on the source material. He was, he says, “deflated” for a while, but then saw an opportunity: this would be his chance to examine a period of his own country’s history that had always intrigued him.”
The Day GQ Broke The Internet With A New England Patriots (Football) Player Trying Ballet
“We got Nathalia Arja from Miami City ballet to put the Patriots’ monster of a man through some drills that are likely not in Bill Belichick’s repertoire: the plié; the arabesque; the thing where you jump and kick your legs together.”
When Advertisers Troll Bigots By Featuring A Gay Or Interracial Family, Everyone Wins
“By now, this is a familiar template: 1. Brand implicitly endorses a mainstream progressive cause. 2. Small band of monsters reacts predictably. 3. Right-thinking Americans rush to embrace and defend the brand. … No matter how the fracas plays out, everybody wins in the end: The trolls get attention, responders get the warm and fuzzy pleasure of combating hate, and the brand comes out looking like a crusader for justice.”
Milwaukee Art Museum Names New Director
“The Milwaukee Art Museum has hired a new director, Marcelle Polednik, currently the director and chief curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville at the University of North Florida.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 05.17.16
That Sad, Empty,Yet Hopeful Palestinian Museum
You may have seen the New York Times article headlined Palestinian Museum Prepares to Open, Minus Exhibitions in Tuesday’s paper. It told the sad story of a new museum, … read more
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2016-05-17
Chatting with Playwright Rich Orloff … on Relevance.
What is the value of relevance? As an arts marketer, I believe that relevance is the mandatory price of admission to an audience’s attention. That which is irrelevant is routinely ignored or discarded. And for artists … read more
AJBlog: Audience Wanted Published 2016-05-17
Who Are the World’s Most Famous People?
You’d be surprised. Martin Luther King, Jr. is the world’s best-known American, followed by — are you ready? — Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, Walt Disney, and Ben Franklin. Those are the top five. How do … read more
AJBlog: Straight|Up Published 2016-05-17
Lookback: relativism and its discontents
From 2006: People are forever telling me that a work of art should be “criticized on its own terms.” (Mr. Parabasis, one of my favorite bloggers, got after me a few weeks ago on precisely… … read more
AJBlog: About Last Night Published 2016-05-17
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Can Redesigning Neighborhoods Save Barcelona From Cars And Pollution?
“The objectives are ambitious; by implementing these strategies at once, the city wants to reduce car use by 21% over the next two years and increase mobility by foot, bike and public transport.”
The International Man Booker Prize Goes To A Book About A Woman Whose Vegetarianism Ruins Relationships (And Her Life)
“The novel had an unusual path to publication. Deborah Smith, a 28-year-old British translator, read a Korean edition of ‘The Vegetarian’ about four years ago when she was studying for her Ph.D., and decided to send a sample translation to a British publisher, who was won over by the first 10 pages.”