With traditional delivery/distribution for the arts changing, we’re looking at new models: Maybe Rotten Tomatoes or Netflix, anyone? We definitely have to change our ticketing model (and “Hamilton” is trying). A rethink of program notes. And some evidence that making “augmented activity” in movies leads to increased demand for the arts…
Tag: 06.13.16
How Did A New York Fashion Collective Turn The Berlin Biennale Into A Sick Joke?
“Welcome to the LOL biennial. And brace yourselves.”
Last Week’s Top Stories On ArtsJournal, When Blockbusters Fail Edition
Maybe our biggest problem with teaching music in schools is the way we teach it. Hollywood thought making blockbusters would save it. Surprise! How charity auctions take advantage of artists. The internet is changing what we value in the world. And the wonder of Bill T. Jones
Not All New Music Is Contemporary; Not All Contemporary Music Is New
“New Music is inherently in a difficult ideological position: it is in conflict with the economic, educational, and political structures that contribute to its birth, but it must simultaneously reconcile itself to them in order to attempt to bypass the anticipated consequences that these very conditions cause.”
The NYT On The Tonys: ‘CBS Did About What You’d Expect’
“The appeal for tolerance and the salute to the inclusiveness of the theater community fit seamlessly into a broadcast that promoted the diversity of the Tony field in the wake of #OscarsSoWhite. (Though when the camera ventured into the orchestra seats of the Beacon, the hashtag could have been #AudienceSoWhite.)”
Claim: It’s Not Museums’ Role To Play Social Worker
Tiffany Jenkins is “unconvinced that museums have any real power either to atone for past sins or to address social ills. She notes, quite rightly, that the experiences we have in museums are personal, emotional, and unruly.”