Nell Irvin Painter (yes, that’s her real name) changed her hair as well as her understanding when she got her MFA: “I could just feel that in art school, in that world, my natural hair seemed kind of 20th century. It was akin to my great handicap, which was my 20th century eyes. I really had to bring my eyes into the 21th century, which was a long-running process that is still going on. So I changed and the way I look changed.”
Tag: 06.16.18
The New Indian Classical Dance Adaptation Of ‘Swan Lake’
Indian classical dance proponent Sharmila Mukherjee says, “The graceful movements, elegant postures, sculpturesque poses and intricate footwork in the Russian ballet lends itself naturally into the fabric of Odissi. … The story of Swan Lake has a lot of strong emotions. These emotions work very well for Indian dance forms as well.”
The First Woman To Direct A Pixar Short Persisted With A ‘Whimsical Love Letter’ To Mothers And Food
“Directed by Domee Shi, ‘Bao’ centers on a Chinese mother with a case of empty nest syndrome. She gets a second chance at motherhood when one of the dumplings she made comes to life as a tiny, giggly baby.”
How Frida Kahlo Is Becoming A Global Icon
After Kahlo died in 1954, her estate was sealed until her caretaker died in 2002 – and now the estate is going global, with items with historical and artistic significance being shown in Britain.
At Monticello, It Is – At Long Last – Time To Center The Life Of Sally Hemings
This has been 25 years – and two centuries – in the making. “The ‘Life of Sally Hemings’ exhibit is perhaps the most striking example of the sea change that has taken place at Monticello, as the foundation has increasingly focused on highlighting the stories of Monticello’s slaves. … It rebuilt a slave cabin and workshops where slaves labored, and has hosted reunions there for the descendants of the enslaved population, including sleepovers. It removed a public bathroom installed in 1940s atop slave quarters.”
One Man’s Quest To Get Black Theatre Going In The Middle Of California
Tommie Muhammad, a 72-year-old actor and director, has been trying to find a home for African American theatre in Stockton since 1983. He “still wants to produce black plays, but it’s proving more and more difficult as time passes. Every so often, he gets the opportunity to put on a production, but not with the consistency he had hoped for.”
Southern Baptists Say They’re Calling Off The Culture War, But Can Artists Trust That Claim?
There’s a newly elected Gen-X leader, and he has no time for the culture wars of the past. “Greear has promised to lead the denomination down a different path, which, he has said, must include efforts both to repent of a ‘failure to listen to and honor women and racial minorities’ and ‘to include them in proportionate measures in top leadership roles.’ If the meeting in Dallas is any indication, his vision is resonating with a large number of the next wave of Baptist leaders.” But many artists and, indeed, the arts in the U.S., have been burned. What’s that path again?
So Is ‘Interview Magazine’ Dead Or Alive Or A Piece Of Performance Art?
This is a perfect time for “Wait, what?” because … wait. Is Interview dead or resurrected or what the heck? It’s a family business that, a member of the family recently said, will rise from its ashes and still be a family business – ignoring, of course, all of the back pay owed to freelancers, the editorial director, and more.
Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Who Made His Conducting Debut At Age 20 At The Bolshoi, Has Died At 87
Rozhdestvensky “made his name by popularising music by composers who were all but banned by the Communist authorities in the USSR, including Poulenc and Hindemith.”
Glasgow School Of Art’s Mackintosh Building Is At Least Half Destroyed By Fire
Every part of the building was affected, and there was a partial roof collapse – and the fire spread to nearby buildings as well. “It was the second time in four years that a blaze has hit the world-famous building, which was under restoration and was set to reopen after a fire badly damaged it in May 2014.”