“Commercial in Confidence”: National Gallery of Victoria Upholds MoMA’s Secrecy on Loan
In my post last week spotlighting the lack of transparency about the financial terms (collegial loan or money-making rental?) of the Museum of Modern Art’s planned dispatch of some 150 masterworks for temporary display at …read more
AJBlog: CultureGrrl Published 2016-06-22
Snapshot: Alexander Calder “performs” his miniature circus
Le Grand Cirque Calder 1927, a 1955 film directed by Jean Painlevé, in which Alexander Calder demonstrates the workings of the miniature circus that he constructed in 1927. … read more
AJBlog: About Last Night Published 2016-06-22
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David Gockley – An Opera Pioneer Reflects On The State Of The Art
“While his substantial contributions are being lauded widely — with an all-star “Celebrating David!” gala earlier this month at the War Memorial Opera House here, the publication of a coffee-table book about his career, and numerous articles and accolades — Mr. Gockley was in an introspective mood during a recent lunch in which he discussed the significant challenges ahead for opera.”
Inside A Broadway Show Failure (Case Study)
Four shows flopped this spring at a total loss to their investors. Here, based on interviews with a variety of Broadway figures, is an autopsy report of sorts for “American Psycho,” “Disaster!” and “Tuck Everlasting,” all of which closed in recent weeks, and “Bright Star,” which wraps up on Sunday.
Hearing A Rock Concert Inside A Volcano (And Getting Airlifted Out By The Icelandic Coast Guard)
“As we waited we were assured that it has been 4,000 years since Thrihnukagigur’s last eruption, and that the guides were ‘pretty certain’ we’d continue to be safe from any fiery deluge at least through Moreno’s final bow.”
An Internet Porn Epidemic – Should We Be Concerned?
“According to ongoing research by Chyng Sun, a professor of media studies at New York University (NYU), the numbers are high and rising quickly. She estimates that 36 per cent of internet content is pornography. One in four internet searches are about porn. There are 40 million (and growing) regular consumers of porn in the US; and around the world, at any given time, 1.7 million users are streaming porn.”