“It’s clear that something odd is about to happen, but everyone is peculiarly frozen to the spot. Only when the first protester throws the contents of his bucket forward down the steps of the entrance do the assembled crowd realise that what is happening is molasses. About five gallons of it.”
Tag: 06.28.10
Artists’ Letter To The Editor: BP Stains Tate’s Reputation
“Little more than a decade ago, tobacco companies were seen as respectable partners for public institutions to gain support from – that is no longer the case. It is our hope that oil and gas will soon be seen in the same light.” The letter is signed by Caryl Churchill, John Keane, Gordon Roddick, Rebecca Solnit and scores of others.
One-On-One Theatre: Drama’s Wild West
“In one-on-one, anything goes. You might find yourself in a coffin, a bath, or dangling from a window, four storeys up. This is front-line theatre with no rules.” Whether despite that or because of it, most one-on-ones “sit on the knife edge of your comfort zone.”
Arts Institutions And BP: More Complicated Than It Seems
“BP is known to be one of the least demanding sponsors and one with expectations which tend to be more realistic than most. But for many, the company is now damaged goods, its reputation as spoiled as the Gulf of Mexico. What should the arts institutions do?”
How The Public Came To Believe In The Mozart Effect
“It’s a story about careful science, less careful journalism, and of course, death threats.”
Australian Pension Reform May Ban Investment In Art
“A pension shakeup aims to stop [people] who manage their own retirement savings from investing in art and order them to sell their collections within a decade. Artists, exhibitors and buyers in Australia predict the change will cause job losses, gallery closures and a slump in prices.”
Firm OK’d For Movie Futures, Promptly Throws In Towel
“With financial reform legislation that would outlaw trading in box-office futures headed toward final passage, the company is giving up on its plans, said Richard Jaycobs, the executive heading the effort for Cantor Fitzgerald. … ‘The bill is quite clear,'” he said.
Australia’s National Museum Director Outlines A Broader Role
“I think the museum gives us the possibility to talk about culture in a really broad way. We can address the things that are concerning to us in contemporary culture: health, environmental degradation, what should our level of population be, and so on. All these things the museum should be engaging with, because all of them have a history we can illustrate and talk about.”
Burlesque Makes A Comeback
“The great revival of striptease in recent years, which concentrates as much on the tease as the strip and features none of the in-yer-face rudery of the defunct Raymond Revuebar and louche table-dancing clubs, is part of the welcome return of variety and light entertainment to London”
Publishers Try The DVD Approach, Adding Extra Features To E-Books
“The way the books industry is interacting with digital media is developing faster than many had foreseen, with the latest example an attempt to offer fans of author Iain M Banks exclusive unseen chapters, his original notes and commentary for his latest novel,” delivered via smartphone apps.