“Paul Schimmel’s firing reduces the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art’s curatorial ranks to three, down from five when Jeffrey Deitch became the museum’s director in mid-2010.”
Tag: 06.28.12
Why Spotify Is Bad For Musicians
“The reasons for this are plentiful, but most of it stems from the fact that services like Spotify disconnect musicians from listeners. The more anonymous music is, the less likely people will be to feel attached it and to feel the need to support it.”
What Exactly, Is “African” Literature?
“With writings by African authors the question persists: Is it high art delivering timeless and universal commentary on the human condition, or is it little more than a guide to the culture and politics of a specific continent (with occasional literary flourishes)?”
More Efforts To Fix Sydney Opera House Acoustics
“Efforts to improve the problematic sound in two of the nation’s main classical music venues – Melbourne’s Arts Centre and the Sydney Opera House – have required some heavy lifting.”
Lincoln Center Agrees To Be More Accessible For Patrons With Disabilities
“Under the decree, Lincoln Center agreed to install additional wheelchair seating, including locations closer to the stage, seats with removable armrests, Braille signs and an automatic door to the balcony. The center will also renovate food and retail areas as well as add accessible parking locations, all over the next year and a half. No fine was imposed.”
Judge OKs Philadelphia Orchestra’s Exit From Bankruptcy
“On Thursday U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Eric L. Frank approved the orchestra’s reorganization plan, which drew no opposition at a hearing attended by most of the major interested parties. His action clears the way for full emergence from bankruptcy by the end of July.”
Rosemary Dobson, 92, Last Of A Generation Of Australian Poets
Over a six-decade career, “[she] won the 1948 Sydney Morning Herald poetry prize for the title poem of her second collection, The Ship of Ice, and in 2001 the Age book of the year for Untold Lives and Later Poems.”
Pottery Was Invented 10,000 Years Earlier Than We Had Thought
“The US archaeologists involved have determined that fragments from a large bowl found in Xianrendong Cave, Jiangxi Province, are 20,000 years old. The discovery … is the latest in recent years that have pushed back the invention of pottery by 10,000 years.”
Watching How Dancers Rehearse
“Sitting in on a rehearsal by a professional dance company is a privilege; even seasoned dancegoers rarely see this side of the process, although it makes up the bulk of a dancer’s life. The rehearsal is where details of a dance are worked out, spacing is shored up, and lifts are negotiated; it’s where the movement language is studied and committed to memory.”
British Public Broadcasting’s Spending On Arts Has Dropped By More Than A Third
“Spending on arts programming by the five main public service broadcasters – including the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 – fell by 39% over the five years to 2011, according to a report published by [UK media regulator] Ofcom today.”