“In more recent years she has been fitted with a chip implant in her elbow that wirelessly attaches to seismographs around the world, vibrating with varied intensity based on Richter scale readings. From such movements she choreographs dance concerts she calls Waiting for Earthquakes.”
Tag: 07.03.16
Art Galleries Pop Up In Living Rooms (And Vice Versa) As Rents Soar
“Call it a response to an art world in which dealer representation is increasingly hard to come by; exhibitions are costly; and formerly affordable areas like Bushwick have priced out artists, forcing them to seek out scrappier locations in which to show their work.”
A (Fictional) Guide To Fix Existential Angst
“There are no rules and nobody knows really what’s going on. Everybody’s guess is as good as everybody else’s. It’s beautiful and agonising and terrifying – but it’s real.”
Why The Terrible Book Covers Of Elena Ferrante’s Books Work So Brilliantly
“The complaints are so numerous that Ferrante’s publisher even expressed concern to Slate that ‘many people didn’t understand the game we we’re playing, that of, let’s say, dressing an extremely refined story with a touch of vulgarity.'”
The Fine Artist Whose Work (Surprise!) Inspired Kanye’s New Video
“It was very cryptic, and quite mysterious. I received a phone call and I was told that Kanye was an enormous fan of my work, and he would like to meet me.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs For 07.03.16
Enter The Men
Ten Hairy Legs presents work by four choreographers at New York Live Arts. Doug Varone’s mark for 10 Hairy Legs. (L to R): Derek Crescenti, Tony Bordonaro, Alex Biegelson, and William Tomaskovic. Photo: Rachel Neville … read more
AJBlog: DancebeatPublished 2016-07-03
How an Operatic Sow’s Ear Becomes a Silk Purse at Wormsley
Toby Spence photo credit: Clive Barda Director Tim Albery and conductor Tobias Ringborg’s production of Mozart’sIdomeneo for Garsington Opera at Wormsley transforms this operatic sow’s ear into a silk purse. By tightening up the … read more
AJBlog: Plain EnglishPublished 2016-07-02
AJBlog: DancebeatPublished 2016-07-02
You can’t look glamorous when eating a fried egg. Or tragic, or sombre, or noble. Can’t be done. As Hester, the anguished heroine of Rattigan’s The Deep Blue Sea, Helen McCrory is all of … read more
AJBlog: Performance MonkeyPublished 2016-07-02
Whatever your Fourth Of July weekend plans, the understated perfection in the late Clare Fischer’s arrangement of “America Beautiful” will help you to a calm beginning of what can be a raucous, joyous holiday. It’s … read more
AJBlog: RiffTidesPublished 2016-07-01
“LORD JACOB ROTHSCHILD, 5-6 FEBRUARY” 2014ACRYLIC ON CANVAS48 X 36″© DAVID HOCKNEYPHOTO CREDIT: RICHARD SCHMIDT David Hockney“John Baldessari, 13-16 December” 2013Acrylic on canvas48 x 36″© David HockneyPhoto Credit: Richard Schmidt Two thought-provoking exhibitions have … read more
Richard Avedon Paid His Printer With Prints… And That Is A Problem
The prints were Mr. Hofmann’s reward for his labor, he said, explaining that he struck a deal with Avedon in the fall of 1984: instead of money, he would be paid with a signed print of everything he produced for the project. “Dick had no conception of what people lived on, and asking him for money was difficult,” he explained. “Being paid in prints seemed the path of least resistance.” But there is a snag. None of Mr. Hofmann’s prints from the series is signed.
Meryl Streep, Garry Trudeau, Taylor Mac, Diane Lane, And Andrei Serban Remember Elizabeth Swados
“For Elizabeth Swados, being nominated for four Tony Awards in one year while still in her 20s – for Runaways, in 1978 – led to success in an unexpected direction. Or, rather, in several unexpected directions.”
New York Times Classical Music Editor Says Lincoln Center Should Combine All Its Summer Festivals Because He Can’t Tell Them Apart
Zachary Woolfe: “Even critics paid to know the ins and outs of all the presentations find themselves confused at what belongs in what container – and how, exactly, audiences are served by the clutter of brands. … I propose that all of these be rolled into a single entity called, say, Lincoln Center Summer.”