“The ‘color war’ between British artists Stuart Semple and Anish Kapoor has entered a new, rainbow-hued round of conflict.”
Tag: 07.05.17
Pair Of Raphaels Discovered Hiding In Plain Sight At Vatican
The frescoes in the Hall of Constantine were painted by Raphael’s students after the master died in 1520. But contemporary sources recorded that Raphael did complete two figures in the room – and the recent restoration of the frescoes helped scholars identify which ones they were.
Hollywood’s Problem In 2017 Is, Simply, Bad Movies
“The refrain is always the same: Who cares if the fifth Transformers is drawing little enthusiasm in the United States when it’s doing well in China? But that defense is becoming more specious, as international audiences are also seemingly growing tired of the endless assembly line of action films, while the biggest box-office story of 2017 is the success of smaller-budgeted original films.”
Several Of America’s Most Important Performing Arts Curating Jobs Are Open. But Where Are The New Leaders?
Why is there any shortage of completely qualified, visionary American talent? Simply put: they haven’t been given the opportunity to prepare themselves for these demanding jobs.
Venice Has Been Crumbling For Centuries. But Why Is Its Crumbliness So Appealing?
“When did this love for ‘crumbling Venice’ begin, and why has it taken hold with such tenacity? By the time Victorian historian and art critic John Ruskin encountered the city in the 1840s, he thought Venice was so neglected that she might melt into the lagoon ‘like a lump of sugar in hot tea.’ It’s true that Ruskin feared any further deterioration, but what appalled him to an even greater extent was any attempt to modernize the city.”
We Know That Smell Can Trigger Emotions And Bring Back Old Memories, But How Does It Work?
Katherine Whitcroft examines the history of what’s now called the “Proustian effect.”
The Six Things Dancers Should Do If They Get Fired
An artistic director, a dance-career-transition counselor, and a ballerina who’s been fired and rebounded offer advice on “how to part ways like a professional, regain your confidence and have greater success in your next gig.”
Why Is A=440Hz The Tuning Standard For Modern Orchestras?
“How did they choose that particular pitch? Was there some kind of mega-music conference where the powers that be decided that A440 was to be the tuning standard? Yes. Yes there was. Several, in fact.”
Denys Johnson-Davies, 94, Pioneer In Translating Modern Arabic Literature
“In 1967, the term ‘Arabic literature,’ for most Western readers, meant two books, the Quran and The Arabian Nights. But that year, readers were handed a full menu of contemporary fiction in Arabic with the publication of Modern Arabic Short Stories, an anthology that showcased the work of 20 writers, including Yusuf Idris, Tayeb Salih, Zakaria Tamer and Naguib Mahfouz, who would go on to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1988.”
1000 Zombies Descend On This Week’s Hamburg G20 Meeting In Unique Protest
“Called 1000 GESTALTEN, which translates in English as ‘1,000 figures,’ it was a performance in which actors covered in grey, crusty clay moved silently and steadily through the city in a transfixed state. For the days leading up to July 5, these figures started appearing all over Hamburg, slowly growing in numbers until culminating yesterday in a giant formation in which a “transformation” took place, the actors breaking free from their clay shells.”