“We need to learn how to construct plural truths and yet manage consistent ethics. We need to move away from monotheism. The different communities engaged with art have a potentially revolutionary role to play in this, especially if they again elide its old claim to autonomous action within the artistic field, with a real stake in a change in thinking about and acting in society.”
Tag: 07.06.16
Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk Has A Manifesto For Museums: Think Small (And Avoid Governments)
“The aim of the great state-sponsored museums is to represent a state and that is neither a good nor innocent aim. … It is imperative that museums become smaller, more orientated towards the individual and more economical. This is the only way that they can ever tell stories on a human scale. The great museums invite us to forget our humanity and to accept the state and its human masses. This is why there are millions, outside the West, who are frightened by museums. This is why museums are associated with governments.”
Gallerist Sues Ex-Colleagues For Selling Him Forged Monets And Picassos
“In lawsuits obtained by Page Six,” Alex Komolov, owner of the Alskom Gallery “claims David Segal and Mohamed Serry tricked him into buying $30 million worth of fraudulent Monet, Vlaminck, Picasso and Manet paintings, among other antiques, between 2007 and 2009.”
How To Figure Out When The Widsom Of Crowds Isn’t So Wise
“Metaknowledge functions as a powerful bullshit detector. It can separate crowd members who actually know something from those who are guessing wildly or just parroting what everyone else says.” It can also function, writes George Musser, as a “lie detector” and/or a “truth serum.”
Scientists Fed 1,700 Novels Into Their Computers And Boiled Down Our Literature Into Six Basic Story Arcs
“Their method is straightforward. The idea behind sentiment analysis is that words have a positive or negative emotional impact. So words can be a measure of the emotional valence of the text and how it changes from moment to moment. So measuring the shape of the story arc is simply a question of assessing the emotional polarity of a story at each instant and how it changes.”
So, Is Brexit – Is Almost Everything Going On Right Now – A Symptom Of Future Shock?
“In many large ways, it’s almost as if we have collectively stopped planning for the future. Instead, we all just sort of bounce along in the present, caught in the headlights of a tomorrow pushed by a few large corporations and shaped by the inescapable logic of hyper-efficiency — a future heading straight for us.”
The Woman Who Put L.A. On The Art Map
“The events helped fuse a young and geographically disconnected L.A. art scene. And debauchery unfurled on a grand scale. Guests would stream out to their cars the next day, wincing in the early-morning sunlight; others would stay for weeks on end, until the next party blossomed.”
Brooklyn Is Booming, So How Do You Keep It Artistic? A Plan, Of Course…
“We don’t want it to feel like Anywhere U.S.A.. We want it to be chaotic. “Culture Forward” seeks to build on the area’s history as an arts hub by making it more hospitable to its creative population.”
Rome’ Alternative Arts Spaces Are Closing As City Politics Roil
These closures have left a gap in Rome’s artistic life, demonstrating that occupied and alternative spaces are vital to the city’s cultural wellbeing.
A First: Audio Streaming Exceeds Video Streams
“Services like Apple Music and Spotify delivered 114 billion streams in the first six months of 2016, with video platforms on 95 billion. Overall, the streaming market increased by 58% year-on-year.”