- Intersections of Communities Sheila Novak is a member of many communities and shares the myriad ways they overlap in a colorful drawing…. read more
AJBlog: Field Notes Published 2018-07-11 - Communities Are Fluid Gowri Savoor, “Time Missing” (2016) Gowri Savoor reflects on the warm and evolving community of her childhood in Britain and shares original art that commemorates her cherished memories. I had a fortunate childhood; living in … read more
AJBlog: Field Notes - Want a Spanish Art Surprise? There’s One In San Antonio So you think you know Spanish art? You’ve been to the Prado and the Hispanic Society, etc., etc. and you’re pretty familiar with it. Unless, of course, you are a real expert in the Spanish … read more
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2018-07-11 - Two Ways of Looking at a Poem No shore receives them. / All the portents dog their ride. / Their bodies sink in rough seas. Sketch for the oil painting by Théodore Géricault [1818-1819]Cold Turkey Press [2018]We surf on a gentle … read more
Tag: 07.11.18
This Year’s NEA Jazz Masters Awards Recipients
This morning the NEA announced four new recipients of the prize: pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim, composer-arranger-bandleader Maria Schneider, critic and novelist Stanley Crouch, and singer-songwriter and pianist Bob Dorough.
Why Are Documentaries Doing So Well At The Box Office This Summer?
Is this just a flash-in-the-pan fad during a stressful summer, or the sign of a real shift in audience taste? The first studio that dares take a documentary wide will find out, but I’d wager it’s the latter.
Bankruptcy Judge Approves $21 Million Reduction On Sale Of Weinstein Company
The company was originally supposed to sell for $310 million under a pact the court approved in May. But in another twist in the long saga, the companies sparred over payment of the studio’s outstanding contracts, threatening to capsize the deal.
The Digital Age Will Inevitably End. So What’s Next?
Today digital technology is all the rage because after decades of development it has become incredibly useful. Still, if you look closely, you can already see the contours of its inevitable descent into the mundane. We need to start preparing for a new era of innovation in which different technologies, such as genomics, materials science, and robotics, rise to the fore.
Divorcing Oligarch Couple Vows To Keep Supporting Moscow’s Main Contemporary Art Museum Together
“Almost a year after announcing their separation, the billionaire Roman Abramovich and his third wife, Dasha Zhukova, … remain deeply committed to [the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art,] the private institution they co-founded, says its director, Anton Belov.”