“House concerts are a folk tradition that’s as old as ‘Oh! Susanna.’ But nowadays they’re the stage for pop performers, too — everyone from Wilco’s revered Jeff Tweedy to Canada’s Be Good Tanyas to your neighbor’s aspiring singer/songwriter college student. Other arts — dance, theater and even visual arts — are being presented in Minnesota houses, apartments and back yards, as well.”
Tag: 07.14.10
How To Present Art, And Artists, At Home
Tips range from consulting your insurance agent to this bit of Midwestern nice: “If your performer is from out of town, make sure he or she has a place to stay — even if it is your home.”
In A Found Space, Immersed In Theatre
“I go to the fridge for milk, the garage for petrol and the vet to fix my dog. It’s a conventional approach to life, but it works. If, however, I want to go to see some of the latest and most exciting theatre, I have to spend hours rummaging around for a pair of walking boots, a raincoat with a hood and an up-to-date Ordnance Survey map.”
Court: FCC’s Indecency Rules Violate First Amendment
“On Tuesday, the appeals judges called the FCC’s policy, in place since 2004, ‘unconstitutionally vague, creating a chilling effect that goes far beyond the fleeting expletives at issue here.’ The vagueness left broadcasters uncertain about what they could air, which impinged on their freedom of speech, the judges said.”
Iraq’s Modern Art Collection Languishes
“Hundreds of works are packed away in a hot, dusty storeroom, tended to by a doting but frustrated staff. Many of the paintings there are damaged. All are withering from dangerous conditions and haphazard storage, from the heat and Iraq’s official indifference to an important if lesser-known part of its artistic heritage.”
Eli Broad Says He’ll Pay $7.7M, Not $1, For LA Museum Site
In addition to his new offer on “a 99-year lease on public land in downtown Los Angeles where he can build an art museum,” the billionaire “already has promised to pay the full construction cost of up to $100 million and provide a $200-million endowment that would yield an estimated $12 million a year to cover the museum’s operating expenses.”