We have much to learn from how Bernstein and Stockhausen dealt with their ’50s: not relying on the nostalgic old formulas that lie behind so much new music and supposedly new digital thinking, none of which is nearly as new as “West Side Story” and “Kontakte.”
Tag: 07.18.16
Why Collective Movement (Dancing?) Brings Us Together
Evidence suggests that synchronising movement with others leads to feelings of togetherness or ‘oneness’ – perhaps because the intentional act of coordinating with another person necessitates sharing mental states. To row a boat down the river, the individual ‘I’ must become the collective ‘we’.
Is Art Made By Computers Even Art?
“Art requires emotional and phrenic investments, with the promised return of a shared slice of the human experience. When we view computer art, the pestering, creepy worry is: who’s on the other end of the line? Is it human? We might, then, worry that it’s not art at all.”
Stewart Pearce, 65, Former Met Opera Director Of Planning And Budgets And Chief Of Metropolitan Opera Guild
“Pearce devoted virtually his entire career to two arts organizations that were intimately connected – the Metropolitan Opera and the Metropolitan Opera Guild – and over a period of almost forty years his service to both institutions was distinguished, marked by intelligence, acumen and a rare degree of discretion.”
UCLA To Build New $31M Graduate Art Studios Complex
“The [existing] studios are located on land owned by UCLA in Culver City – inside a central warehouse, with various additions, that has grown increasingly dilapidated over time. … [The] new, two-story structure with a translucent roof that would create a protected, light-filled, open-air courtyard … would increase usable space by 40%, as well as add an exhibition area and an artist-in-residence studio.” (Take that, USC!)
17 Le Corbusier Buildings Named UNESCO World Heritage Sites
“Citing Le Corbusier’s inventive architectural language, UNESCO praised the collection of projects for ‘[reflecting] the solutions that the Modern Movement sought to apply during the 20th century to the challenges of inventing new architectural techniques to respond to the needs of society.'” (includes photos of all 17 sites)
Why The Classics Are Holding Their Own In Colleges While Other Humanities Are On The Decline
“A recent statistical analysis of professorial job openings by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences shows declines in all humanities disciplines since the Great Recession of 2008, including classics. However, classics suffered least in the downturn. The field has kept its small market share, while the number of job postings fell precipitously in other humanities fields.”
Bill T. Jones And Claudia Rankine On How Art Can Respond To Violence And #BlackLivesMatter
“Choreographer Bill T. Jones and National Book Critics Circle Award-winning poet, essayist and playwright Claudia Rankine join [host Arun Venugopal] to discuss how the creative community has responded to violence and has embraced the Black Lives Matter movement.” (audio)
How Did ‘All Lives Matter’ Come To Oppose ‘Black Lives Matter’?
Linguistic philosopher Ian Olasov: “I think the philosophy of language can help us understand what’s going on, and what I’ve found in some of my research on moral slogans might shed a unique kind of light on the issue.”
Ousted Head Of English National Opera To Get New Position At Bolshoi: Report
“A new artistic post is believed to have been created for [John] Berry, 54, as part of plans by the institution in Moscow to build on its brand as a global arts powerhouse. He is expected to develop collaborations with some of the world’s leading opera houses, directors and performers.”