“It is the most democratic of art forms, generally free at the point of delivery and with an audience who can walk away at any time.”
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In Praise Of The Unlinked Story Collection
“I do not need a collection to feel ‘cohesive,’ nor do I spend too much time considering the order. Rather, what I adore is precisely the opposite: a rattling journey from plot to plot, from character to character, from idea to idea.”
The Ultimate Temple Raider
“Museums in America and abroad, including institutions in Massachusetts, Ohio, Hawaii, Singapore and Australia, are shedding rare holdings because they came from Art of the Past, which closed in 2012. The next year, investigators seized two statues Mr. Kapoor had boldly put on display inside the Indian-owned Pierre Hotel in New York, trundling them through the lobby in front of aghast executives.”
British Museums *Should* Start Charging Again
“What if, instead of selling off great works of art, councils charged for admission? What harm would that do to education and public access? None. People would pay the entrance. School trips would go on, as they do now.”
Ethel Smyth, A Larger-Than-Life Activist Victorian Composer
“The score is fearless. Maybe that’s what they thought was masculine about it. And maybe that’s why Ethel Smyth, with all of her in-your-face attitude, ran afoul of the group she called the ‘Male Machine’.”
Gustavo Dudamel Explains Why He’s Staying With El Sistema And Away From Politics, Despite Venezuela’s Crisis
“Now that I’m an adult, now that I’m a father, I understand the world a little better. And I understand sometimes more than people think I understand. You know when you are in a turbulent situation, you have to see beyond the turbulence instead of putting more things in the turbulence. That is Maestro Abreu’s vision.”
Dancers In Wheelchairs Appear On Bolshoi Stage For First Time
“When the Bolshoi unveiled its take on a Russian literature classic this week, among the dancers was a Paralympian who lost his leg to frostbite while serving in the Russian army, swirling on stage in his wheelchair.”
Pole Dancing Is Becoming A Serious Art Form (If These Folks Have Anything To Say About It)
“A pole, like most props on a dance stage, doesn’t mean much on its own. It stands ready and waiting for the bounds of a choreographer’s imagination, a means to provide a vertical space and fresh vocabulary for a story spelled out in movements. In this capacity, pole dance as an abstract art form is taking shape, growing in a starkly contrasting direction from its place in strip clubs and competitions.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 07.23.15
Harry Partch’s sonic cathedral – and what others have built around it.
AJBlog: Condemned to Music Published 2015-07-23
Conover And The VOA: A Response
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2015-07-23
FAILE Fail: Brooklyn Museum as Gaming Arcade (with video)
AJBlog: CultureGrrl Published 2015-07-23
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UK Museums Consider Scrapping Free Admissions As Government Threatens Major Funding Cuts
Museums Association president David Fleming said charging for entry was now on the agenda at many other venues that face local council funding cuts.