“For the sculptures, JR photographed young athletes who may one day make it to the Games, people who are still ‘working hard for the passion of sport.'”
Tag: 08.12.16
The Queen Of Beale Street Sang With Everyone, Including BB King And The Four Tops
Remember the singer at the top of the Robert Altman movie ‘Cookie’s Fortune’? That was Ruby Wilson.
The Department Of Homeland Security Seems To Have A Problem With The King Of Bollywood
“To detain one of India’s biggest celebrities would itself attract international headlines, but this, he said, was the third time that he had been held then released while traveling in the United States.”
When One Of Kanye West’s Collaborators Makes Remarks That Are ‘Racially Insensitive’
“Beecroft became known in the U.S. in the mid-1990s for staging performances that featured monochromatic arrangements of nude or barely clothed models in body paint who often glared at viewers with empty or defiant stares. About a decade ago, she left the art world and began collaborating with West — orchestrating his fashion spectacles, which are held in locations like New York’s Madison Square Garden arena.”
The Dance Impresario Who Tries To Make A Business Out Of Love
Sergei Danilian is nothing if not determined. He has long supported the work of Mr. Eifman, an expressive Russian choreographer who inspires strong feelings in audiences, love or hate and little in between. While Mr. Danilian’s taste can be questionable — recent iterations of “Kings,” which felt cheaply commercial, as well as many appearances by Mr. Eifman — he is driven by a love of dance.
How Sotheby’s Increased Its Profits In A Downturn
“Pictures at $70 million are good P.R., but the revenues are in the middle market,” he said, where sellers tend to pay full commissions and guarantees are nearly unheard of. “That’s the most lucrative way to do business.”
Depressing: Racist Fan-Bullying On Social Media Is Becoming Commonplace
“Online harassment has become a depressingly common workplace hazard for people of color in the public eye. The incident illuminates some strange similarities between the bands of internet trolls stalking the web and the legions of online fans seeking to stir up some drama.”
How Iván Fischer Became A Great (And Unconventional) Conductor
“The so-called great orchestras – the old, great orchestras – like to preserve certain musical values such as their sound. They think: ‘This is us, this is our trademark.’ Now a conductor comes and he has limited influence on the so-called great orchestra. So they attract conductors who love to wave their hands while not changing anything. Sometimes when you go to famous orchestras, you feel as if you are working with a prima donna singer who has her sound, and your only role is to be impressed by it. I would much rather go to an orchestra that is receptive to my ideas because I can then create something.”