The votes are in: Meleko Mokgosi, a 30-year-old painter who was born and raised in Botswana and is now based in Los Angeles, has become the first recipient of the Hammer Museum’s Mohn Award,” whose winner is “[c]hosen through an unusual combination of jury selection and popular vote.”
Tag: 08.16.12
Romney’s Threat To Cut Arts Funding Is Just Another Yawner
“Talking about cutting arts funding is a diversionary tactic, both in terms of the amount of money that would actually be saved by doing so, and in terms of a philosophical discussion about what the proper funding of government is.”
Why Is The Return Trip Always Faster?
Because subjectivity. (And memory.)
Frank Langella’s Unlikely, And Uneven, Career
“Frank Langella’s career has not been an upward trajectory of success — and he likes it that way. He’s had memorable roles on stage and screen, and times when he couldn’t find work, or even an agent.”
Mislabeled Picasso Pops Back Into View In Indiana
Because the cataloguer misunderstood a French word, the glass work stayed in storage for decades. Now the Evansville Museum hopes to cash in on its find.
(Some) Music Magazine Sales Dropping Off A Cliff
How long can music magazines in Britain last? The last six months make the outlook grim for some of the biggest names in the industry.
Teaching Ballet In Burma
What do former ballet dancers do when they travel abraod? Teach dance to kids, of course.
The Birth Of Pussy Riot
“But make no mistake; the impact of the ‘Punk Prayer’ on public opinion was not the chance result of a post-adolescent prank. At least two of the three defendants have emerged from a scene of young conceptual artists that have been engaged in political activism for years. They knew exactly where to hit so that it hurt most.”
Behind The Balaclavas: Who Are The Women Of Pussy Riot?
“[The] three members [of the punk rock collective] who were jailed in March following a guerrilla performance denouncing President Vladimir Putin in Moscow’s main cathedral have unwillingly emerged as vivid – and very different – characters.
New Street Mural In Boston Inspires Anti-Arab Slurs, Which Inspire Debate
The twin Brazilian street artists Os Gêmeos painted The Giant of Boston, a 70-by-70-foot mural showing a boy wearing brightly patterned pajamas and a red shirt wrapped around his head and face. Soon, on the Facebook page of the local Fox TV affiliate, some commenters described the image as depicting a “terrorist”, “towel head”, and “Mooselim protected by Obama!”