“Doig, whose paintings sell for millions of dollars, ‘absolutely did not paint the disputed work,’ U.S. District Judge Gary Feinerman said, adding that … the evidence shows another man with a similar name, Peter Edward Doige, a now-deceased carpenter who dabbled in painting, was the creator of the painting.”
Tag: 08.23.16
Hard-Won Grace: Four Looks At Indian Classical Dance
Specialists in four genres – Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Kathak, and Mohiniattam – offer demonstrations of their art. (videos)
Top Posts From AJBlogs 08.23.16
Why Aren’t We Driving Self-Driving Cars Yet? It’s All About The Culture
Driverless cars are here and they work and by all accounts they make driving safer than when humans are piloting. So why aren’t they already in showrooms? Not so fast. It’s not just about whether … read more
AJBlog: diacritical/Douglas McLennan Published 2016-08-23
Ten years after: The Fantasticks and me
From 2006: As for me, I’m the gray-headed drama critic of The Wall Street Journal and a resident of the Upper West Side of Manhattan, none of which I anticipated when I was sixteen. … read more
AJBlog: About Last Night Published 2016-08-23
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Rio Olympics TV Audience Way Down, Streaming Way Up (Sounds About Right)
“Nielsen data showed an 18% decline from the 31.1 million who watched the 2012 Games in London. But online streaming of live video on NBC’s apps reached 2.7 billion minutes, nearly double the amount for all previous Olympic Games.”
The ‘Sweeney Todd’-In-A-Pie-Shop Production Is Coming To The States
“The production, from the Tooting Arts Club, originated in 2014 at Harrington’s Pie and Mash Shop in London, where audience members sat at tables … and [later] transferred to a cocktail lounge in the West End.” In New York, they’ll be using an actual Off-Broadway theater, though they’ll reproduce a pie shop inside.
Another Dancer Joins The Pennsylvania Ballet Exodus
“‘It was a very easy decision,’ [Andrew] Daly said, surprising even himself, as he’d expected to dance for another 10 years. ‘I knew that if I stayed another year that I would’ve been emotionally completely destroyed.'”
Put 15 Musicians In An Active Volcano Crater For 10½ Hours, And Here’s What You Get
“The result was an immersive layering of experimental, otherworldly soundscapes, evocative one minute of Sun Ra, the next of Aphex Twin or Autechre. Glitch and drone melded with desert-blown free jazz. Mournful loops of electrified cello overlaid throbbing synthesizer, the music constantly spinning apart and reassembling into a whole.” (includes audio)
Writer Attacked And Harassed In His Home Village, Even As His Books Draw Acclaim In English Translation
“After undergoing a vicious attack by caste leaders in his home state of Tamil Nadu, his novel One Part Woman last month was the subject of a landmark court decision defending the right of artists to critically depict their own communities. Recent interest in [Perumal] Murugan’s work has exploded, with five novels coming out, translated into English from the original Tamil. But Mr. Murugan seems unsure of what kind of writer he will be now.”
What About The Money We Lose While You’re Fixing Our Home? Sydney Opera House’s Resident Companies Ask Government
“Opera Australia and the Australian Ballet have lashed out at the [New South Wales state] government for failing to provide any compensation for the arts companies being shut out of the Sydney Opera House while it undergoes renovations in 2017.”
Gay Violinist Pulls Out Of Festival In Russia
“[Keith] Pascoe was set to lead RTÉ’s Vanbrugh Quartet to the Russian-Irish festival in Moscow this December, but will not now be attending. … ‘Being gay myself I felt this the best way to highlight the pernicious laws that are in force now: a license for homophobic bullying in schools and a green light to gaybashers all over Russia,’ he said.”