Mark Shenton considers both an Edinburgh Fringe show “in which three comedians use a device of talking out of their arses (literally) to quote from some of the negative reviews they’ve received” and the directors of L.A. theatres who publicly protested when critics in the city were laid off.
Tag: 08.23.17
Looking For A Book That Explains The United States? Here Are Three For Each State To Get You Started
Hey, it’s the end of the summer, and people are traveling (if they’re not already back in school): “Whenever I’m visiting a new place, and particularly if I’m going to spend a good deal of time there, I like to find my way in with a book—either a book about the history of the area or one that’s simply set there, so that I can get a feel for its rhythms, the cadences and locations that will soon become familiar to me. That is, I’m looking for a kind of recognition. A reference point, if you will.”
Hotel Chain To Run John Cage’s Music On 24-Hour Loop
“On what would have been his 105th birthday, [a] national hotel chain is partnering with the John Cage Trust in what the hotel describes as a ‘listening event’ curated by Mode Records called ‘Untouchable Numbers.’ For 24 hours, Ace Hotel locations across the country … will fill their spaces with music by the late American composer.”
Yes, It IS Possible To Build New Ballet Audiences In 2017
Boston Ballet, Ballet Austin, and Colorado Ballet have all done it, and Ashley Rivers gives a look at the strategies they’ve used.
Some Artists Are Abandoning Dealers And Selling Directly To Collectors
“A number of emerging artists are … bypassing their dealers in a quest for a greater share of the earnings, a need for quick pocket-change, or the desire to test their e-commerce earning potential. These artists often position their sales as a critique of how the art market functions; taken together, they suggest a growing dissatisfaction with the traditional gallery sales model.”
The Industries Whose Money Drives The Art Market In The 2010s
“Artsy analyzed two sample cohorts of the world’s top collectors to see how the industry make-up behind the most elite collectors has changed over the last two decades. The big takeaways? Finance is in, really in. ‘Other’ – a designation we used for lawyers, doctors, architects, and individuals who didn’t fit into the most highly represented categories – is out.”
Mark Merlis, Whose Fiction Explored Gay Male Life In 20th-Century America, Dead At 67
“With [American Studies] and the three [books] that followed, Mr. Merlis was widely praised for the sensitivity with which he addressed such themes as the corrosive effect of shame and the intersecting paths of past and present.” His An Arrow’s Flight was voted by the LGBT industry organization Publishing Triangle as one of the best gay novels of all time.
Stress Of Being “Authentic” Weighs On YouTube Stars
“Some 20-somethings are making millions by playing video games or dispensing beauty tips online. But the pressure of having to endlessly produce original content that makes them look accessible, transparent and authentic has proved too much for some people.”
Acrostics As Subversive Protest
It’s a trick that’s been tried twice in recent days. First members of the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities spelled out “RESIST” with the first letter of each paragraph in their joint resignation letter. Then Daniel Kammen, formerly the science envoy at the State Department, resigned in a letter that contained the acrostic “IMPEACH.”
Hundreds Rally In Moscow To Protest Detention Of Leading Theatre Director
For four years Kirill Serebrennikov’s Gogol Center has played an important role in Moscow’s cultural life. It was funded by the state but it was Serebrennikov, the theater’s artistic director, who managed this unique venue that provided a platform for political thought and that many fans called “a new place of power.”