“To protect themselves in future, artists and dealers may have to look to a technological solution, especially if the art is a physical artifact. One possibility is genomic watermarking embedded in the painting, sculpture, print or installation.”
Tag: 08.24.16
Using Improv To Train Doctors
“While physician-patient encounters may be structured, every interaction is, to some extent, improvised. … Medical schools are increasingly adapting improv tools to enhance patient interviewing, simulate difficult conversations, and facilitate learning in medical teams.”
Studies Say Liberals Are More Open Than Conservatives. But Are They More Tolerant?
“We know that people scoring higher in openness tend to endorse more liberal and unconventional values, and so the evident tolerance of people high in openness might actually just be tolerance for people who share their own values. Alternatively, the evident prejudice of people low in openness might actually be prejudice towards people who do not share those values. That is, openness might be bounded by the conventionality of the social groups.”
The Book That Changed The Way The World Sees Los Angeles
“Ever since publication, it has shown up on lists of great books about modern cities – even those drawn up by people who consider Los Angeles anything but a great American city. Somehow, this book that drew so much of its initial publicity with shock value (“In Praise (!) of Los Angeles”, sneered the New York Times review’s headline) has kept its relevance through the decades, such that newly arrived Angelenos still read it to orient themselves.”
Head Of Philadelphia Theatre Company Steps Down After 35 Years
“Sara Garonzik, who has helmed the Philadelphia Theatre Company from its tentative days as a professional troupe in 1982 to its status as a well-regarded and highly visible anchor for the Avenue of the Arts, has decided to step down from her post as executive producing director.”
Are US Nonprofits Dependent On Staffers’ Unpaid Overtime Work?
“[There’s] a gap between the values that many nonprofits hold and the way they treat their own staffs. There’s no doubt that nonprofits today face serious financial difficulties and constraints, but do they have no choice but to demand long, unpaid hours of their employees? … The answers have a lot to do with how nonprofits survive in an economy that’s geared primarily toward profit.”
So, Just How Poorly Paid Are Junior Curators At The Tate?
“In mid-August, [the museum] posted three job listings for assistant curator positions at Tate Britain and Tate Modern with starting annual salaries of £24,360 (~$32,200). The average monthly rent in London, £1,561 (~$2,065), will gobble up all but £5,628 (~$7,450) – or 23% – of that.”
‘Welcome To The Era Of Empathy TV’: Reality Shows Are Getting Way Less Mean
“[Things are now] an extremely far cry from the old days of The Voice‘s ideological predecessor, American Idol.” (Remember Simon Cowell’s insults?) “What The Voice is similar to, though, … is The Great British Baking Show, whose judges offer encouragement to their contestants even, and especially, when they fail. … And Project Runway and Dancing with the Stars and America’s Next Top Model and The Biggest Loser and RuPaul’s Drag Race – competition-based reality shows that, episode by episode, opt for supportiveness over sadism.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 08.24.16
Is Naked Trump Bad Satire? (And Do We Care?)
In this week’s AJ highlights I included some of the stories we found about the naked Donald Trump statues that appeared in five American cities last week. One reader was unhappy: “Vile & disgusting. This … read more
AJBlog: diacritical/Douglas McLennan Published 2016-08-24
Boiling Pot In Chicago: “America After the Fall”
Think about American art in the 1930s. Does anything come to mind? Maybe the Regionalism of Thomas Hart Benton and Grant Wood. But there was so much more to the decade than that. … read more
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2016-08-24
About that Italian €500
The Italian government has announced that it will give all eighteen-year olds, on their birthday, a €500 voucher to spend on books, film, music or theatre. … I think cultural vouchers are an interesting idea … [but] I can’t cheer this policy, … read more
AJBlog: For What It’s Worth Published 2016-08-23
Recent Listening: Steve Lugerner On Jackie McLean
Steven Lugerner, Jacknife: The Music Of Jackie McLean (Primary Records) After his studies at The New School in New York ended a couple of years ago, alto saxophonist Steven Lugerner returned home to … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2016-08-24
Another Do-It-Yourselfer
Thanks to an unencumbered and rather inspired summer, I am more than halfway through an evening-length collection of pieces for three microtonally retuned Disklaviers. I’m calling it Hyperchromatica, because … read more
AJBlog: PostClassic Published 2016-08-24
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How A Novelist Made Peace With Criticism: Curtis Sittenfield On Being Reviewee And Reviewer
“I’m aware more than I was before I had books published that any review is a bit arbitrary – it’s not really, say, The New York Times that’s authoritatively weighing in on the quality of a book, though it seems this way to the public. It’s actually one reviewer weighing in (maybe a daily reviewer like you, but maybe a random novelist like me who reviews one or two books a year), and all of us as individuals have quirky, subjective taste.”