“It’s not about being a great actor. … It’s about studying craft, deriving a sense of strength from that craft, and feeling that you’ve grown in some way. If students get anything from this program that they can apply to any other aspect of their lives, that’s a huge success for us.”
Tag: 08.26.16
One British Politician Pledges Extra Money For The Arts (If He Gets Elected, Of Course)
“Speaking at world’s largest arts festival in the Scottish capital, Mr Corbyn said that under his leadership Labour will draw on the country’s ‘proud cultural heritage’ and give people from all sections of society the opportunity for their ‘creativity to flourish’.”
The Cleveland Orchestra Goes To The Heart Of The City For The Summer [AUDIO]
“The old model of service has sort of imperial, colonial overtones,” but the relationship they actually built was refreshing.
Taking Art World Sexism And Making It Into Art
“Language started creeping into her work after this episode, with ‘Censored’ drawings, explicit images over which Tompkins laid a grid, stamping ‘censored’ on the offending areas. ‘I censored my own pieces. I felt I could do it better than anyone,’ Tompkins told me. ‘It was in reality a way to stay sane. Being censored is a really nasty business.'”
The Things Musicians Carry
“Tunes, traditions, styles, perspectives — one might think of us as the carriers of a DNA that can both stubbornly endure and spontaneously mutate as we meet other musicians and enter new realms.”
The Love/Hate Relationship Authors Have With Their Own Books
“I am so excited when I begin a book. All of that possibility! All of that vision! Then the book hits me in the head with the work ahead of me.”
Is This The Year That Movies Stopped Mattering In Pop Culture?
“Nowadays there’s likely something way more exciting than the latest alleged blockbuster waiting for you on your phone, whether it’s a Frank Ocean record, a cornered Charmeleon, or some dank memes. And with social media providing us real-time updates of our passions and consumption, it’s become clear that, in 2016, people are less passionate about films than ever before.”
Top Execs Quit Bronx Museum Over International Plans
“They are especially worried about the museum’s involvement with two Cuban projects: a plan to create a replica of the José Martí sculpture near Central Park and an exchange of artworks with Havana.”
We Thought The Internet Would Liberate Us. Instead It Distracted Us From What Really Mattered
“By spreading a utopian view of technology, a view that defines progress as essentially technological, they’ve encouraged people to switch off their critical faculties and give Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and financiers free rein in remaking culture to fit their commercial interests.”
What Do Plain Old Museumgoers Think Of The Art They See? The Times Asked Them, And Here’s What They Said
“We tried to find out what goes on in the mind of the modern museumgoer, unscientifically, by staking out the Met Breuer and interviewing nearly 50 art gazers over the course of two months … they included students who said museums were like ‘eating your vegetables’ and romantics who cherish their lunch breaks, when they can hop in a cab to go steal a few quiet minutes in front of a beloved painting.”