“Pieces of twisted metal and scrap wood left behind by a massive tornado that tore through Joplin, Mo., are now sitting in a gallery in Kansas City. The sculptures and paintings from the wreckage are to be sold at auction Saturday.”
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Ken Loach As You’ve Never Seen The Filmmaker Before
“London audiences have a rare opportunity this week – to attend the first public screening of a film that so incensed its funders they wanted it incinerated.” Loach talks about the 1969 film – and the controversial work he’s created since then.
Budget Cuts Hitting Hard? Quick, Hire Some Consultants
When the Tate galleries’ budget got slashed by £750,000, the director called in two external consultants for help. But some Tate staffers don’t like anything about their advice. “We call it neurofascism. It’s just a load of Californian psychobabble.”
Clawing Its Way Up, With A Little Help From No. 1’s Problems
Texas theatre isn’t just about Houston and the Alley anymore. Instead, everyone’s talking about the Dallas Theater Company. “‘I don’t feel like the ugly stepsister to Cinderella anymore,’ said Kevin Moriarty, the company’s artistic director.”
June Wayne, 93, Who Revived Printmaking In The U.S.
June Wayne, who died Tuesday at the age of 93, took on a quixotic task: Reviving lithography and printmaking in the aftermath of Abstract Expressionism. And she succeeded.
Can Novels Do Justice to 9/11? Defining A Decade
Despite works such as Jonathan Safran Foer’s Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, the decade since 9/11 might not have captured the decade. “The novel which comes to define the 9/11 era may have nothing to do with the event itself – at least in terms of plot.”
Not Just An Afterthought: Creative Arts Emmys At The Center Of Meaning
“If you strip away the art that the folks in the Creative Arts part of the Emmy world are responsible for, those programs would be pretty naked as an art form.”
I Hate Novels – Don’t You?
“Every time I finish the Big Important Issue Novel of the Month I lurch to the non-fiction shelves like a lost Bedouin who’s spotted an oasis.”