“While the issue of producing evidence of the impact is complex and much debated, researchers and practitioners have focussed energies on collecting information that gives a convincing picture of the relationship between good quality arts and cultural activity and outcomes for older people, in terms of quality of life, better health and wellbeing.”
Tag: 09.10.15
Isamu Noguchi Left A Lot Of Work Behind In Japan – What’s Going To Happen To It?
Making a museum of the Japanese sculptor’s old studio on the island of Shikoku has proven to be a long, complicated matter, with challenging issues concerning the ownership of the artwork, the buildings and the land on which they sit.
Turning Combines Into Sculptures And Printmaking With Rhubarb Stalks: Minnesota Leads The Way In Rural Arts
“While some of the initiatives currently underway may benefit cultural tourism, most of the efforts seem to be based on an understanding of the intrinsic value of the arts in the life of any community and the sense of belonging that anchors people to a place.”
New York In The ’70s Was A Total Mess – Why Is The Culture Suddenly Acting Nostalgic For It?
“Recently there’s been, in TV and film and certainly in books, an intense yearning for a specific five-year period in New York City, those years between the blackout in 1977, and 1982, when AIDS was finally named by the Centers for Disease Control. … Collectively, these works express a craving for the city that, while at its worst, was also more democratic: a place and a time in which, rich or poor, you were stuck together in the misery (and the freedom) of the place, where not even money could insulate you.”
This Year’s Giller Prize List: Some Awfully Pleasant Surprises
“The 12 books they’ve chosen comprise the most intriguing and wonderfully unexpected list in the prize’s 22-year-history, an enticing mix of established names and emerging talent, and clear affirmation for the work being done by this country’s independent publishers.”
Remembering The Boozy, Wild Beginnings Of The Toronto Film Festival
“The first was a success, but not the way I thought it would be: It was a very duct-taped situation. Before this, Toronto was a dull black-and-white town. You went out to the opera, had a glass of punch, then went home. But we were partying as hard as we could into the small hours of the morning. We brought out the rock-and-roll side of Toronto.”
Is Political Correctness Cutting Off Necessary Debate?
“Argument and debate, however heated, outrageous, offensive, hurtful and, profane is the price we pay for the privilege of speaking freely. We are currently going through a period where speech is being severely restricted and goalposts of tolerance are moving closer to allegedly protect people from discomfort of any kind.”
When The Art Is Sarcastic…
“If you love art, you must be glad that thousands of people are supporting it by going to “Dismaland.” If you love cultural expression generally, you must be glad millions of people are participating in it on the Internet. But when you see bad expression praised as good — when your Facebook friends share a sarcastic news report, or a millionaire street artist puts mouse ears on an actress and tells her to frown — you must also feel some injustice has been done.”
This Dancing Robot Just Applied For A SAG Actors’ Union Card
ABB’s IRB 2400, is taking steps to prevent unjust treatment of other bots by filing for membership in the Screen Actors Guild after appearing in Tuesday’s episode of America’s Got Talent.
Unusual Fight Over Long-Dead Author’s Property
“Pascal Dufour, a lawyer whose family business goes back five generations, is being prosecuted for trying to sell the original manuscript of one of France’s best-known books, the Memoirs from Beyond the Tomb by Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand (1768-1848).”