“This is a cultural moment that is newly respectful of the individual experience, of the individual voice, of the individual truth. It is a moment that is grappling, belatedly, with the many flaws of mass media and monoculture; it is a moment that is respecting, finally, how varied people’s sense of the world can be. All of that involves, intimately, the words people choose to share that world with each other. In that landscape of fast-moving language, one person’s slur is another’s term of endearment. The regulatory body with the most authority to determine what will offend you is, in the end, you.”
Tag: 09.14.16
New African American Museum Is DC’s Best Architecture In A Generation
“The most impressive and ambitious public building to go up in Washington in a generation — if also the owner of a truly awkward acronym — the NMAAHC draws its considerable power from a willingness to embrace the nearly bottomless complexity of both its mission and its site.”
Motion Picture Association Slams USC Study About Impact Of Movie Tax Credits
Among other criticisms, the MPAA contends the study treats all state film production incentive programs the same and ignores how different sized incentive programs may have more or less impact.
Did Alec Baldwin’s Lawsuit Against Gallery Owner Reveal His Ignorance About How Art Works?
“It is not inconceivable that a clever lawyer may well manage to convince a jury of the validity of Baldwin’s case—but the action has made him a laughing stock in the art world, singling him out as a classic know-nothing celebrity art buyer.”
This Year’s National Medal Of Arts Honorees
Among the 24 honorees: musicians Wynton Marsalis and Santiago Jimenez; composer Philip Glass; actor Audra McDonald; and authors Sandra Cisneros, Ron Chernow, Rudolfo Anaya, and James McBride.
Research: Impact Of Museum Admission Fees On Who Comes And What They Do
Introducing an admissions fee does not affect the diversity of museum visitors, but can lead overall visitor numbers to fall, according to research released this week by the Association of Independent Museums (AIM).
Why Theater Artists In Taiwan Have To Avoid Politics, Even Though It’s A Democracy (Is The U.S. Headed This Way?)
Stan Lai, the country’s leading playwright-director: “The acute confrontational stance of the two opposing parties has created a fatigue and distaste toward politics in society in general, including the artistic community. … There is no space for objective and rational discourse. That is why artists in Taiwan today naturally gravitate away from dealing with political issues.”
U.S. House Passes Bill To Outlaw Ticket Bots
“The Better Online Ticket Sales Act, or BOTS Act, would make it illegal to circumvent the security rules of an online ticketing Web site in order to buy tickets. The bill passed the House of Representatives in a voice vote Monday, and it’s now being considered by the Senate.”
Fort Worth Symphony Cancels More Concerts As Strike Continues
“Although performances with the Texas Ballet Theater this weekend in Dallas will go on as scheduled, thanks to an arrangement made with the striking musicians, symphony management said it is canceling” concerts on Sept. 24 and 25.
Buffalo Philharmonic Considers Branding Overhaul
“On the eve of a new season, which starts on Sept. 17, the orchestra is polling its subscribers, supporters and community leaders, among others, as it considers rebranding itself and creating a new logo. … Survey questions include the frequency that people attend BPO concerts and whether it is for the traditional classics series or its Pops or Rock shows.”