“There are 1,524 installations at this year’s Art Prize, which takes place in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and is billed as the world’s largest art prize. All the selections on the juror short lists are now in the running for a $20,000 prize, which will be awarded in each category at the ArtPrize Awards on October 4.”
Tag: 09.23.13
Will This Chinese City Be The Next Hollywood?
“China’s richest man plans to spend 50 billion yuan ($8.2 billion US) to build the country’s version of Hollywood in the northeastern city of Qingdao.”
Study: Romance Novel Readers Are More Sensitive
“People who read more fiction (or at least recognized the names of fiction writers) were more likely to pick the correct emotion than those who preferred non-fiction. But once the researchers took into account a series of factors, including age, gender, and the degree to which they embodied the personality dimension of openness (as determined in a separate survey), only the romance genre predicted this sort of sensitivity.”
Ten Traits Creative People Have In Common
“”Perhaps the most important quality, the one that is most consistently present in all creative individuals, is the ability to enjoy the process of creation for its own sake.”
Who’s Going To Be The Mistress Of American Theater This Season?
“What has fur, four legs and a leather collar? If you guessed a dog, you probably haven’t yet seen David Ives’s dark sex comedy Venus in Fur. But you should have plenty of chances, as the play is set to be the most-performed play in American theaters in the 2013-14 season, with 22 productions across the country.”
Imprisoned Pussy Riot Member Declares Hunger Strike
“A jailed member of Russia’s Pussy Riot punk band said she was starting a hunger strike on Monday to protest against ‘slave labor’ in her penal colony and said she had received a death threat from a senior prison official.”
Pussy Rioter Nadezhda Tolokonnikova: Why I’m On Hunger Strike
“I will not remain silent, resigned to watch as my fellow prisoners collapse under the strain of slavery-like conditions. I demand that the colony administration respect human rights; I demand that the Mordovia camp function in accordance with the law. I demand that we be treated like human beings, not slaves.”
Paying Attention Is A Skill, And Schools Should Teach It
“It has to be trained, and it has to be practiced. If we cater to short attention spans by offering materials that can be managed with short attention spans, the skill will not develop. … It is as if you complain to a personal trainer about your weak biceps and the trainer tells you not to lift heavy things.”
“Air Twyla” – Pacific Northwest Ballet Shows Off Its Work With A Prize Resident Choreographer
“The Pacific Northwest Ballet goes out of its way to make every season opener festive, but when the company opens its 40th season this year, it will be celebrating something very special: the culmination of a residency by choreographer Twyla Tharp – one of the most important choreographers working today.”
Netflix Emmy Win Puts It In A New Class
“The Emmy win could boost Netflix’s prestige in Hollywood as an outlet for high-quality original series and further encourage writers, producers and actors to consider Netflix projects at a time when competition for talent among TV networks is as fierce as ever.”