Still a fugitive in the case of the 1977 drugging and rape of a 13-year-old girl (Polanski pled guilty and served 42 days, but fled the U.S. when told the judge was going to disregard his plea deal), the filmmaker said, “As you know, [victim] Samantha Geimer has been asking for over 30 years for this thing to end. But, I’m sorry the judges who dealt with it the last 40 years were corrupted, one covering for the other. So I don’t maybe one of them will [eventually] stop doing it.”
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Music, Dance, And Drama Can All Help People With Dementia: Study
“More than 200 residents at the [involved] care homes benefited from the study, which integrated creative workshops into its dementia care for a six-month trial period. All participating homes have since introduced the workshops to the list of activities full time. The benefits included a positive impact on mental health, improved self-esteem and self-confidence, as well as improved cognitive ability and memory recall from the musical activities.”
Louvre Bars ‘Sexually Explicit’ Architectural Sculpture From Tuileries Gardens
“The work by the Dutch art and design collective Atelier Van Lieshout, entitled Domestikator, was due to go on show later this month as part of the Hors les Murs public art programme organised by representatives of the Fiac contemporary art fair (19-22 October).” The director of the Louvre argues that “this work has a brutal aspect; it risks being misunderstood by visitors to the gardens,” and that it would have been near a playground.
The Second Brand-New Festival In A Month – This One For Alt-Classical And Jazz – Debuts In Philadelphia
About ten days after Opera Philadelphia’s successful O17 festival wrapped up, the October Revolution of Jazz and Contemporary Music begins, with artists ranging from John Luther Adams (with a piece for 24 horns), Claire Chase, and So Percussion to the Art Ensemble of Chicago, saxophonist Anthony Braxton, and the inimitable Sun Ra Arkestra.
Tom Paley, Pioneer Of American Folk Music Revival, Dead At 89
“Here, after all, was a man who had worked with those American folk legends Woody Guthrie and Lead Belly, had influenced Bob Dylan, and taught both Ry Cooder and Jerry Garcia. A passionate enthusiast for folk music and a performer with a wicked and often outrageous sense of humour, he continued to perform – and to record – for as long as he could. His final album, recorded with his son Ben, was released two years ago.”
Tom Petty, 66
“Mr. Petty and his band, the Heartbreakers, released their self-titled debut in 1976 and soon drew comparisons to the bluesy, guitar-heavy rock of the Rolling Stones and the Byrds. Their music was unabashedly sentimental, seeming to speak to striving, everyday Americans no less than the songs of fellow rocker Bruce Springsteen … The group toured seemingly nonstop for decades, leading boisterous shows as recently as last week.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 10.02.17
Contemporary Photography, Old Masters and Me
Everywhere you look in art fairs, galleries, and many museums, you’ll see contemporary photography – it’s often more interesting than other forms of contemporary art, at least to the public. A few years ago, however, I discovered … read more
>AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2017-10-02
How Might the Guggenheim Museum Have Dodged the Pit-Bull Onslaught?
The short answer to my headline is: by realizing in advance that works predicated upon artist-inflicted cruelty to animals are morally repugnant and have no place in a museum display … read more
AJBlog: CultureGrrl Published 2017-10-02
Can’t anyone here play this game? (second post)
Promised followup to my last post. About things badly done at the gala season opener of the National Symphony on September 24. Because there are so many fumbles when classical music is presented to the the world. We need to do better! … read more
AJBlog: Sandow Published 2017-10-02
Giller Prize Finalists Announced
The winner will be announced on Nov. 20 and receive $100,000 — the richest literary prize in Canada. This is the first year the Giller Prize will be awarded since the death of its founder, Jack Rabinovitch.
WESTAF Survey: Many States Have No Organizations Advocating For The Arts
“Nearly a third of the states had virtually no functioning general arts advocacy organization. An additional 15% had a barely functioning organization. That’s nearly half of all states with only minimal assets and resources to carry on the important work of arts advocacy – at the federal, state and local levels. This is a major issue for the field, and has been percolating for quite some time.”
Experts Can Be Wrong. Should We Listen To Them?
We should not confuse thinking for ourselves with thinking by ourselves. Taking expert opinion seriously is not passing the buck. No one can make up your mind for you, unless you make up your mind to let them.