“It’s hard to deny that in its quest for instant accessibility, contemporary art has lost something of the sense of purpose that it enjoyed when it was genuinely pushing at the boundaries of moral and social consensus. It is no surprise that art is so popular these days, when it is so easily consumed and digested.”
Tag: 10.05.13
Study: Reading Literary Fiction Helps Us Better Read People
“If the idea of plowing through a Pynchon feels a bit too much like work, here’s a piece of news that may inspire you: Doing so may help you better discern the beliefs, motivations, and emotions of those around you.”
Carnegie Hall And Stagehands’ Union Settle Contract Dispute
“The negotiations lasted more than a year and led to a strike that canceled Carnegie Hall’s planned opening night for the first time in the hall’s 122-year history. But after only two days, the dispute between Carnegie’s management and its stagehands was settled on Friday, and the hall announced that it was fully back in business.”
Washington Museums Doubly Hurt In Government Shutdown
“In short: The Smithsonian and other federally funded museums rely in significant part on private funding — but the shutdown inhibits their ability to raise even the private funds.”
A Big Public Art Fail
“The train itself was to be a moving kinetic light sculpture, additionally the ‘programming’ was designed to bring together widely known creative figures with local legends from each municipality drawing from art, music, food, literature and film.”
Why Obamacare Is Important To Artists
“All of these stories make clear is that the Affordable Care Act matters to artists-just as it matters to a lot of entrepreneurs-because it makes it easier to take chances and carve out the time that makes it possible to pursue an artistic career.”
University of Mississippi Investigating Anti-Gay Slurs At Play About Matthew Shepard’s Death
“Using hate-filled words to interrupt a play about anti-gay hate is a sad irony.”
Should This Elementary School Be Torn Down Because The Church Next To It Is Older, Prettier, And More Architecturally Pleasing?
“The building stands empty and unused, because a group of local residents and architectural experts, assisted by its lawyers, argues that it breaches acts of parliament. They would, ideally, like the new building to be demolished, and years of work and about £1m worth of construction to be binned.”
Bill Eppridge, 75, Who Captured On Film The Death Of RFK
“He photographed Latin American revolutions, the Woodstock music festival, the civil rights movement. After three civil rights workers were killed by the Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi in 1964, he and a reporter lived with the family of one of the victims, James Chaney, for a day or two.”
One Way To Profit from E-books (Hey, Big Publishers? Take Note)
“Success in digital publishing, say Endeavour’s founders, lies in volume (outsourcing editing and cover design, they publish eight titles a week and are hoping to reach 10 by Christmas) and flexibility with pricing.”