The private museum owned and operated by Mitchell and Emily Wei Rales opened to the public on Oct. 4, and in many ways it is an excellent example of a private museum. So what’s wrong? There is one problem that can be fixed – and maybe a fix is already in the works.
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Monday Recommendation: John Scofield Quartet
John Scofield, Combo 66 (Verve)
“I Can’t Dance,” guitarist Scofield proclaims by way of his new album’s opening track. It may be the rare listener, however, who won’t be moved by his quartet’s rhythmic blandishments.
Do You Recall Matthew Shepard?
None of us can control how we’re remembered, though we may try to live in ways that minimize the dancing on our graves. Yet a special place should be made for those who are memorialized not for how they lived, but how they died. Their daily voices, their quirks and smiles, their plain ambitions and ordinary loves risk being overwhelmed by the drama of their end.
A Study To Measure The Impact Of Arts Education
The Policy Institute at King’s College London will study the effect of the creative education programme on students’ development, examining how arts education can help young people overcome challenging circumstances. By measuring the effect of the programme on the students’ personal and academic development, the institute aims to generate valuable evidence that provides a “greater understanding of effective ways to engage with young people”.
Report: High Burnout Rate Among Arts Leaders
The report on cultural leadership, authored by independent consultant Sue Hoyle and researchers at Kings College London (KCL), says that burnout is a serious health concern which affects cognitive functions such as creativity, problem solving and memory.
Columbus Day As A Culture War
Columbus Day, named for the Italian explorer who sailed to the Americas on behalf of Spain more than 500 years ago, has become a painful reminder of the oppression endured by native peoples. At the same time, the holiday remains an important part of Italian-American heritage, and for many, it is one worth keeping.
Banksy’s Big Joke
The ever-elusive, ever-inventive Banksy has once again made a fool of the art world, and captivated millions. But has the joke itself slightly self-destructed? Banksy’s remotely shredded “Girl With Balloon” was meant to poke fun at the excesses of the auction market. Yet thanks to the huge amount of publicity generated by this ingenious prank, his prices look set to soar even higher.
Sydney Opera House To Have Ads Projected On Its Sails
A new front in Australia’s culture wars has opened following NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s decision to order the management of Sydney Opera House to light up the sails with a promotion for next weekend’s $13 million Everest horse race.
Ads On The Sydney Opera House? It Corrupts A Public Monument
“I find it extraordinary that the state politicians on both sides have somehow decided that this is in the interests of Sydney, New South Wales or Australia to corrupt the way the Opera House works, to corrupt art integrity of the building and to be able to use it in any way a politician wants,” Michael Lynch told ABC radio on Monday. Lynch ran the Opera House from 1998 to 2002.
The Gutenberg Bible Was An Information Revolution That Changed The World
The first printed Old and New Testaments, reproduced in this new Taschen facsimile edition in two folio volumes, marked a cultural turning point, which was to shape religious controversies and political crises and conflicts throughout the following centuries. The production was technically complex and required an extraordinary amount of careful labour, which included setting 42 lines of text per page, consuming 2,500 bits of type, drawn from a font of 300 distinctive pieces.