“This is a new kind of cultural amenity, a new kind of institution—a hybrid gallery, media archive and library, and community center. It is an institution of and for the South Side—a repository for African American culture and history, a laboratory for the next generation of black artists and culture-interested people; a platform to showcase future leaders—be they painters, educators, scholars, or curators.”
Tag: 10.14.15
Subversive Graffiti Artists Punk “Homeland”
In the second episode of the fifth season, which aired in the US and Australia earlier this week, and will be shown in the UK on Sunday, lead character Carrie Mathison, played by Claire Danes, can be seen striding past a wall daubed with Arabic script reading: “Homeland is racist.”
What Does Music Mean To Us? New Research Says…
Older people are more interested in music as an intense, inner experience, while younger ones view it as a way of escaping bad moods and connecting with friends.
Is This A Real Photograph Of Billy The Kid?
A photo of the Western outlaw Billy the Kid, purchased for $2 at a junk shop, could sell for $5 million at auction, according to a rare coin dealer in California.
$300,000 Gish Prize Goes To Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks
The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize goes to “highly accomplished artists … who have pushed the boundaries of their art forms, contributed to social change and paved the way for the next generation.” Among previous winners are Bob Dylan, Frank Gehry, Ornette Coleman, Arthur Miller, Spike Lee, and Maya Lin.
Plácido Domingo Hospitalized For Gallbladder Surgery
“The 74-year-old tenor was in New York preparing for the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Tosca, which he was scheduled to conduct but not appear in. His spokeswoman said he was in the middle of a dress rehearsal yesterday when he experienced pain as well as vomiting and later went to the hospital.”
A New Chamber Music Competition With A $100,000 Prize
“Starting in May 2016, the M-Prize, as the competition will be called, will be the most lucrative chamber music competition in the field. Prizes will be awarded in junior and senior divisions in three categories devoted to traditional string and wind ensembles, and, in an unusual twist, an ‘open’ category to accommodate groups of mixed instrumentation or those employing technology, voice or improvisation.”
Yannick Nézet-Séguin Named Musical America’s Artist Of The Year
Joining the 40-year-old music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra as Musical America honorees are Tod Machover (composer of the year), violinist Jennifer Koh (instrumentalist of the year), and tenor Mark Padmore (vocalist of the year).
This Performance Left Blood On The Keyboard – Literally
Yefim Bronfman’s rendition of Bartók’s Third Piano Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra in Vienna Tuesday night was even more dramatic than usual.
We’ve Just Learned A *Lot* More About ‘Swan Lake’
“The 1877 original was staged in Moscow, and was by no means the fiasco that used to be supposed. After its Moscow premiere, it was revived there for six of the first seven years of its existence. Recent discoveries … at the old Bolshoi building there, give us a new wealth of detail about it.” For example, the “Black Swan pas de deux” was not intended for either Odette or Odile, and the storm scene is supposed to have a real whirlpool.