“There is much to celebrate: South Broad Street has showcased some of the region’s – and the nation’s – finest artistic enterprises, and has helped the city achieve wide recognition as a cultural center. … But the Avenue also has faced well-documented problems – some financial, some managerial, some related to large societal and cultural trends.”
Tag: 10.27.13
Writers Who Hate Twitter? That’s Just Silly
“If there is a problem in literary fiction, it may be that some of our best writers have missed out on one of the most exciting and transformative moments in American letters. Social media is primarily text-based; it propels people to write more than they have in decades – centuries, perhaps – and it is complex, fluid and resistant to simple conclusions. No wonder so many writers love it.”
Could New York City Opera Find New Life In The Burbs?
“In one scenario, the new company would rehearse and perform about 30 miles north of New York City at Purchase College, State University of New York.” During the 1980s, the school was the scene of the well-regarded Pepsico Summerfare festival, where Peter Sellars staged his famous reimagining of the Mozart-daPonte trilogy.
Not Everyone In Russia Is Happy With An Exhibit Of 40 Years Of Sylvester Stallone’s Art
They “see it as something of an outrage that a hobbying painter – particularly one whose most famous films have been described as outright anti-Soviet propaganda – could be given pride of place in one of Russia’s most prestigious museums.”
Science Fictiony Predictions Of The Day: You’ll Be Controlling Music Recordings With Gestures, And More
“Music will be mixed to create full 3D immersion over headphones long before 2050.”
Netflix May Make An End-Run Around Theatres For Big Movie Releases
The company’s chief content officer: “The reason why we may enter this space and try to release some big movies ourselves this way is because I’m concerned that as theater owners try to strangle innovation and distribution, not only are they going to kill theaters, they might kill movies.”
Yes, Let’s Find The Deeper Meaning Of Spooky Stories Told ‘Round The Campfire
“There’s a lot of, I think, social and even moral messages that can come from ghost stories.”
Banksy: Still In N.Y., & Hates The One World Trade Center A Lot
“That building is a disaster. Well no, disasters are interesting. One World Trade centre is a non-event. It’s vanilla. It looks like something they would build in Canada.”
For Big Investors, Trading Art Can Be Another Tax Dodge
“The best return on a massive art collection comes via charitable donations to museums or foundations. But art is also one of the few assets where one can exchange a work for different works to defer taxes.”
Lou Reed, 71, Leader Of The Velvet Underground And Rock Legend
“As a restlessly inventive solo artist, from the Seventies into the 2010s, he was chameleonic, thorny and unpredictable, challenging his fans at every turn.”