“Gran-lit” appears on the e-book scene.
Tag: 11.10.12
Making Movies Is Hard. Let’s Just Buy The Star Wars Brand, K?
“Movie studios are no longer in the movie or even the entertainment business at all. They are in the branding business, and Lucasfilm is one of the biggest brands. It is a brand that is so large it dwarfs any movie, TV show or video game.”
How Do We Evaluate War Art?
“There’s no reason to believe art shouldn’t be as much in the thrall of the horrors and heroism of war as Renoir was to his boating parties.”
Photographing The Cube (And Saving The Planet?)
“Long live the creepy crawlies, the bugs, the tiny wigglers and wrigglers, the minuscule parasites and nematodes, the mites and oribatids and all the myriad life forms that buzz, crawl and throb below our feet.” Or so photographer David Liittschwager wants us to think.
The Corcoran Galley Of Art Wants To Transform. Are We Ready For That?
In D.C., the Corcoran is searching for a new director; wants to sell its old digs and find new ones; and says it wants to change its relationship with the Corcoran College of Art and Design. What gives? And what will happen next?
Writing A Biography Always Feels Like An Affair (Even When It Doesn’t Lead to One)
“There’s flattery, seduction, and attempts to establish intimacy that you realize are a means to an end, but that if seen by others would be embarrassing and humiliating – to you.”
Donor Transforms Dance At The University of Southern California
“USC currently doesn’t have a dance school — or even a dance major. It does offer individual dance classes, such as ballroom, hip-hop, tango and tap, through its theater school. Kaufman’s donation will help develop all aspects of the new dance school, from designing a contemporary and classical dance curriculum to hiring faculty and constructing a brand-new building.”