“Paid internships, properly conceived and administered, could bring a diversity of region, class and race to an industry where the elevators are full of people who look alike, talk alike and think alike. Pie in the sky? Not at Atlantic Media.”
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Georges Lautner, 86, Popular French Filmmaker
“[His] illustrious career took off in the 1960s with the crime comedy Monsieur Gangster(Les tontons flingueurs) … His films were generally commercial hits in France” – and are still frequently shown on French television – “so outside the country he wasnt as well known as the [art-house] auteurs.”
Why Are Humans Compelled To Take Things Apart And Examine Them?
Philosopher Michael Stevens posits the existence of a magic black box that could answer any question about the future. Sooner or later, someone would almost certainly open up and take apart the box to figure out how it works – even if it meant the box never worked properly again. What’s behind that urge?
Bedlam Is The Right Name For This Theater Company
“Theater economics being what they are, actors have grown accustomed to doubling and even tripling up on roles when performing in large-cast plays. But decupling up: playing 10 roles? This is the task facing Eric Tucker on the nights when the Bedlam theater company performs George Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan.”
What’s Happening In American Contemporary Art? Crystal Bridges Embarks On A Scouting Tour
“They started with a list of more than 10,000 artists, they said, culled from recommendations from friends, curators, artists, peers and others; then they whittled it down to roughly 1,000 studio visits in each region of the country. About 100 to 125 of those artists — across mediums, including painting, sculpture, drawing, multimedia, performance and others — will be included in a fall 2014 exhibition at the museum.”
Gentrification Of New York, A Lament (Version 162)
“On the old dirty waterfront, Dubai on the Hudson is rising, which fills me with equal amounts of awe and revulsion. This is not a New York City I know or understand or could ever love. But I also see a possible bright side, a way that Dubai on the Hudson could revive the Manhattan I do love — by acting like a giant magnet to attract all the Hot Money.”
Frank Gehry: Pride Of Building
Urban pride through architecture: it’s not such a novel idea, he says. “If you live in Greece, you are proud of the Parthenon, if you live in New York you are proud of the Chrysler Building. Here in LA we have the ‘Hollywood’ sign.” This is delivered so drily that I almost think he means it, until he gives himself away with another laugh.
The Banff Center’s Audacious Plan To Become A Cultural Powerhouse
The “ambitious strategy includes radio stations, a TV channel, a publishing venture, more website offerings and eventually – 2017 sounds good, being Canada’s 150th anniversary – moving the performance spaces into downtown Banff, giving the Centre badly needed new venues, and the town a cultural injection and architectural facelift.”
What Are Graffiti Artists To Do As Their Canvases Disappear?
“Do we really think some landlord is going to give a damn about the culture of the working class? This was an art form invented by the children of the working class, not children with last names like Trump or Rockefeller.”
Is This A Pollock? Science And Art Don’t Agree
“Science has its limits. Paint or paper may help establish the date of a work, while hair and fibers can help pinpoint where it was made. A work’s provenance must also be verified. Still, connoisseurs — as well as most auction houses who rely on them — maintain that true authorship cannot be established without an expert evaluation.”