“As 2014 winds down, the Barnes has no permanent director. There’s no permanent chief curator. The spotlight is hot and unblinking. So how’s it going after 2½ years?” Rather well, it seems – for several reasons.
Tag: 11.25.14
Top Posts From AJBlogs 11.25.14
Ani DiFranco and New Orleans Jazz
AJBlog: CultureCrash Published 2014-11-25
Once Upon a Time, Ginsberg Kept City Lights Humming
AJBlog: Straight|Up Published 2014-11-25
Lookback: Hitler, the murder artist
AJBlog: About Last Night Published 2014-11-25
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Judge Denies NY City Opera An Extension For Bankruptcy Reorganization
“The ramped up pressure on City Opera came from Gene Kaufman, an architect and businessman who has been angling to buy the company’s assets, which consist primarily of a $5 million endowment, currently controlled by the State Attorney General. Kaufman argues that the company has been stalling and has failed to “pull the trigger” on a sale proposal.”
Study: Children Are Watching Half As Much TV As Adults
“Ofcom’s Children’s Digital Day research shows that children aged 11 to 15 are watching one hour and 32 minutes of live TV per day. Adults watch two hours and 58 minutes per day, the survey revealed.”
A New National Newspaper Starts Up In UK (And People Are Buying It!)
“Richard Walker, editor of The National, said the first day’s 60,000 print run was a sell-out, and digital subscribers were joining up on Sunday at the rate of 20 a minute.”
Broadway Box Office Up, But New Musicals Fail To Connect With Audiences So Far
“Over all, Broadway musicals and plays grossed $26.7 million last week, compared to $23.4 million for the same week last season. Attendance was 262,452 for 36 productions, compared to 233,393 for 32 productions last year.”
Alex Poots Named To Lead NYC’s New Culture Shed (So What Is Culture Shed?)
“The center plans to commission, program and present innovative work from around the world, across the arts and the creative industries, including film, fashion, video, performing arts, culinary arts, music and publishing. It is expected to become the new home of Fashion Week and a possible anchor for the Tribeca Film Festival.”
How Has “Star Wars” Made $37 Billion??
“The Star Wars universe now comprises a vast array of products, from movies and TV shows to videogames and toys. But it all started with one movie, Star Wars (later Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope), whose modest $11 million budget was less than the average studio comedy at the time.”
That Henry Mancini Sound: Here’s Where It Came From
“From the “Pink Panther” and “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” to “Gunn” and “Charade,” Mancini’s film scores went beyond background music. They expressed a new American modernism that embraced simplicity, sleekness and space. Free of heavy classical motifs found in many earlier film scores, Mancini’s music was streamlined for sensuality, with many of his soundtracks becoming more memorable than the films’ actors and plots.”
A History Of Highbrow Versus Lowbrow
“The antagonisms between highbrow and lowbrow aren’t new, and have arguably even diminished somewhat in comparison with the Astor Place riot. Highbrow has long sneered at lowbrow, and lowbrow has long sneered right back. What’s different is not the conflict, but the fact that the antagonism occurs in a landscape where highbrow and lowbrow have split into more clearly defined camps.”