Or even being better? “Something is happening, a subtle rearrangement of the medium’s DNA that better represents both who we are now, collectively and variously, and where we are hopefully headed. The popular arts have always been a harbinger and an agent of change, positing the world that the world grows into.”
Tag: 12.11.15
Netflix Is A TV Network For Real, So Now What?
“Next year’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon sequel, along with the news that Netflix will invest in a new film from Snowpiercer director Bong Joon-ho, signals that the streaming service isn’t simply competing in the series categories at the Emmys and Golden Globes—it’s going after HBO’s TV-movie territory and has the Oscars in its sights.”
Surrealist Unica Zürn’s Terrifying, Hallucinatory Life
“Zürn’s vision as an artist could not have been more pronounced, definitive, a product of great will under duress.”
The Boy Who Quit Football For Ballet
“‘Try it. Just try it,’ he said. ‘I thought I would never like it, but I’d venture a guess it’s even harder than football. With football, there’s a limit to what you can do. But when you’re dancing, you really have no limit. Because you can get better and better and better.'”
Real Talk From Viola Davis And Edie Falco
Davis: “I stumbled onto the best profession to heal my childhood. The only one that lets you release and express whatever is ugly and messy and beautiful about your life. We’re in the business of creating human beings. The more we spew, and the more honestly we do it, the better. Try that on Wall Street. It’s why they throw all the kids with bad behavior into drama. We don’t care how screwed up you are. We actors love it.”
Libraries Like This One In Toronto Are Vinyl Goldmines
“For the eighth straight year since Nielsen began tracking music sales in 1991, more vinyl albums were sold than in any previous year. What’s even more interesting than the steady vinyl growth is that young consumers might be the strongest demographic.”
Is Facebook (Or Instagram) Censoring Your Photos Of Nude Art? Report ‘Em
“The social media site has deleted pics of artworks by people like Kate Durbin and Erika Ordosgoitto. It has blocked users like Frédéric Durand-Baïssas for sharing paintings including Gustave Courbet’s ‘L’Origine du Monde.’ And though some people have protested by creating Facebook groups like Artists Against Art Censorship, recording every instance of censorship — let alone fighting back — is next to impossible.”
How One Ailey Dancer Spends A Normal Day ‘Off’
“Though it is rare for dancers to perform into their 40s, Ms. Boykin said, ‘We’re not dancing late, we’re dancing just right.'”
A Former Field Museum Employee Is Accused Of Stealing $900,000
“The woman would issue temporary membership cards to people who bought memberships as they entered the museum, DeThorne said, and then not turn in the cash. ‘She would get cash, make a temporary ID card and not enter (the cash) into the file,’ he said.”
Banksy Has Had It With Anti-Immigration Rhetoric
“In the city of Calais he created a parody version of Théodore Géricault’s painting ‘The Raft of the Medusa.’ Banksy’s version shows immigrants crowded onto a raft, reaching out to a passing cruise ship.”