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Archives for January 2014

Today’s Top AJBlog Posts 01.31.14

AJBlogs Posted: January 31, 2014 10:53 pm

Curiouser and curiouser
Source: The Artful Manager | Published on 2014-01-31

Finland is selling a Sibelius house. Interested?
Source: Slipped Disc | Published on 2014-01-31

The Cost of Poor Care: Multi-millions
Source: Real Clear Arts | Published on 2014-01-31

Looking Back, Dancing Now
Source: Dancebeat | Published on 2014-01-31

Week in Review: Obama on Art vs Factories, and More
Source: CultureCrash | Published on 2014-01-31

AJBlogs

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When Directors Go Too Far (Just How Much Can You Change In A Script?)

THEATRE Posted: January 31, 2014 5:40 am

“The script of a play is not a finished product: It’s a set of instructions. A play is not a play until it’s performed, and unless it’s a one-person play that is acted, directed and designed by the author, many other people will be deeply involved in the complicated process that leads to its performance.”

THEATRE Published: 01.30.14

Read the story in The Wall Street Journal Published: 01.30.14

Minnesota Orchestra Expected To name New Board Chairman Today

MUSIC Posted: January 31, 2014 5:34 am

Gordon Sprenger, retired CEO of Allina Health Systems, was described by one source as “a healer.” He will need that quality as he tries to unite an organization that has been torn by a labor dispute that resulted in bitterness on all sides.

MUSIC Published: 01.31.14

Read the story in The Star-Tribune (Mpls) Published: 01.31.14

Wales’ Most Prominent Performing Arts Centers In Danger Of Closing Over Funding Cuts

ISSUES Posted: January 31, 2014 5:29 am

Two of Wales’ best-known cultural venues – St David’s Hall and the New Theatre – are under threat as part of a huge cuts programme proposed by Cardiff council.

ISSUES Published: 01.31.14

Read the story in Wales Online Published: 01.31.14

Stung By Criticism, Hammer Museum Increases Art Prize Award

VISUAL Posted: January 31, 2014 5:26 am

When the Hammer Museum unveiled its “Made in LA” biennial two years ago, the decision to award $100,000 to one artist through a combination of jury selection and online voting became an unlikely lightning rod for criticism.

VISUAL Published: 01/30/14

Read the story in The Art Newspaper Published: 01/30/14

How Big Data Is Finding Meaning In Meaningless Data

IDEAS Posted: January 31, 2014 5:14 am

“While traditional data analysis tends to focus on data that has intrinsic, meaningful value, Big Data allows us to aggregate otherwise meaningless data and find insight in the group. By way of analogy, it probably won’t tell us much to observe the individual meanderings of an ant, but when observing the colony together, patterns emerge.”

IDEAS Published: 01.30.14

Read the story in ReadWriteWeb Published: 01.30.14

President Obama Uses Art History As A Punchline For A Joke

ISSUES Posted: January 31, 2014 5:11 am

So called “high culture” hasn’t fared well under this president who, like so many politicians, seems reflexively afraid of being associated with anything that might be seen as elitist.

ISSUES Published: 01.30.14

Read the story in Washington Post Published: 01.30.14

Clay Shirky: The End Of The Golden Age Of America’s Universities

ISSUES Posted: January 31, 2014 4:50 am

“The biggest threat those of us working in colleges and universities face isn’t video lectures or online tests. It’s the fact that we live in institutions perfectly adapted to an environment that no longer exists.”

ISSUES Published: 01.29.14

Read the story in Clay Shirky Published: 01.29.14

Report: Visual Art Professionals Are Confused About Fair Use And Copyright Laws

VISUAL Posted: January 31, 2014 4:42 am

“In addition to a lack of clarity of about what is fair use — the section of copyright law allowing for non-licensed use of copyrighted material for commentary and other “transformative” purposes — arts professionals fear the costs, in time and dollars, of seeking out permission for licensed use, the report says.”

VISUAL Published: 01.30.14

Read the story in InsideHigherEd Published: 01.30.14

Ukraine’s Filmmakers Are Shaping How The World Is Seeing The Country’s Political Crisis

MEDIA Posted: January 31, 2014 4:32 am

“As Ukraine’s crisis enters its third month since President Yanukovych’s abrupt decision to walk away from a deal for closer trade and political links with the European Union in favor of closer ties with Russia, social media activists and local filmmakers are playing a key role in alerting the world to the country’s plight.”

MEDIA Published: 01.31.14

Read the story in Hollywood Reporter Published: 01.31.14

Here’s The Almost $2 Billion Worth Of Art Bought And Taken Out Of The UK Last Year

VISUAL Posted: January 31, 2014 4:27 am

“A treasure trove of more than £1.7bn-worth of old masters paintings, Greek, Roman and Egyptian antiquities, ancient weapons and prehistoric archaeological items were allowed to be sold overseas in the year to May 2013, according to official statistics issued by the government.”

VISUAL Published: 01.31.14

Read the story in The Guardian (UK) Published: 01.31.14

A Reporter Tracks Down Owners Of A Painting Looted By The Nazis (Here’s How)

VISUAL Posted: January 31, 2014 4:21 am

“Critics complain that the effort to find heirs has been sluggish and inefficient, despite increased online genealogy resources and the rise of social media. So I decided to see if I could trace the ownership of any of the works.”

VISUAL Published: 01.31.14

Read the story in The New York Times Published: 01.31.14

What Happened To The Biopic?

MEDIA Posted: January 31, 2014 4:08 am

“Biopics used to be a mix of entertainment, education, and guilt-free voyeurism—a peek behind the curtain at people who touched our lives in some way. Now, they’re a contradictory mix of hagiography and revisionism, lionizing their subjects while somehow managing to diminish them in comparison to the products of their imaginations.”

MEDIA Published: 01.31.14

Read the story in Wired Published: 01.31.14

As Hollywood Goes All-Digital Some Neighborhood Movie Theatres Fade To Black

MEDIA Posted: January 31, 2014 3:09 am

“The National Association of Theatre Owners says of the nation’s 40,000 screens about 37,000 have gone digital, but it seems likely that at least a few may end up going dark instead.”

MEDIA Published: 01.30.14

Read the story in NPR Published: 01.30.14

Actor Fired From Geffen Playhouse’s ‘Birthday Party’, Production Postponed

THEATRE Posted: January 31, 2014 1:07 am

Just two weeks before opening, director William Friedkin decided to replace Steven Berkoff and says he can’t engage a suitable replacement on such short notice.

THEATRE Published: 01.30.14

Read the story in Los Angeles Times Published: 01.30.14

Two Unknown Poems by Sappho Discovered

WORDS Posted: January 31, 2014 12:54 am

Charlotte Higgins, The Guardian’s chief arts writer and a classicist herself, recounts how the poems were found, explains how we know they’re Sappho’s, and provides plenty of background – plus a translation of one of the poems.

WORDS Published: 01.29.14

Read the story in The Guardian (UK) Published: 01.29.14

Is This the World’s Oldest Landscape Painting?

VISUAL Posted: January 31, 2014 12:53 am

“Scientists have linked the eruption of Turkey’s Mount Hassan with a Neolithic painting found in the nearby proto-city of Çatalhöyük.”

VISUAL Published: 01.30.14

Read the story in The Art Newspaper Published: 01.30.14

Painter Bernard Perlin, 95

PEOPLE Posted: January 31, 2014 12:50 am

“[He] displayed a mastery of light and line across seven decades and a wide range of work, including wartime propaganda posters, street scenes of New York and effervescent views of Italy.”

PEOPLE Published: 01.29.14

Read the story in The New York Times Published: 01.29.14

Harlem’s Apollo Theater Is Going Global

ISSUES Posted: January 31, 2014 12:49 am

“Looking to expand its brand to international proportions, the Apollo Theater is kicking off its 80th anniversary with a series of global initiatives – including a first-ever international tour of its original production about the Godfather of Soul.”

ISSUES Published: 01.30.14

Read the story in New York Daily News Published: 01.30.14

Online Video – Legal Online Video – Finally Starts Taking Off in Russia

MEDIA Posted: January 31, 2014 12:46 am

“While online video streaming in the U.S. has shown that the Internet can be effectively monetized by film and television, the fear of piracy in Russia has limited the spread of such services here. Only now, a few companies are taking the plunge and offering online streaming services, and The Moscow Times spoke to three of them to get a sense of the online video market in Russia today.”

MEDIA Published: 01.28.14

Read the story in The Moscow Times Published: 01.28.14

The Typical Arts Worker in Britain Is –

ISSUES Posted: January 31, 2014 12:44 am

– a 34-year-old Londoner who makes just under £20,000 a year. She has a university degree, likely works two jobs (at least one of which in administration), has had five jobs in the past ten years, and isn’t being supported by anyone else. Behold the UK Arts Salary Survey 2013/14

ISSUES Published: 01.23.14

Read the story in artsHub (UK) Published: 01.23.14

Playwright Sues to Get His ‘Three’s Company’ Deconstruction Out of Copyright Limbo

THEATRE Posted: January 31, 2014 12:42 am

After David Adjmi’s 3C had an Off-Broadway run, attorneys for the producers of the old ABC sitcom sent a cease-and-desist letter alleging copyright infringement, and the play has not been staged since. Now Adjmi has gone to U.S. Federal court, arguing that fair-use laws regarding parody proyect him and his script.

THEATRE Published: 01.30.14

Read the story in The New York Times Published: 01.30.14

Why Conspiracy Theories Make Some People Go Postal

IDEAS Posted: January 31, 2014 12:41 am

Jared Loughner in Tucson. Aaron Alexis at the Washington Navy Yard. Raulie Wayne Casteel in Michigan. Timothy McVeigh. Lots of people believe in strange conspiracy theories; why are some people driven to serial murder because of them?

IDEAS Published: 01.30.14

Read the story in Discovery Published: 01.30.14

English Speakers Are Bad at Identifying and Describing Smells

IDEAS Posted: January 31, 2014 12:37 am

“But is this a problem with our noses, or with English?” Or simply a matter of practice, compared with hunter-gatherers?

IDEAS Published: 01.28.14

Read the story in Smithsonian Magazine Published: 01.28.14

‘We’re Not a Bunch of Dopes Who Scream’: Jennifer Rivera Explains Opera to the Super Bowl Crowd

MUSIC Posted: January 31, 2014 12:35 am

In advance of Renée Fleming’s appearance at the Super Bowl, the always-witty mezzo lays it out in plain language for regular folks: “Opera singers have to train for years.” “Opera was into color-blind casting way before it was a thing.” “Opera is not just for the rich. Period.” (Especially compared to the cost of Super Bowl tickets.)

MUSIC Published: 01.29.14

Read the story in The Huffington Post Published: 01.29.14

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