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Archives for March 17, 2014

Top Posts From AJBlogs 03.17.14

AJBlogs Posted: March 17, 2014 8:14 pm

Dudamel, Gergiev: Should they leave politics to the experts?
AJBlog: Condemned to Music | Published 2014-03-18

On the Judgment of Appropriators
AJBlog: New Beans | Published 2014-03-18

Dave Eggers on Artists in the Digital Age
AJBlog: CultureCrash | Published 2014-03-17

Inside tips: How to pass an orchestra audition
AJBlog: Slipped Disc | Published 2014-03-17

Friendship Outs: Giant Gift Of Marin Watercolors Goes To…
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts | Published 2014-03-18

 

 

 

 

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AJBlogs Published: 03.17.14

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Greece Selling Off Ancient Cultural Heritage (And Citizens Are Protesting)

VISUAL Posted: March 17, 2014 5:15 pm

“The decision to sell off public assets invested with such historic significance has not only angered anti-austerity leftists. It has raised howls of protest from reform-minded conservatives with many wondering whether Greece is finally enacting what Germany’s tabloid press has long taunted it to do: sell off its cultural heritage to pay off its monumental debt.”

VISUAL Published: 03.16.14

Read the story in The Guardian (UK) Published: 03.16.14

To Be Or Not To Be – Oregon Shakespeare Festival Debates How Much Bard

THEATRE Posted: March 17, 2014 4:39 pm

“The balance of Shakespeare to non-Shakespeare, and of “traditional” to contemporary staging, will always be a matter of conflict in Ashland, because the interested parties, from directors and actors to the audiences who keep the place alive, have such differing likes and dislikes and opinions about what’s important and what is ultimately fleeting and trivial.”

THEATRE Published: 03.16.14

Read the story in Oregon Arts Watch Published: 03.16.14

Pianist Jeremy Denk Wins Avery Fisher Prize

MUSIC Posted: March 17, 2014 3:16 pm

“Now, just a few years after he was little known outside of piano circles, offers are pouring in. On Tuesday the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra will name him an artistic partner, beginning next season.”

MUSIC Published: 03.17.14

Read the story in The New York Times Published: 03.17.14

How Much Do Shakespeare’s Lovers Actually Talk To One Another?

WORDS Posted: March 17, 2014 2:20 pm

“Do any of Shakespeare’s lovers actually, you know, talk to each other? If Romeo and Juliet don’t, what hope do the rest of them have?”

WORDS Published: 03.17.14

Read the story in Five ThirtyEight Published: 03.17.14

Study: Many Artists Don’t Consider Themselves Artists (Why?)

ISSUES Posted: March 17, 2014 2:16 pm

“So why don’t these people consider themselves professional artists? No doubt some only do their creative work as a side venture, and make little or no money from it. But it appears that some have trouble wrapping their heads around the idea that their work makes them, by definition, professional artists.”

ISSUES Published: 03.17.14

Read the story in Pacific Standard Published: 03.17.14

How “Lion King” Regained Its Crown As Broadway’s Top-Selling Show: An Algorithm

THEATRE Posted: March 17, 2014 9:39 am

“While other shows also employ this so-called dynamic pricing system to raise seat prices during tourist-heavy holiday weeks, only Disney has reached the level of sophistication achieved in the airline and hotel industries by continually using its algorithm to calibrate prices based on demand and ticket purchasing patterns.”

THEATRE Published: 03.17.14

Read the story in The New York Times Published: 03.17.14

China Is Opening A New Museum Every Three Days (And Shanghai? Shanghai Wants To Become Paris)

VISUAL Posted: March 17, 2014 9:24 am

“Shanghai’s impulse to build so many museums is the direct result of a governmental five-year plan for the city to become an artistic center on par with London, Paris, and New York.”

VISUAL Published: 03.17.14

Read the story in ARTnews Published: 03.17.14

Will ObamaCare Create A Boom In The Number Of Artists Who Can Now Be Artists?

ISSUES Posted: March 17, 2014 9:21 am

“The Affordable Care Act made some of its most sweeping reforms in the arenas of health care for women and health care for the self-employed. This means that female freelance musicians are among the Americans whose lives have been most deeply affected by this policy.”

ISSUES Published: 03.12.14

Read the story in NewMusicBox Published: 03.12.14

The Art Market As Hedge Fund

VISUAL Posted: March 17, 2014 9:15 am

Pity the poor artist who assumes a connection between price and the quality of her work. It is nothing of the sort; more often it is a case of “taking positions, using leverage, and weighing risk and reward more aggressively,” as one art world insider interpreted Daniel Loeb’s plan for holding Sotheby’s feet to the fire.

VISUAL Published: 03.15.14

Read the story in ArtKnows Published: 03.15.14

Why We Dance (The Reason Makes A Critical Difference)

DANCE Posted: March 17, 2014 9:06 am

“If other people like our dancing then that’s nice, but the real impetus to keep dancing has to be internal and be motivated from within.”

DANCE Published: 03.10.14

Read the story in Stance on Dance Published: 03.10.14

America’s Shopping Malls Are Going Out Of Business

ISSUES Posted: March 17, 2014 9:00 am

“Within ten to fifteen years, the typical U.S. mall, unless it is completely reinvented, will be a historical anachronism—a sixty-year aberration that no longer meets the public’s needs, the retailers’ needs, or the community’s needs.”

ISSUES Published: 03.11.14

Read the story in The New Yorker Published: 03.11.14

Cezanne In Cyberspace – All Of The Artist’s Work To Go Online

VISUAL Posted: March 17, 2014 8:58 am

In book form, the illustrations are all “lumped together.” With the web catalogue, users can search via almost any keyword that relates to a painting’s content, colors, exhibition history, owner, or many other attributes. This can lead to surprisingly specific explorations.

VISUAL Published: 03.14.14

Read the story in ARTnews Published: 03.14.14

Protests As Detroit Gallery Plans To Sell Famous Banksy Mural After “Saving” It

VISUAL Posted: March 17, 2014 8:41 am

“Artists and commentators are decrying the move by leaders of the 555 Nonprofit Gallery and Studios to profit from the work by the anonymous British graffiti artist. The 555 artists excavated the 1,500-pound piece from the crumbling Packard Plant four years ago in the name of preserving it and putting it on public display. They pledged they had no interest in selling it.”

VISUAL Published: 03.14.14

Read the story in Detroit Free Press Published: 03.14.14

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