Yearly Archives: 2023
The State Of The San Francisco Symphony: Uncertain And Odd
"The orchestra is still receiving local support, along with national and international acclaim, but not all is well. More musicians (have been) leaving than...
Philly’s Pops Musicians Have To Do Something. So, Meet The No Name Pops.
With the Philly Pops in collapse — evicted by the Kimmel Center for nonpayment of rent, suing the Kimmel Center, being sued by its...
“The Dallas Museum of Art Asked For A Reinvention, And Boy, Is It Going...
"The six architectural teams competing to design its expansion have put forward their visions, and all would dramatically transform the institution, both in its...
Climate-Protesting Art Vandals Are Costing Museums Real Money
"The costs for security, conservation and insurance are growing, according to cultural institutions that have experienced attacks. In some cases they are suing the...
SAG-AFTRA Agrees To One Day Of Federal Mediation Before Going On Strike
"Unionized Hollywood actors on the verge of a strike have agreed to allow a last-minute intervention from federal mediators but say they doubt a...
Milan Kundera, 94
"(He) was the most widely read Czech writer of the 20th century after Kafka. … Although, unlike Kafka, he lived to see fame, he...
Why It Might Not Be Good Strategy To “Expect The Worst”
Folk wisdom suggests that if you expect the worst, then you won’t be disappointed. This advice is pervasive; it can drive meteorologists to over-promise rain...
Why So Few Older Actors Leading Movies?
On the other hand, you don't see many eighty-year-olds leading mainstream movies—especially big-budget blockbusters for revenue-starved conglomerates. - Statsignificant
An Arts Funding Crisis In The UK
As it stands, organisations across the regions are facing critical decisions—or, worse, closure. Levelling up is widely considered to have failed. - The Art Newspaper
UK Study: An Artist Income Crisis
Notably, the surveyed artists' professional practice represented just 33% of their overall income, with many having to rely on additional ways to bring in...
Authors Sue For Copyright After AI “Ingests” Their Work
This case will “likely rest on whether courts view the use of copyright material in this way as ‘fair use’”, said Lilian Edwards, professor...
King Richard III: Unjustly Maligned Or Justly Condemned?
Four historians weigh in, with takes ranging from "(he) resolved to be a good king and even a reformer" to "one of the most...
Frustration As Italy Starts Charging For Entrance To The Pantheon
The equivalent of about $5.50 might be a small price to pay to see one of the world’s most iconic monuments — where the...
The Lullaby Project: Musicians Help Mothers Create Custom-Made Songs For Their Children
"Songs have been written in over 20 languages across the U.S. and around the world. … The musical styles range from classic lullaby to...
The Artist Who’s Dominating AI-Generated Art (And Not Happy About It)
According to the website Lexica, which tracks over 10 million images and prompts generated by Stable Diffusion, Greg Rutkowski’s name has been used as a...
Here’s A Possibility: Replacing Looted Items In Museums With State-Of-The-Art Replicas
"When the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, Virginia repatriated a Bakor monolith to Nigeria at the end of June, … it received an almost identical...
Haruki Murakami On Running Your Life
I didn’t have any ambition to be a “novelist.” I just had the strong desire to write a novel. I had no concrete image...
Israel’s Most Controversial Play Is Revived For The First Time Since 1970
"Hanoch Levin's Queen of a Bathtub, … a musical that used satire to attack perceived militarism, self-righteousness and racism in the aftermath of Israel's...
When Dance Was Shorter (Iconic Short Dances)
Full-length ballets are popular. But sometimes it's the fleeting miniature that leaves an indelible impression. - Wendy Perron
Though Ravaged By The Pandemic And Real Estate, The Bay Area’s Flamenco Scene Hangs...
More than two years without performances or paying students, combined with soaring costs for both renters and owners, drove several of the senior figures...
Antonio Stradivari’s Home And Workshop Have Reopened
"Budding luthiers and young musicians can now get a step closer to the master by honing their skills in his original house and workshop,...
Arts Groups Are Aghast At The Possibility Of Tearing Down San Diego Civic Theatre
"If it goes away" as part of a major downtown redevelopment proposed by City Hall, "so too does the prospect of seeing, within county...
The License Fee Is Regressive, And Rich People Should Pay More For The BBC,...
"The 'regressive' licence fee system could be replaced by a tax on broadband bills or a household levy based on property value, Richard Sharp...
The Billionaire Who Bought The San Diego Union-Tribune To Save It Is Now Selling...
Patrick Soon-Shiong bought the Union-Tribune and the Los Angeles Times in 2018, promising to invest in the papers the way Jeff Bezos did in...
The Netherlands Is Returning Hundreds Of Looted Items To Indonesia And Sri Lanka
"Objects (returned include) the 'Lombok treasure,' consisting of 335 objects from Lombok, Indonesia, the Pita Maha collection, a key collection of modern art from...
