Today’s highlights: Institutional stewardship is under fire this morning. The Phillips Collection is facing backlash from its own board and the founder’s family for selling off “the family silver” to fund operations (The New York Times), while the Metropolitan Opera admitted a significant security lapse allowed protestors to breach the orchestra pit during Carmen (The New York Times).
In Italy, a rare fatal accident occurred inside a circus “Globe of Death” (The New York Times), and Portland’s city government moves to retake control of its downtown performance venues (Oregon ArtsWatch). Plus: The bleak reality of Ed Sheeran’s fame (Slate) and a Scottish folk pioneer’s fight to reclaim his music (The Guardian). And here’s a way of thinking about AI and creativity as structural/systemic challenge rather than a new toolset. (Doug McLennan/Diacritical)
All of today’s stories below:
