Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
How a Giant 13-Ton Piece Of Public Art Was Rescued In Minneapolis
Inspired by the mid-20th-century discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, an ancient collection of biblical and historical writings, “Scroll” stood 27 feet high and...
McNulty: Here’s What Play Ought To Win The Tony This Year
There was a time not so long ago when the future of the Broadway play was in serious doubt. The threat hasn’t gone away,...
Meet The New Director Of Juilliard’s Dance Division
She was a member of the innovative Merce Cunningham Dance Company, and was among the last group of dancers to be trained by the...
Six Pianists Advance To Van Cliburn Finals
The Cliburn’s jury has selected the six players advancing to the final round of its competition in downtown Fort Worth June 3-7. - Fort...
Study: Your Brain Is Rewired When You Listen To Music
When you listen to a steady rhythm, your brain doesn’t just process it—it reconfigures itself in real time. A new study introduces FREQ-NESS, an...
Giant Music Labels Are Negotiating Licensing Deals With AI Music Generators
Music industry executives have expressed cautious optimism about AI technology while defending copyright protections. - Music Business Worldwide
Why Are So Many Music Festivals Dying?
This year, more than 40 festivals have already been canceled, according to one count.- CNN
Copyright Has Become A Puzzle In The AI Landscape
Such is the convoluted logic puzzle around AI and copyright that it seems no one can fully solve—where both sides have compelling, seemingly reasonable...
NEA Takes Back Pride Grant Awarded To Philadelphia Orchestra
“The Philadelphia Orchestra is a nonprofit organization that believes in the power of music to bring people together, create understanding, and speak to the...
The Practical Reason Trump’s New Sculpture Garden Won’t Happen
Artists, curators and critics who have reviewed the recent request for proposals have a more practical worry: America doesn’t have enough quality sculptors or museum-caliber foundries...
Disney Laying Off Hundreds Across Its Entertainment Divisions
The bulk of them are across divisions of Disney Entertainment, including marketing for both film and television as well as television publicity, casting and...
After Decades Of Defense Of The NEA, It’s Stunning To See It Brought Low
If it remains at all, it will be as a sham vehicle through which the administration will fund its favored projects, such as non-Equity...
Tourist Jumps Fence, Damages Terracotta Warriors In Xian
The tourist was visiting the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang in Xi’an, a city in western China that was the capital during several ancient dynasties, when...
What Henry James Knew About The Act Of Criticism
Criticism, done well, is performance. Criticism done best opens the lives of writers, as well as their literature. Henry James’ speech on Balzac (which...
Dana Gioia’s Memoir: Critique Or Pining For A Time That Has Passed?
Old men are entitled to a little nostalgia, and Gioia isn’t the only postwar culture hero looking to escape, to some extent, into the past....
Study: Americans Increasingly Get Their News From Sources They Don’t Trust
While Americans get news from social media, they often don’t see those sources as trustworthy. And while Democrats see most traditional news sources as...
Canadian Museums Facing Storage Crisis
Museums in Canada face several challenges to housing and preserving their collections, let alone displaying those items. And overcrowding is becoming a bigger issue, experts say,...
The Creative Industries’ “Napster Moment”?
If copyright protections were to be stripped away, then so begins the unraveling of the entire value proposition that union members past and present...
500 Broadway Artists Versus Patti LuPone
More than 500 Broadway artists are calling for "accountability, justice, and respect" after theater legend Patti LuPone received widespread pushback over recent comments she made about fellow...
Trump Fires Director Of The National Portrait Gallery, Calling Her “Highly Partisan”
The dismissal marks the first action Trump has taken against the Smithsonian Institution since an executive order he signed earlier this year that promised...
What Ethical Considerations Do Artists Have For Work Based On True Stories?
Artists that take inspiration from the headlines are often accused of “profiting” off these stories; whether that’s acceptable is a moral question, since as...
The Power Of Cultural Exchanges To Project National Power
Reputation is part of national security, and the U.S. has historically enhanced its reputation by building relationships through cultural tools. - The Conversation
What You Can Tell About The NEH’s New Priorities From This Summer’s Grants
Look to this year’s “Summer Stipends.” These are small grants given to scholars to support new research, and the NEH typically gives out close...
Why Did Rome Fall? (It’s Complicated)
Rome was always an enormous shapeshifting laboratory of experiments in governance, administration, and interregional trade. Crucially, the military troubles punctuating the third century taught...
Could AI Be Used To Create False Memories?
Psychological studies have long shown how memories can be shaped by cues, doctored images, or repeated misinformation. What AI adds is scale and precision. -...
