Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
Sundance Loses Its Leader After Only Two Years
Joana Vicente came to Sundance from the Toronto International Film Festival and arrived as COVID had pushed the festival online for 2021 and again...
How Censorship Changed Opera
How did the opera get past censorship, when it utilized the same script of Hugo’s banned play? Well, this was thanks to the genius...
The Trolls Unleashed By Gutenberg’s Printing Press
Nowadays when we speak of Gutenberg’s invention of movable type, we mostly refer to its more reputable side. But similar to the proliferation of...
Large Warhol Silk Screen Painting Missing From College
The print was inspired by U.S. President Nixon’s trip to China to meet Chairman Mao Zedong, ending years of diplomatic isolation between the U.S....
The UK Arts Sector Has Been Damaged By Tory Budget Cuts. Time To Rebuild
The Tories have been weaponising the arts for their own purposes in the culture wars – an incredibly cynical and damaging thing to do,...
Germany’s Much-Vaunted Culture Has Turned Rotten
Many Berliners are growing estranged from the cultural institutions our taxes fund. Hard as it is for someone like me to admit, economic hardships...
What Australian Arts Managers Are Noticing In Their Best Workers
They "are noticing in their best workers right now is the ability to recognise where opportunities and/ or learnings can be found in otherwise...
Study: Link Between Formal Music Training And Working Memory
Study author Maria Chiara Pino and her colleagues noted that people with formal musical background i.e., individuals who had formal musical training tend to...
How War In Gaza Is Breaking Up The German Arts World
The conflict in the Middle East is showing Germany in a new light, highlighting fissures in society and the arts world that until now...
Province Of Alberta Invests $103M In Calgary Arts Commons
The province’s contribution to revamp Calgary’s live theatre and arts hub will be spread out over seven years, with the majority of funds distributed...
How Your “Digital Twin” Will Change The World
In the last decade, thanks to advances in AI, the internet of things, machine learning and sensor technologies, the fantasy of digital twins has...
Report: Global Music Business Up 10 Percent In 2023
Subscription streaming revenues grew by 11.2% YoY last year, accounting for 48.9% of the global market, which in dollar terms, means that subscription streaming revenues reached $14 billion in 2023....
Tennessee Is First State To Legislate AI Protections For Musicians
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed off on legislation designed to protect songwriters, performers and other music industry professionals against the potential dangers of...
Why Piano Competitions Need To Address Gender Imbalance
"The report contained personal accounts that showed not only that inequality is still pervasive in the world of classical music, but that women are...
Photographs Are No Longer Proof Of Anything
Not only are digital images infinitely malleable, but the tools to manipulate them are as common as dirt. For anyone paying attention, this has...
Misty Copeland On Connecting Dance With The World
You know, housing crisis, gentrification, homelessness, houselessness. And so, to me, it's, it's, it's a ballet. But, you know, we have different, we have...
AI Is Upending The Foundations Of Copyright Law
Copyright is even embedded in the US Constitution as a tool “to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts.” Now generative AI is...
Indiana Law Now Requires University Professors To Promote “Intellectual Diversity”
A new law in Indiana requires professors in public universities to foster a culture of “intellectual diversity” or face disciplinary actions, including termination for...
How Curators Chose Art For This Year’s Whitney Bienniale
This year’s event, called “Even Better Than The Real Things,” features 71 artists, whose works include short films, sculpture and abstract painting. - Gothamist
Physical Activity Is Good For Fitness. It’s Even Better For Creativity
Often, when we hear about the benefits of physical activity, researchers are really referring to the benefits of fitness – the product of regular and repeated...
Report: What Spotify Paid Musicians Last Year
According to the data, 1,250 artists generated over $1 million each in recording and publishing royalties in 2023; 11,600 generated over $100,000 and 66,000...
Pianist Maurizio Pollini, 82
During a flourishing international career spanning more than six decades, Mr. Pollini was steadily ranked among those rare musicians to whom other musicians paid...
Indigenous Theatre Blooming Across Canada
The Indigenous theatre community has grown to sold out shows being produced across the country. This spring alone, stages in Montreal, Whitehorse, Ottawa, Saskatoon,...
What We’re Starting To Understand About Aging
While we think of our genes as being set from birth, DNA does accumulate changes over the years. Sometimes errors are introduced when a...
People Hate The Idea Of Car-Free Cities Until They Live In One
Going car-free is a lot harder than it seems. Not only has it led to politicians and urban planners facing death threats and being...
