Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
The Strad As Overpriced Object Of Art
The violins may be rare, excellently made, and, to some, worth the money. But none of that is actually worth a fig if their...
How Our Screens Are Changing How We Interact With The World
If the reading revolution represented the greatest transfer of knowledge to ordinary men and women in history, the screen revolution represents the greatest theft...
Artists Are Projecting Satiric Trump Images On Buildings Around LA
An anonymous street art collective using the moniker Vjaybombs is behind the satirical artworks (which they call “projection bombs” and “guerrilla projections”), broadcasting them...
The Network TV Model Is Dead. It Won’t Take Much To Topple It
I wonder why Nexstar is even pursuing a multibillion-dollar deal to buy TV stations. Traditionally it's been a great investment. But tradition is all...
Critics Slam US Comedians For Participating In Saudi Comedy Festival
In its statement announcing the event, the General Entertainment Authority described the festival as "the largest of its kind globally," adding that it "reflects...
YouTube Pays Trump $24.5 Million To Settle Lawsuit
YouTube froze Mr. Trump’s account after the riot, blocking him from uploading new videos and arguing that the content could lead to more violence. Mr....
UC Irvine Takes Over Troubled Orange County Museum Of Art
The University of California, Irvine will take over administration and operating costs for the troubled museum, which this year has weathered the announcement that...
Venice La Fenice Opera Threatens Strike Over Appointment Of New Music Director
When theater officials announced last week that La Fenice’s new music director would be the conductor Beatrice Venezi, some members of the company were...
YouTube Is Testing AI Hosts That Will Interrupt Music Streams
The streaming site says Labs will offer a glimpse of the AI features it's developing for YouTube Music, and it starts with AI "hosts"...
The Literary Biography Is Thriving
"As I enter my fifth decade in the genre, I’m happy to number the brilliant younger biographers whose careers I’m following in the dozens."...
Photographer Sally Mann: Behold a New Chapter In The Culture Wars
Mann, whose work is held at major art institutions around the world, is reeling after police seized four of her most celebrated — and...
NPR Sues Corporation For Public Broadcasting Over Satellite Grant
NPR had been told by CPB in early April that it would soon receive more than $30 million to cover the next three years...
Lebrecht Weighs In On Our Crisis Of Criticism
A conductor is fired only for sex, a reviewer not even for that. So when four chief critics are blown away in one afternoon,...
A Controversial Musical That Challenges Mexico’s Founding
The tensions and controversies over how Mexico, the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world today, should interpret both its Indigenous and Spanish past remain...
Financial Support For Museums Is Changing. Here’s How
In the late 20th century and into the early 2000s, museums relied on a value proposition of individual prestige: big collections, big buildings, big...
This Is Tilly. She’s An AI “Actress”. She’s Getting Work (And Representation)
“When we first launched Tilly, people were like, ‘What’s that?,’ and now we’re going to be announcing which agency is going to be representing...
Spotify’s Streaming AI Problem
The question remains: how effectively can Spotify identify artists who do not disclose their use of AI? As AI technology becomes more sophisticated, distinguishing...
Why Corporate Sponsorships Are Becoming Problematic For Museums
Bolstered by culture secretary Lisa Nandy’s blunt defense of business partnerships earlier this year, leaders at major institutions, including the V&A, British Museum, and the National...
A Bilingual “Romeo and Juliet” Hits London
A Welsh-English bilingual version of the tragedy, called Romeo a Juliet, is about to set off on tour, ending at Shakespeare’s Globe in London –...
Aspen Art Museum Takes A Turn To The Global
Twenty years after founding its gala, ArtCrush, in a town where an apartment can run north of $4 million, the museum is attempting a...
The Documentary Culture: The Impulse To Record Everything
Richer and deeper memories appear to enhance your individuality: a thin and shallow autobiographical narrative appears to lead to a less substantial self, whereas...
How Late Night TV Became So Political
To understand how network late-night hosts became such critics of Trump, you have to take the long view, because their increasingly political commentary preceded...
Research: AI Answers Change Depending On Culture
“Our findings suggest that the cultural tendencies embedded within AI models shape and filter the responses that AI provides. As generative AI becomes part...
Is Milan’s Art World Ready For A Breakthrough?
“We are now the gateway to the European Union,” local art advisor Mattia Pozzoni told me over spritzes at local culinary institution Sant Ambroeus....
After 26 Years, Lisa Philips To Retire As Director Of The New Museum
On Thursday, she announced plans to depart the New Museum in April, after the institution opens its 62,000-square-foot expansion that cost $82 million and...
