Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
Smithsonian’s Tsione Wolde-Michael To Lead President’s Council On The Arts And Humanities
Under a new Executive Order PCAH has been established to engage the nation’s artists, humanities scholars, and cultural heritage practitioners on ways to promote excellence...
The Battle Between Wisdom And Identity
I would argue that part of the reason that wisdom has been downgraded in education is because of the very opposition between universal truth...
The 84-Year-Old Dissident Muralist Waging War In Russia
Mr. Ovchinnikov is a rare dissident in Russia, where public criticism of the war can land people in jail or exile. He said his age and...
AI-Generator Allows You To Compose Music Using Images
AI-generated music is already an innovative enough concept, but Riffusion takes it to another level with a clever, weird approach that produces weird and compelling...
Fake Twitter Accounts Tease Dream Sondheim Broadway Opening (Not Happening)
The problem is, Square One is not coming to Broadway (for now, anyway) and the announcement was a hoax. A representative who worked with...
Well That Didn’t Last Long. Boston Symphony CEO Steps Down After 18 Months
Gail Samuel, who came to the BSO from the Los Angeles Philharmonic in June 2021, will formally leave the orchestra on Jan. 3 — an...
English Is A Global Language. New Words Are Coming From Everywhere
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has documented many of the words that these new communities of English speakers have added to the vocabulary. - The Guardian
Australia’s National Gallery On The Edge Of A Financial Cliff
The National Gallery of Australia is headed for a financial cliff next year and contemplating drastic measures including forced redundancies, the closure of the...
Are Public Protests Undemocratic?
The fact that people protest when they don’t accept the outcome of the democratic process is a rather clear sign that protests are a...
Museums Are Trying To Make Their Collections More Inclusive. Why Is Progress So Slow?
Why haven’t we seen greater change after all that effort? The simple answer is that most institutions have thousands of works in their collection...
Yet Another String Quartet Calls It Quits
The Orion quartet was formed in 1987 by violinists Daniel Phillips and Todd Phillips, brothers who share the first violin chair equally, and cellist...
A Great Year For Books About Dance
Biographies of Nijinska, Balanchine, Graham and others. Wendy Perron's annual survey points you to the must-reads. - Wendy Perron
AI-Created Art — Democratizing Creativity Or Replacing Artists?
A reasonable reaction to generative AI is concern; if not even the imagination is safe from machines, the human mind seems at risk of...
Artists Revolt Against AI Images On Artist Platform
To many artists on ArtStation, the juxtaposition of AI-generated images with their own work is degrading and undermines the time and skill that goes...
Is The Familiar Cable TV Model Simply Reorganizing Itself Around Streaming?
Short for “free, ad-supported television,” FAST is a live, linear and growing area of the streaming universe that has emerged as a complement to on-demand offerings....
Library Acquires Archives Of The Famously Secretive Thomas Pynchon
The archive includes correspondence relating to the publishing process, the library said, but no private letters or other personal material. And no, there are...
Could Cleveland Become America’s First Big “15-Minute-City”?
“We’re working toward being the first city in North America to implement a 15-minute city planning framework, where people—not developers—are at the center of...
Herd Mentality Is Oh So Empowering (And Yet So Dangerous)
Because of our herding behaviour, then, we stand a better chance to survive as members of a group than on our own. The trouble...
Rembrandt Or Not?
“It was accepted unconditionally as a Rembrandt from 1823 to 1969,” he told the New York Times. “It’s a canonical image, and no one else...
Why We Need To Be Highly Critical Of New Artificial Intelligence Models
For us, critique is service. We critique because we care. And if these powerful companies cannot release systems that meet the expectations of those...
Artificial Intelligence Promises A Wild Future
Let’s say there’s a writer named Derek. One of the things that Derek does for The Atlantic is explain stuff. Well, if there’s a technology that...
Peter Marks: This Year’s Best Theatre
In many respects, 2022 was a transitional year. But in one, it was a traditional year, with a lot of splendid work to point...
Director Guillermo Del Toro: AI-Made Art Is An “Insult” To Humanity
“I consume and love art made by humans. I am completely moved by that. And I am not interested in illustrations made by machines...
Investors Bet YouTube Libraries Will Be Worth Millions
Investment firms for years have sought to lock up income streams from assets such as mineral rights and songwriter catalogs, with classic-rockers Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen cashing in for...
Simon Woods: Orchestras Need To Rethink The Music Director Role
It’s a sobering reality that few of the great artists of the past would be well equipped for the role of a music director...
