Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
Have China’s Universities Really Become Best In The World?
It’s true that Chinese universities have made remarkable strides, and some of them host superb centers of research and education. However, they aren’t nearly...
Stop Trying To Make Classical Music Popular By “Fitting In”
The embarrassment comes in what can all too easily happen when classical music tries to get down with the kids with new formats. Visuals!...
Artforum Editor Steps Down
Tina Rivers Ryan had stepped into the leadership role at Artforum after a tumultuous year. It had just fired David Velasco, at the time its...
Permission To Star(e)
Depending on where you stand, the human face has become either a digital Âplayground or digital battleground. Your Instagram feed can now produce a...
Study: Using AI Doesn’t Reduce Work, It Intensifies It
In an eight-month study of how generative AI changed work habits at a U.S.-based technology company with about 200 employees, we found that employees...
France’s “Inalienable” Problem In Repatriating Museum Art
The principle is currently set out in two French legal codes, including the Heritage Code, which applies to public museum collections. Under the principle, nothing...
How Sundance’s Move To Boulder Could Reinvent The Festival
Sundance’s move to Boulder is coinciding with a fortuitous moment in the specialty film space, with an uptick in post-pandemic interest from younger moviegoers....
Paramount Sweetens Its Offer To Buy Warner
On Tuesday, the Skydance-owned company said it would pay Warner shareholders an added “ticking fee” if its deal doesn’t go through by the end...
Report: Trump “Obsessed” With Kennedy Center Makeover
Overhauling the Kennedy Center has become a fixation for Trump—and no detail is too small for the real-estate-developer-turned-president. - The Wall Street Journal
France’s Le Pen Planning Makeover Of French Arts Scene
Marine Le Pen’s party is concocting plans to replace a vital, vibrant arts scene with a retrograde movement that would glorify the country’s past....
A New Iron Curtain Between Russian And American Dance
A new iron curtain now separates American dance and Russian dance, bringing an abrupt end to a rich dialogue that spanned centuries. Swan Lake and The Nutcracker,...
LACMA’s New Galleries To Open April 19
That Sunday, a ribbon-cutting ceremony will kick off two weeks of priority member access to the galleries, with general admission beginning May 4. -...
How Washington National Opera Left The Kennedy Center
“It has nothing to do with the name change. It is strictly dollars and cents, and the Kennedy Center’s inability to understand the economics...
Can English National Opera’s New Leader Revive The Company’s Fortunes?
“I like this construction of London and Manchester,” he tells me, at the Coliseum. “And I like the spirit of pioneering, of becoming an opera...
If I Can Write A Novel In A Day With AI And It Takes...
Through Hart’s teaching business, Plot Prose, she’s working on a proprietary piece of software that can “generate a book based on an outline in less...
Report: Enrollment At Australian Art Schools Has Plummeted
New research published in the Australian Journal of Education this week found fewer students in high school and university were choosing to study the creative...
A Campaign To Prohibit UK Police From Using Lyrics As Evidence In Court
Campaign groups want a change to the victims and courts bill, which is currently making its way through parliament, to stop police from being...
The Enormous Power Of Small Book Shops
How, against all odds, has City Lights managed to remain a vital symbol of literary dissent and free speech? How, after more than seventy...
Hollywood Unions Begin New Contract Negotiations
The sides will be negotiating in a Hollywood far different from 2023. Production has slowed significantly industrywide, as many entertainment companies struggle to adjust...
Indians Don’t Buy Books. So Why Do They Have So Many Literary Festivals?
If most middle-class homes are devoid of book-- if you can sit in an airport departure lounge or train all day and not see...
A Worldwide Shortage Of Tenors?
When men do join singing groups, they often avoid the tenor section. The tenor voice is “a cultivated sound”, says John Potter, author of...
Report: Canadian Artists Have Multiple Jobs
One in every 10 employees in the arts, culture, and heritage had multiple jobs in 2025, compared with just 5.6% of all Canadian employees....
We’re Not Ready For The Ways AI Will Disrupt Jobs
The immediate risk to employment may not be AI itself, but the way companies, seduced by its promise, overinvest before they understand what it...
Brevard Music Center seeks Chief Advancement Officer.
The next Chief Advancement Officer will lead the organization’s fundraising, institutional marketing, and external engagement efforts during a significant period of institutional growth and evolution.
Let’s End The Justification Impulse: Art Is Water
Art has inherent value, and public and private investment in the arts should not require a strong demand for continuous justification. The social benefits...
