Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
Study: Music Has Become More Simplified
The team's first discovery was that classical music has always been more complex than modern pop. However, they also discovered that all of the...
The End Of Our Algorithm Overlords?
Let’s just say it: Algorithms are officially uncool. Remember when they were the ‘it’ thing – those mysterious forces that seemed to know what...
NEA Announces Shift In Priorities
“Under the updated guidelines, the NEA continues to encourage projects that celebrate the nation’s rich artistic heritage and creativity by honoring the semiquincentennial of...
What A Major New Prize Says About Dance Right Now
The new biennial competition with a £40,000 bounty for the victor is initially guaranteed to run for 10 editions, by which time it hopes...
People Can No Longer Tell What Art Is AI-Created
Studies show that humans tend to perceive AI-generated paintings as human-made more often than actual human-created paintings. Similarly, AI-generated humor is found to be...
The Painfully Self-Conscious World Of The Alt-Fiction World
They’re trying to carve out their own space, away from the prissy bullshit of the mainstream literary world, where they can write something real. They’re...
Scrappy Melville House Publishes Jack Smith Reports
Founder Dennis Johnson said such “crash publishing” required hard work and help from printers, retailers and more. But the Jack Smith Report, he said,...
What’s Your Writing Worth To An AI Company?
“They’re trying to establish the idea that the rights to train on books are worth $5,000. You can’t do that by going to the...
Trump Seizes Control Of The Kennedy Center
Trump plans to announce the dismissal of multiple members of the Kennedy Center board as soon as today, a group likely to include recent...
How Machines Have Supported Creativity. A History
David Hajdu strives to refute the ages-old criticism that art made with machines is cold, soulless and artificial. In fact, he argues, machines have...
India’s Giving Few Details On The World’s Largest Museum It’s Building
While India’s grandest state museum project of the 21st century forges ahead, crucial details remain unknown to both the public, as well as some...
How The Trump Administration Is Impacting Artists And Arts Institutions
These changes won’t necessarily stop artists from making work or museums and galleries from showing work, but they could be forced to rethink how...
David Hare: London’s National Theatre’s Retreat From Repertory Is Diminishing Culture
Funding cuts and the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic have pushed the venue towards fewer plays with extended runs, often featuring a high-profile name...
Why Are Arts Workers Who Make Things Work Not More Appreciated?
According to the report, employee confidence is low (scoring 51.2 out of 100), reflecting “growing concerns about job security and advancement opportunities”. Hence around...
The Tortured History Depicted In “The Brutalist”
Pointing out its solecisms and caricatures is also a way of trying to find something concrete to hold on to in this gas giant...
Emergency Action: Brooklyn Museum To Cut Ten Percent Of Staff
In addition to the layoffs, officials said that senior leadership will take salary cuts of 10 to 20 percent; the annual number of exhibitions...
UK Artists Had High Hopes For New Arts Policy From Labour Government. What Happened?
"There is no sense that Labour has yet grasped the delicate interconnected forces that underpin the arts. It is not OK to shove everything...
France Slashes Its Culture Budget
The embattled French prime minister, François Bayrou, is struggling to limit the budget deficit to 5.4% of GDP this year. Museums and cultural heritage...
Time To Start Charging Admission At UK Museums?
"We charge tourists to visit Westminster Abbey, a West End musical or the National Theatre. What’s so different, morally or culturally, about charging for...
Six Reasons I’m Giving Up On Vinyl And Going Back To CDs
If vinyl is supposed to be the best-sounding format, then why are so many modern pressings disappointing right out of the sleeve? Many modern records...
What’s The Real Story About Vinyl Records’ Comeback?
Realize that some of the statistics you’ll see online are nonsense, and vinyl sales are likely much bigger than the announced estimates. Ignore the...
As New York’s Larger Galleries Struggle, There’s A Surge In New Small Galleries
A range of tiny galleries have opened in Downtown New York since the onset of Covid, filling basement spaces, dingy storefronts, and one-room units...
Trump’s Tariff Tantrum Roils Canadian Film Industry
Trump’s 25 percent tariffs threat, while paused for 30 days, has left uncertainty looming over a domestic film and TV production sector inextricably tied...
Louisiana Court Ruling on Copyright Termination Stirs Chaos In International Copyright System
The court concluded that a termination under US law applies globally – or, at least, in all the countries that participate in the Berne Convention,...
Architects’ Growth Business: Data Centers
It’s a subset of the architecture business that has surged in recent years. During the Covid pandemic, the demand for cloud-based online services from...
