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The Micro-Galleries Of Long Beach
“An archipelago of 10 micro-galleries stretches around neighborhoods in Long Beach as well as in San Pedro and Lomita. Two more, also in Long...
AI Memed A Dead Dad, But Whom Does The Daughter Sue?
“I’m guessing an image generator scraped a photo of my dad from somewhere online (maybe the wedding pictures I posted in 2007?) and then...
On Leonard Cohen’s 90th Birthday, One Of His Most Important Collaborators Pays Tribute
“There could be no sweeter-sounding bird on the wire that leads back to Cohen’s 50-year legacy in music than Batalla, who along with...
Why Cai Guo-Quiang Has Decided To Use AI
“'It’s similar to why I use gunpowder,' Cai told me. ‘Because using gunpowder, there’s always surprise and unexpectedness. You want to control it, but...
For The Children Of Architects, Filmmaking Can Be Therapy
“The particular qualities of architecture as a creative pursuit (as opposed to, say, novel-writing) lend themselves to the screen, big or small. This can...
What Happened To Tupperware Can Remind Arts Organizations To Stay Nimble
Being first - and transforming everything - is great. But it’s just not enough. - The Atlantic
The Impressionists Weren’t Sweet And Pretty – They Were Radical
“These painters buttressed one another during the lean months, the haves tending to the have-nots, united in their distaste for the Salon’s stale, imperious...
Meredith Monk’s Deep Desire To Help Humans Connect Through Performance
Meredith Monk, in her 60th year of performing: “We are all on this plane. … We’re all born, we’re all going to die, and...
The Robbery Of The Century Made Mexico, And The World, Reconsider Artistic Heritage
On Christmas Day, 1985, two veterinary students broke into Mexico City’s National Museum of Anthropology and stole more than 100 “archeological pieces from...
In The Era Of Deep Doubt, How Do We Know What’s Real?
“Deep doubt is skepticism of real media that stems from the existence of generative AI. This manifests as broad public skepticism toward the veracity...
The Era Of Sweeping Television Sagas Is Making A Bold Return
“Gorgeous production values, but with a particular court intrigue kind of momentum, punctuated by violence and driven by ambition. Very tangible, exciting stakes that...
The Producer Who Shaped The Sound Of Modern Music But Never Got To Hear...
Sophie, who died in 2021, started young, going to music festivals with her dad and brother as a child. "One day, a friend of...
Sally Rooney Isn’t Worried About The Thinkpieces On Her Literary Growth
“The amount and intensity of both the praise and the criticism of her output can feel a little outsize, a little confusing — including...
A Museum, Outside, In Utah’s Snowy Mountains
When you want to see the next land artwork, you just keep skiing (or hiking). The curator of Powder Mountain: "This is such a...
The Drag Queens Of France, Internationally Derided By Right-Wingers, Come Back Strong
France was late to American-style drag, but as at the Olympics, it’s now prominent. So: “Answering hatred with glitter is a time-honored drag tradition,...
Indie Publishing, But For The Super-Rich
“‘Don’t call us publishers; we are a luxury brand,’ said Alex Assouline. … A special edition on Versailles, presented in a velvet clamshell, and...
A Painful Gesture Toward Opera On New York’s Little Island
"The opera’s three-and-a-half-hour running time has been cut to ... ninety minutes, and the exquisite Italian libretto is being projected in internet-speak English subtitles...
Some Welsh Folks Called The Police On A Gallery’s Front Window
The complainers, and the police, said the painting of a naked woman could be pornographic. The artist: "I don’t know what kind of pornography...
Ellen Armstrong Was Segregated Black America’s Preeminent Magician And Performer
The act of the only Black woman magician touring during Jim Crow “was fun, full of 'marvelous, mystifying magic, music and mirth,’ as her...
As Portland’s Powerhouse Literary Arts Turns Forty, It Gets A Big, Freshly Refurbished Home
The 1906 building is now earthquake-retrofitted. Renovating “represents seismic change, pun intended, in the organization’s capacity to serve the community. Not only do you...
A Star Choreographer Issues A Major Apology
Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, accused by many former dancers and staff members of body shaming and bullying, apologized and said, “I embrace the idea...
Can The San Francisco Symphony Get Its Chorus Back In Time For The Next...
The chorus struck for three days last week, canceling the season opener. “An earlier proposal would cut choristers’ compensation by 65% and reduced...
Jeff Bezos’ Fiancee Sued Over New Children’s Book
Lauren Sánchez’s new picture book came out last week, but her former yoga teacher says it’s an idea that she came up with and...
Canada’s Juno Awards Tried To Drop Gospel, Reggae, And Children’s Albums From The Lineup
That did not go over well with the musicians of Canada - and all three are back. - CBC
Why Attending A Film Festival Is Worth All The Fuss, Celebrity Sighting Brouhaha, And...
True, "film festivals have become a crucial part of the industry’s infrastructure, which may work against what makes them valuable in the first place,”...
