When it comes to AI-generated images, the question “but is it art?” has always escaped me – didn’t we sort that out at least 50, if not 100, years ago, from Dada to Conceptual, Arte Povera to art as social practice and back? - ArtsHub
"In the post-pandemic era, Philadelphia’s cultural districts often look like the good old days: streets and sidewalks crosshatched with arts patrons animating the city's parking garages, restaurants, theaters, and bars. On other nights: crickets." - MSN (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Ironically, the education of more and more people in the United States has led to an expansion of potential audiences for quality, and progressive, history. It has also generated a series of unresolved questions about overt and implicit politics, style, and the identity of the historian as a writer and a public person. - Boston Review
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA, and yes, he called himself "the biggest nerd in Congress") says that the caucus has attracted 20 House members, from both parties, with an interest in movies, TV and gaming — and the issues affecting those fields. - The Hollywood Reporter
"(The order prohibits) performing or showcasing Russian-language art and culture — such as books, music, plays and concerts — (as well as) cultural and educational programs. The restriction not only applies to works by Russian authors and creators, but to all cultural products publicly presented in or translated into Russian." - Deutsche Welle
The fight against the urge to let hatred win can be seen playing out on the front lines—but also in homes, in institutions, and in art. Ukrainians at home and abroad are embracing their language, literature, and heroic figures. - The Walrus
"Amsterdam is expected to receive over 18 million overnight visitors this year. By 2025, that number could reach 23 million, in addition to another 24 million to 25 million day visits. Under a 2021 ordinance, when the number of overnight visitors reaches 18 million, the council is 'obliged to intervene.'" - CNN
The Think Local Festival, which promised attendees the chance to “discover the roots and taste of tradition,” was due to be held on Wednesday and Thursday near Mullingar, Ireland, this week, with tickets selling for €150 (£130) for the two-day programme. - Vice
"With both the studios and unions expecting a drawn-out battle, everyone from makeup artists and costume designers to carpet dealers and foam sculptors is preparing to perhaps go for months without working, at a time when many are still recovering from the pandemic." - The New York Times
It's not just AI and streaming residuals - it's literally everything about the career. "Actors have long been conditioned to feel grateful that they are being included and paid for it. We learn very early on to settle for little if it means getting to do our art." - Los Angeles Times
"The 70-year-old, whose scores include Batman, Spider-Man and Good Will Hunting, was accused in 2017 by 35-year-old composer Nomi Abadi of exposing himself and masturbating in front of her . The pair agreed to a settlement," but Elfman allegedly failed to make payments. - The Guardian (UK)
Looks like no one fully knows. "The actors hosting podcasts that recap the TV shows It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, One Tree Hill and Bones, for example, canceled or did special episodes this week," but similar ones continued just as scheduled. - The New York Times
Portland is taking a huge pot of money from a regional arts council - as "the tri-county area is in the midst of developing a long-term strategy, called Our Creative Future, for regional arts: Presumably, that strategy-in-the-making will have to take a sharp turn." - Oregon ArtsWatch
"In the past few weeks, as the 'Barbenheimer' hype grew, so did the animosity between the guilds and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. ... With both sides entrenched and the strikes expected to continue into the fall," the mood in Hollywood is confused. - The New York Times
Arts leaders say the city is treating the needs of cultural institutions like paper cuts, when the issues they’re facing are more like bleeding, gaping wounds. - KERA
