Its inaugural edition happened in 2019, when four artists and students in a visual arts class were selected to cover the 400-square-foot blank “canvases” with images of sanitation workers, recycling, and flowers. Almost 100 artists applied, and Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia at the time called the designs “truly … works of art.” - Hyperallergic
We already have abundant material rebutting creationism on scientific grounds, but the Trollingers explicitly refrain from discussing the science. What they do instead is much more interesting. In an extended and detailed analysis, they apply the Museum’s own criteria to the Museum’s own display. It does not fare well. - 3 Quarks Daily
How does a debut novel go from a “very messy” draft on a writer’s desk to a published book, on display in bookstores around the country? - The New York Times
One aspect of Rachmaninoff’s legacy that deserves greater scrutiny is his peculiar resonance with early-twentieth-century American pop music. George Gershwin, the son of Russian immigrants, could not have composed “Rhapsody in Blue” without the example of the Rachmaninoff concertos. - The New Yorker
Indigenous dance is always a way to share knowledge and teachings across generations, a way to know and express who you are, and who your relations are, past and present. For a small group of First Nations and Métis dancers on Canada’s west coast, tapping into cultural traditions has provided a powerful place from which to develop their own...
My mind wanders back to a final stroll I took through my parents’ library just before the home was sold—acres of empty shelves, a breath-catching sight. A quiet library is quieter when the books are gone. But those books are noisy somewhere, on new shelves, in new hands. - The Wall Street Journal
A South African actress who began modeling at age 6, she played the assassin Syonide in the DC Comics TV series Black Lightning and had her first big-screen leading role in director Ruben Östlund's award-winning film, alongside Harris Dickinson and Woody Harrelson. - Variety
I can think of no recent novel or film that provoked passionate debate. Public arguments people do have about art — about appropriation and offense, usually — have grown stale and repetitive, almost rote. - The New York Times
"Onstage and off, Schumer is uncommonly open. Money, I.V.F., adolescent shoplifting, alcohol-induced blackouts, attending the Met Gala high on mushrooms, pooping her pants: all the things that most people keep desperately private, Schumer airs with no evident discomfort." - The New Yorker
Pablo Valdivia "will collaborate across Newsroom and Programming to identify, develop and distribute content that will appeal to Latinx audiences,” says Emily Barocas, Deputy Director of Digital Platforms & Curation in a note to NPR staff. - InsideRadio
Jesse Green: "Efforts to improve diversity onstage and backstage have too often come without the support necessary to help new hires succeed. Culturally specific theaters may face an existential crisis if their function gets co-opted by change. And ... traditional audiences, feeling disoriented, sometimes resist." - The New York Times
There seem to be several currents in European composition: the heirs of Pierre Boulez, post-serial, and neotonal. Among the younger composers, however, there is a yearning for the freedom of being decompartmentalized. And many look to the U.S. for new models. - Strings
Chioggia, about 15 miles away from St. Mark's Square, has been stuck in the shadow of its famous neighbor, whose highfalutin' sophisticates have always tweaked chiogiotti as rustic ruffians. But it's a pretty town, and one pleased to welcome visiting cruise passengers (for now). - The New York Times
The ultimate goal, in Dr. Ferrucci’s view, is that A.I. becomes a trusted “thought partner,” a skilled collaborator at work and at home, making suggestions and explaining them. - The New York Times
José Padilha, director of the Netflix series, alleges that producer Eric Newman "is concealing revenue — including money from audits of and bonuses from Gaumont Television. Under their profit sharing agreement, they agreed to an equal split of all revenue." - The Hollywood Reporter
