This season, Arden has given Broadway its most surprising and heartwarming new musical, “Maybe Happy Ending.” The show, which originated in South Korea, is a futuristic rom-com about two robots nearing the end of their life cycles. - Los Angeles Times
Small wonder that the “Odyssey," a staple of the Western canon and the progenitor of so much, from sci-fi to rom-com, has been enjoying a bump in popularity of late. - The New York Times
In an era when Wisconsin has consistently ranked near the bottom in per capita arts spending nationwide — and with ticket sales declining since the COVID-19 pandemic — infighting over this funding has become more intense. - WUWM
“Storm King now boasts one of the world’s greatest collections of outdoor sculpture, with more than 100 works by 20th-century greats, but it has always lacked electricity, piped water, and most of the other hallmarks of civilisation.” Until now. - The Guardian
“The current mood is one of dreadful anticipation of further hostility toward arts and culture, in general, and toward any institution or organization — nonprofit or otherwise — whose values do not align with the goals of this presidency.” - Los Angeles Times (Yahoo)
We can be confident technological forces beyond our control shall soon enough ensure the emergence of an altogether more “relatable” Bard for those so inclined — fittingly diverse in origin and speaking with a Bolton accent. - The Critic
When done well, lectures can be utterly illuminating, when you are listening to a brilliant speaker discuss a topic about which they have more knowledge than anyone else in the world. Why wouldn’t a student who has signed up to study with such an expert want to hear them speak. - The Critic
“In 2023, the government began an initiative called the Culture Canon, with two streams: an ‘experts’’ canon and a ‘people’s canon,’ (each with) 100 items that have played a key role in shaping Swedish culture. … Yet even the suggestion of such a definitive list is dividing opinion in Sweden.” - The New York Times
Museums and cultural centers are not just the setting, the battleground, as it were, for these cultural-cum-political fights; they are seen as part of the oppressive apparatus the protesters are attacking. - Sapir
“Congress directly authorized and funded CPB to be a private nonprofit corporation wholly independent of the federal government,” Corp. for Public Broadcasting chief Patricia Harrison told NPR in a statement. - Los Angeles Times
Whether the still relatively young values of liberalism will survive, whether reading and writing will continue to be the underpinnings of culture, whether the constructs and algorithms of AI will replace the freedoms of selfhood, whether we will dominate and destroy nature or salvage and protect it: We now stand before these questions. - Washington Post
“Even if you don’t think of yourself as a prominent entity, you never know what’s going to happen,” points out Hallie Chametzky, director of archiving and preservation at Dance/USA. “What if, one day, someone wants to write a book about you?” - Dance Magazine
You probably expect that this $30 million instrument is either a huge pipe organ or a Stradivarius violin or (perhaps) cello. It is indeed a Strad, but it is a viola — the Tuscan-Medici viola, housed at the Library of Congress. Curtis Institute president Roberto Díaz has played it numerous times. - The Philadelphia Inquirer (MSN)
“As the center continues under Trump’s leadership, more productions may choose to steer clear, either out of principle or to avoid uproar from artists and fans. … An exodus of producers seeking an alternative could lead the center into financial crisis.” - The Washington Post (MSN)
The museum will be set in the Casa Roja, a private residence purchased by Kahlo’s parents and passed down through the family. While the Caza Azul focuses on Kahlo’s art and her relationship with husband Diego Rivera, the Casa Roja will concentrate on Kahlo’s early life. It will also include a gallery for contemporary art. - ARTnews
