“After three years of painstaking restoration work, the J. Paul Getty Museum is unveiling Hercules and Omphale, a long-lost Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–1652) painting nearly destroyed in the explosions that struck the Lebanese capital of Beirut in August 2020.” - Artnet
In order to “thoughtfully match artists and their work with venues that best serve the art, the audience, and the moment,” Washington Performing Arts — which presents performances by touring musicians such as Yo-Yo Ma, Igor Levit, and the Chicago Symphony — will offer concerts it would have held at the Kennedy Center elsewhere. - Washingtonian
Roberto Beltrami had traveled to Boston University to study, and in his sophomore year a Dale Chihuly exhibition awakened his fascination with glass, and he went to Murano, the famous glassmaking island in Venice, to apprentice. Now, with his own workshop at age 34, he’s introducing new, money-saving equipment and techniques. - CNN
Google is funding short films about AI that portray the technology in a less nightmarish light than in many Hollywood science fiction depictions. - Los Angeles Times
“The Korean public holds celebrities to a higher moral standard than normal people, and the media is very aggressive (in) reporting on scandals. They take unconfirmed allegations and report them as facts. (Yet) when it comes to politicians and public figures with real power, the media is very cautious.” - The Hollywood Reporter
To reimagine open space is not to think bigger—it is to think deeper. To look between, beneath, beyond. It is to ask: How do we shape space to be responsive? How do we design for encounter, for joy, for the unplanned but meaningful moments of connection? - Fast Company
Overall, Ron Chernow’s “Mark Twain” is less a literary biography than a deep dive into “the most original character in American history.” - Washington Post
hen untrained people, predisposed to fly off the handle, interact with emotionally neutral machines that have set higher ethical bars, will they or can they begin to adopt some of that tone and recognize the value of more composed and pro-social responses? Could AI be an emotionally soothing influence. - 3 Quarks Daily
The countertenor/company director allows as how yes, ticket revenue under the policy fell from 8% to 4% of the company’s budget — and then he runs through the ways in which the policy has brought newcomers to try out an art form which the wider world sees as elitist and uninteresting. - Broad Street Review (Philadelphia)
I have about the same chance of publishing my work in The Paris Review as getting struck by lightning while being inaugurated as the Pope. But according to one Substack user Rhi, I should devote more time and energy to forcing my way into legacy print publications. - Metropolitan Review
The exhibition is intended as a celebration of immigrants in a time of crackdowns and deportations. It is also a form of outreach, offering access to legal resources and advocacy groups, and a chance to connect with other immigrant artists in the South Bronx, where the population is majority Latino and nearly one-third foreign-born. - The New York Times
While traditional journalism often evaluates the trustworthiness of news by how seemingly objective or dispassionate the newsmaker is from a given issue, newsmaking from this alternative perspective acknowledges that every step of the process requires discretion and decision-making. - LA Review of Books
“On May 14, Gov. Gavin Newsom released a budget proposal eliminating the $11.5 million allocated ... through the Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund, … (created) to help organizations with budgets under $2 million comply with AB5, the gig work bill that makes it harder to classify workers as independent contractors.” - San Francisco Chronicle (MSN)
I got this job the way I’ve gotten most of my jobs: through an acquaintance who heard I was looking for work. This is key to success in freelancing. You just need to build a roster of industry connections who know how desperate you are. - The Walrus
Studios have long been pushing Aron and other exhibitors to offer discounted Wednesday prices, but this will be the first test to see whether it can match Tuesday’s boon and move the attendance needle. - The Hollywood Reporter
