“Grosvenor gained acclaim in New York during the 1960s when he showed his work alongside famed Minimalists. … But the sculptures made by Grosvenor in the following decades diverged from Minimalism, even though these works, too, were spare and made from industrial materials.” - ARTnews
Arts educators and advocates successfully killed a proposed move in Arizona's Peoria Unified school district to bar arts educators from renewing memberships in their professional associations. - Playbill
“When I left the Smithsonian, a number of organizations reached out, and they were all different types,” Sajet told The Washington Post, adding that the Milwaukee Art Museum — whose collection contains more than 34,000 works, from antiquities to modern and contemporary art — felt like “a really good fit." - Washington Post
Ticket sales are so poor, the Stuttgart Ballet will be performing for an Opera House between 4 and 19 percent full when the German company comes to Washington early next month. BodyTraffic, the Los Angeles troupe booked for the smaller Eisenhower Theatre October 29 and 30, is at 12 percent capacity. - Washingtonian
“Amazon-backed (firm) Showrunnner announced a new AI model designed to generate long, complex narratives — ultimately building toward feature-film-length, live-action films — for its platform. … Over the next two years, it’ll be utilized to re-create Welles’ follow-up to Citizen Kane, a chunk of which was lost after studio executives burned the footage.” - The Hollywood Reporter
The job losses, totaling nearly 100, include the layoff of 34 current staffers and the elimination of more than 60 vacant positions. The move is another response to the rescission of funding for public broadcasting by the Trump administration and Congress. - Deadline
“Books Inc. is seeking bankruptcy court approval to be acquired by Barnes & Noble for $3.25 million. The privately held company, which filed for voluntary Chapter 11 reorganization in January, announced B&N’s interest (this week). If the acquisition goes through, Books Inc. intends to keep nine out of its 10 locations open.” - Publishers Weekly
“(Two White House) officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the discussions have been preliminary and exploratory, and it was unclear exactly how the federal government would take control of the site in Lower Manhattan. … The museum’s leadership rebuffed the idea.” - The New York Times
“(The move) escalat(es) a bitter contract dispute just weeks before the orchestra is set to open its new season. The vote, announced Thursday, Sept. 4, allows players to walk out if talks with Symphony management fail to produce a deal. The 2025-26 season is scheduled to begin Sept. 12.” - San Francisco Chronicle (MSN)
“The contract, ratified a year before the current one expires, includes a $10,000 salary increase in the first year and at least 3% raises in subsequent years, bringing the musician base pay to $128,036 by 2030. It also introduces changes to night rehearsals, offering greater flexibility for the musicians.” - Fox 2 (St. Louis)
"AI has softened the consequences of procrastination and led many students to avoid doing any work at all. As a result, these programs have destroyed much of what tied us together as students." - The Atlantic
Director Chris Columbus: “(It) not only propels the story forward but from a narrative standpoint, he’s taking the audience’s hand and inviting them inside that world. ... Certain film scores almost keep the audience at bay, but John manages to immerse the audience in the warmth, or the terror, of the film.” - Vulture (MSN)
The corporate urge to replace art-making humans with machines is profoundly anti-human. It’s an old story: we have always tried to mechanize creativity and to remove messy human emotions. - LitHub
“We’re doing an outdoor public campaign that involves subways and taxi tops and things like that in the outer boroughs, which are very purposefully an invitation to the city at large. The intention is that we aren’t just trying to reach people that are already seeing 12 shows a year.” - Variety
