"Playfulness, irreverence, goofiness are part of us too. ... It is a mistake to equate artistic greatness with emotional sobriety. P.D.Q. Bach’s best compositions are, genuinely, masterpieces, magnificent expressions of the deepest currents of joyful absurdity. They are great works not in spite of their humor, but because of it." - Van
The impacts of the arts go beyond annual operating expenses, data shows. The $751 million in capital investments since 2015 have generated an additional $842 million in indirect economic impact. - WCPO
In Dallas, he spearheaded the museum's move for the downtown arts district and expanded exhibition and education programs. In San Francisco, he raised money for and oversaw the repair of the Legion of Honor and rebuilding of the DeYoung after the 1989 earthquake. - The Dallas Morning News (MSN)
Prof Vikki Locke, the director of undergraduate studies at Loughborough business school, said students “absolutely love” the technology and have been begging for selfies with the gadget. They would prefer “a guest speaker from industry beaming into a classroom to a 2D person on the wall”, she added. - The Guardian
"One way ..., perhaps, is to turn competition into cooperation. Maybe a path forward for theater is to write new rules of decorum — or to be the first to violate them. If theater goes viral, it should be on behalf of the artists’ intentions, not in spite of them." - San Francisco Chronicle
"The homecoming … comes after (a) yearlong search for a replacement for Trevor Noah – and just in time for the 2024 presidential election to heat up. … (Stewart) will also serve as an executive producer for the show, which will have a rotating lineup of comedians during the rest of the week." - The Guardian
"The workers had allegedly provided potential visitors with insider information on how to get limited tickets to the exhibition. One employee even allegedly embezzled a box of (van Gogh-style) Pokémon cards produced for the show." (Those cards were withdrawn after people literally rioted to get them.) - ARTnews
In one of the letters, defendant Giulia Di Stasi urged the opera house's management to fire Eleonora Abbagnato: "Together with her business partner, they have planned to kill off the corps de ballet and create a company of their own." Other letters called Abbagnato "incompetent" and "fake blonde." - Gramilano (Milan)
"While the news is hardly a surprise, given that Roche Schulfer is 72 and his longtime artistic partner Robert Falls exited in 2022, the departure brings to a close an extraordinary career that expertly led Chicago’s largest theater through the COVID-19 crisis and the changing habits of audiences." - Chicago Tribune (MSN)
The firing of Antoinette Lattouf and subsequent backlash face the ABC with difficult issues: how do news outlets and their employees cover hot-button topics? And has the network been so weakened by underfunding and right-wing political attacks that it won't stand up for its journalists? - The New York Times
"(He) stripped sculpture to its essentials, paring (it) down until it existed as forms made from industrial materials that were not intended to evoke any emotions. He received praise for his art of the 1960s and ’70s, only to face ... trial for the death of his partner, the artist Ana Mendieta." - ARTnews
Before the nominations, there were whispers that snobbery would derail the film’s Oscar hopes, but the results show some puzzlement on the part of Academy voters. “Barbie” was far from ignored, but overlooking the two women who were its driving creative forces is a curious way to match nominations to achievement. - The New Yorker
AI tools analyse vast amounts of music data to learn patterns and styles, enabling them to generate compositions in any genre. This technology is not just a tool, it’s a collaborator, opening doors to new soundscapes and musical possibilities. - The Conversation
The power of cinema in communicating the climate crisis is undeniable. This is becoming increasingly apparent in my own research on the history of the environmental movement in the UK. - The Conversation
Cash-rich paper mills have evidently adopted a new tactic: bribing editors and planting their own agents on editorial boards to ensure publication of their manuscripts. - Science
