"I realized I had a choice as a writer: make the world bigger and more interesting and live in that world, and find a life’s work, or shrink everything down to your own crabbed and paltry self, hang on for years conning editors and publishers and yourself, and find your life’s a lie." - Yale Review
"A performance artist who participated as a nude performer in the 2010 Museum of Modern Art exhibition “Marina Abramović: The Artist is Present” has sued the New York institution, accusing it of failing to prevent sexual assaults against him by museum attendees," claims a lawsuit. - ARTnews
"Every time I’m asked (that) question, it’s like being asked for the first time. I am constantly changing, and it depends on the day and the moment of the day." - San Francisco Classical Voice
News that Wanda Nanibush, the first Canadian and Indigenous art curator at the AGO, was leaving the institution shocked the Canadian art world. The news was linked to a leaked letter accusing her of “posting inflammatory, inaccurate rants against Israel”. - The Art Newspaper
"For generations, through wars, crisis, and political upheaval, documentary poets have helped make sense of some of our most difficult moments – by expressing what might otherwise be impossible to say. So what are they writing about today?" (audio) - To the Best of Our Knowledge
Striking a balance between leveraging AI for creative enhancement and preserving the human element in art is a critical ethical consideration related to creative integrity. - ArtsHub
"I like to say that the fairies visited me when I was born and gave me what I needed to be an artist." And this: "Meryl Streep came up to me, fell on her knees and said, ‘Oh my god! My next life I want to be like you!'" - The Guardian
Perhaps there’s a feeling that, having spent upwards of, say, 180 quid on a pair of tickets for something, they’re entitled to a five star, anything goes experience from the moment of arrival to the second they lay down their head back on the pillow. - Evening Standard (London)
"Who is this man? How does he seamlessly synthesize voguing and runway idioms with butoh, the dances of Greek antiquity, and modern and postmodern dance to create the intriguing works that make him an internationally admired and respected artist?" This profile offers some answers. - Dance Magazine
While some people’s bar-going and spending habits have shifted since the pandemic (not everyone is returning to their regular bar or pub-going routines), by far the largest obstacles to keeping many independent live music venues open currently are the massive insurance price increases and sudden insurance policy cancellations they are facing. - ArtsHub
Jenny Worton of the theatre division at the Roald Dahl Story Company: "Because the stories are so beloved, and appear in lots of different mediums, it’s quite hard to ensure consistency. So we cooked up the idea that we could start commissioning people directly and develop shows ourselves." - The Stage
"Though Barbie had no trouble making it into the best picture category, which all members of the academy (may) vote on, the Gerwig snub was delivered by the directors branch, made up of just 587 voters … (and) by far the most likely to reject mainstream studio fare." - The New York Times
Expend4bles leads the nominees for the Golden Raspberry Awards with seven nods, followed by Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey with five, including Worst Picture, Worst Director, Worst Screenplay, and Worst Screen Couple. - The Hollywood Reporter
"Using a broad definition of arts and culture inclusive of nonprofit and for-profit industries, $53 billion was awarded nationally to arts and culture via four federal programs. Narrowing the definition to focus primarily on nonprofit arts and cultural industries and independent cultural workers, $17 billion was awarded nationally." - SMU Data Arts
Italy and France have for several years had similar programs giving 18-year-olds a few hundred euros to spend on performance tickets, books, or other cultural products. Germany only launched its KulturPass last June, and already the amount per person has been cut from €200 to €100. - Publishing Perspectives
