“It’s not just that the ad is a car crash — it’s that the people who poured so much work and money into something so off-putting appear to have thought they were orchestrating a parade.” - The New York Times
There’s a wave of unionizing among museum employees, and “Glenstone is a relative newcomer. The museum opened in 2006 as a private center for the art collection of the Raleses, who live across a pond from the museum’s galleries.” - Washington Post
Opie: “We have a national warning advisory around pride for gay and lesbian and trans folks. It’s crazy. But we’re still trying to go forward and celebrate with visibility, and I just feel like that’s a very powerful, optimistic place to try to be in.” - Hyperallergic
On June 3rd, the staff who run the author events program with 120-130 events per year resigned en masse, for the end of the month. Then the board fired them and locked them out. - LitHub
“If the aesthetic aim is to share 120 pieces that illustrate how the arrival of Italian and Flemish art in Valencia fuelled and influenced the Renaissance in Spain, its parallel goal is to bring cultural events to parts of the country that are all too often neglected.” - The Observer (UK)
Richard Linklater isn’t mad at Netflix for premiering Hit Man on streaming. “You got to look at the industry and say, ‘Why did they see this film and not think it warranted a bigger theatrical release?’ Because someone could’ve fought for that.” - Los Angeles Times (Yahoo)
Alison Aye, a "58-year-old textile and collage artist who is based in London, has submitted work to the Royal Academy (RA) over the last 31 years, and always been rejected. But when, this year, she found out she had finally succeeded, she felt conflicted.” - The Observer (UK)
“‘To be a stand-up comedian in today’s world, you have to be a content machine,’ said Gianmarco Soresi, a New York-based comic with about 700,000 TikTok followers.” - The New York Times
Carl Clemons-Hopkins says that “accurate representation stems from getting more representation behind the scenes: ‘The more that you can show the variety of the world within the variety of the industry, the more we can be a better reflection of what’s going on.’” - Variety
Can funding struggling theatre help solve our disconnect? Sarah Ruhl: "We are facing a public health emergency—and we need funding from the National Institutes of Health immediately. Let’s treat theatre as a proven method to stem the tide of debilitating isolation in this country.” - American Theatre
Urs Fischer "became a more permanent presence in the desert entertainment mecca when the delay-plagued, 67-story Fontainebleau, a casino and 3,644-room hotel that cost $3.7 billion, debuted its ‘Urs Fischer Gallery.’” But can blue chip art make it in the gambling town? - The New York Times
“Understanding someone 100% is probably an illusion. And madness can be seen as a stand-in term for the parts you don’t comprehend. I think those who suffer from madness know they are not completely known.” - The Guardian (UK)
Who could have predicted this was a bad idea? "In the preview versions of Recall, … screenshot data, complete with the user's every bank login, password, and porn site visit would have been indefinitely collected on the user's machine by default.” - Wired
Elin Hildebrand’s noves, "set among the misbehaving moneyed class on Nantucket Island juggle romance and crime and a sun-kissed beach vibe that her fans soak up like coconut oil.” But Hildebrand is saying goodbye to all that. - The New York Times
