Investigating The Physics Of Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night”
Whether, and how well, the swirls in the painting's night sky accurately depict the phenomenon of turbulence has been a matter of interest to...
Are Some Parts Of England Really “Cultural Deserts”? Governmental Review Will Investigate Regional Inequality
Margaret Hodge, who was minister of culture under previous Labour PM Gordon Brown, will lead the review of Arts Council England, the government funding...
“Sesame Street” Is Homeless As HBO Lets Deal Lapse
"After a nearly decadelong run with HBO, the group that produces Sesame Street is seeking a new television partner to continue production and distribution...
National Theatre Wales Shuts Down After Losing All Government Funding
"The company says it has 'ceased to exist' following the loss of all its Arts Council Wales funding in 2023. … The company will...
Rothko Chapel In Houston Is Open Again After Last Summer’s Hurricane
"The mid-century building sustained damage from Hurricane Beryl, which devastated the area in July, however, and left the chapel closed indefinitely. A team of...
Cincinnati Ballet Chooses Longtime Principal As Artistic Director
"Cervilio Miguel Amador has served as interim artistic director since Jodie Gates’s abrupt departure in September 2023 – just 14 months after she took...
The Algorithms That Have Taken Over Our Culture
Part of the fixation on cultural algorithms is a product of the insecure position in which cultural gatekeepers find themselves. - The Atlantic
Five Museum Shows That Shaped 2024’s Zeitgeist
We’ve selected a few that managed to hit a collective nerve or stir debate, sometimes perhaps revealing more about our current zeitgeist than the...
Brazilian Judge Orders Adele Song Be Pulled Worldwide Over Plagiarism Claim
Preliminary injunction, obtained on Monday by AFP, orders Sony and Universal to stop “immediately and globally, from using, reproducing, editing, distributing or commercializing the...
How Thailand Became A Refuge For Myanmar Artists
Since the 1 February 2021 coup in Myanmar created a new generation of fugitive political activists – among them artists, filmmakers, musicians and creative...
The Mathematics Behind The Rockettes’ High-Precision Dance Routines
"During the dance company’s roughly 200 shows over eight weeks, a dancer can do up to 650 kicks in a single day. ... While...
How Shirley Temple Saved Fox Studios
"In 1933, Fox Studios was nearly bankrupt. Founded by William Fox in 1915, it thrived during the silent-movie era. By the time the Great...
How The Digital Age Is Reimagining Visual Culture
If Pop art recognised the media image as our new ‘nature’ and Minimalism was an art of phenomenological sensibility, Electric Op proposes perception as an artifact...
The Year Of The “Creators”
These days, the favored term for an Internet powerhouse is “creator,” and in the course of this year a threshold of creatordom was passed....
The Defining Art Events Of 2024
From fireworks injuries to the collapse of UArts to Venice Biennale drama to prison sentences for the original climate-protesting art vandals, here are 26...
Dance Critic Arlene Croce, 90
Croce was loved for her wit — but not by those she skewered. Her criticism could be wicked, even merciless. She once described the...
Four Syrian Artists Share Their Hopes For A Future Without The Assads
More than five decades of severe repression under father Hafiz and son Bashar al-Assad left Syria with no structure for any kind of art...
How Netflix Destroyed The Movie And TV Businesses
Netflix, which first emerged as a destroyer of video stores, has developed a powerful business model to conquer television, only to unleash its strange...
Israel-Hezbollah Conflict Has Badly Hurt Lebanese Publishing
Lebanon's book industry is historically one of the Arab world's most important, due to the country's relative tolerance and press freedom. But this year's...
Consuming Arts And Culture Is Good For Your Health, Says Major UK Study
"Consuming culture is good for your health and wellbeing – and generates £8bn a year worth of improvements in people’s quality of life and...
What’s Entering Public Domain In The US As Of 2025? Popeye, Tintin, Faulkner, Hitchcock,...
The initial versions of characters Popeye and Tintin (though not yet their most famous versions) are becoming available, as are key novels by Faulkner,...
Poor David Tennant’s “Macbeth” In London Just Can’t Catch A Break This Week
Or, to put it another way, the show is having to take too many breaks. Tennant, Cush Jumbo, and their colleagues have had to...
Judge In Brazil Orders Sony/Universal To Withdraw Adele Song Worldwide
The injunction requires Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music to stop distributing Adele's "Million Years Ago" in any and every format during an ongoing...
Ozy Media Founder Carlos Watson Gets Nearly 10 Years’ Imprisonment For Fraud
"Prosecutors accused the former cable news commentator and host of playing a leading role in a scheme to deceive Ozy investors and lenders by...
Artist Lorraine O’Grady Dead At 90
"O’Grady developed a loyal following for artworks that often proved unclassifiable. She produced photographs, collages, and performances, and wrote frequently. … Her art critiqued...
