Speculators Gave Up On NFTs, But The Art World (Some Of It) Is Still...
"In the last two years, even as auction prices have generally come down, 'there’s been a growing recognition for this medium by institutions and...
Just Too Expensive: Vancouver Art Gallery Abandons Starchitects’ Design For New Building
With the estimated cost of the project having risen by 50% to C$600 million, the museum's board decided to end work on the design...
Scotland’s Desperate Arts Sector Gets An Extra £34 Million From Government
Culture secretary Angus Robertson predicted the new funding for culture earmarked for the coming financial year would be 'transformational" for the arts industry. Finance...
How Do Film Critics’ Circles Choose Their Award Winners? Same Way The Guys In...
"One thing voting for awards has taught me is that virtually every outside assumption about how the process works is wrong, (especially) any attempt...
Guardian Journalists On Two-Day Strike To Protest Sale Of Sister Paper The Observer
"Nearly 500 journalists are on strike at The Guardian and its sister paper, the Sunday-only Observer, to protest the planned sale of The Observer...
Kennicott: What Should Be The Role Of Artists To Help Us Process The Upcoming...
To survive the next four years, to make sense of where all this could be going, we need to understand barbarism as a living,...
Of Ticket Prices And Low Funding Of UK Regional Theatre
According to UK Theatre, the majority of tickets sold in regional theatres cost under £35, with 99.9% priced below £100. Even in commercial venues,...
Companies Are Selling Fractional Shares Of Art As Investment. What’s The Point?
So far, Masterworks has been buying up works and selling shares in the asset, often with delayed payment terms, giving time for the Masterworks...
One Of DC’s Oldest Black Box Theaters Is For Sale — At A Price...
A nonprofit called CulturalDC bought the Source Theatre in 2006 so it could remain a performance space. Now, however, CulturalDC's board wants to sell...
How Should Cities Decide What Buildings Should Be Protected?
There’s a loosely defined term of art for things that are prized and embedded in a culture but not necessarily architectural landmarks: intangible heritage. -...
British Film Censors Slap “Wicked” With A Trigger Warning Label
Regulators also cited a disabled woman in a wheelchair being “treated in a condescending manner by able-bodied people,” and talking animals being “persecuted in a fantastical...
100 Years Ago These Ukrainian Writers Were Famous, Then Crushed By Stalin. Now They’re...
The lives of the writers are being told in a musical, a feature movie and a memoir. There is even a fashion line themed around them, with sweatshirts riddled...
A Choreographer Exhibits At Art Basel Miami Beach
"Diego Vega Solorza does not want people to think of him as a visual artist. He is certainly not a sculptor, he insists, nor...
AI Publishing Could Swamp The Book Market
As AI-powered publishing balloons, the sheer market volume may make it difficult for these publishers to stand out. They’ll have to adapt. - Fast...
South Coast Repertory Theatre Co-Founder Martin Benson, 87
Benson’s path to success was fraught with challenges. Early in SCR’s history, Benson experienced literal starvation for his art, competing with seagulls for morsels...
Is Public Funding For The Arts Worth The Hassle?
One can carp about the sad history of direct public arts funding in the United States and many do. But one might also argue...
Lance Morrow, Once A Star Essayist At Time Magazine, Has Died At 85
"(He) was both observer and narrator during a more than seven-decade career that included books and memoirs, more than 20 years with a coveted...
Why Tchaikovsky’s Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy Was Astonishing In Its Day
Today the piece is one of the most familiar sections of The Nutcracker, so it's hard for us to appreciate how unusual the music...
Melbourne Symphony’s Missteps Mean Too Much Money Spent On Lawyers
The orchestra got itself in one legal tangle by cancelling a recital by pianist Jayson Gillham after he made comments about Gaza from the...
Stephen King Is Closing His Three Radio Stations In Maine
"The renowned author … said Monday that at age 77, it’s time to say good-bye to three Bangor, Maine, stations that have been bleeding...
Founder Of Collapsed American National Ballet Sentenced To 20 Years For Shooting Ex-Husband
Ashley Benefield, whose marriage to Doug Benefield disintegrated after the ballet company they attempted to launch fell apart, was acquitted of murder but convicted...
Turner Prize 2024 Goes To Jasleen Kaur
"Jasleen Kaur has won the 2024 Turner prize for her work animating everyday objects to reflect the pluralities of identity and community. The youngest...
Why Tate Modern Is On The Decline
Tate faces some serious decisions; unless the new government swoops in with increased funding, or visitors magically reappear, Tate will have to decide what...
When Linguists Become Crime Fighters
Forensic linguistics, as the practice is called, has been a key tool in both identifying perpetrators (most famously, the Unabomber) and exonerating the wrongly...
Welsh Arts Are Disappearing In Front Of Us
Any visiting alien would be confronted with the near collapse of a string of national institutions, including the National Theatre Wales, Welsh National Opera...
