The Priest Who Ordered 300-Year-Old Frescoes To Be Painted Over
A contrite Father Héctor Lunar, a Venezuelan refugee on Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands, says he had no idea that the murals of his...
The Bill That Just Passed The U.S. House Does Not Ban TikTok
The legislation would just require the app's owner, the Chinese corporation ByteDance, to sell it to some other entity that isn't under the ultimate...
Ranking U.S. States By Arts Vibrancy
"Key insights: States with higher proportions of rural population tend to have lower levels of arts vibrancy – with some notable exceptions. States ranking...
National Theatre In London Is Planning A $160 Million Renovation
"(The project's) number-one priority will be to ‘support urgent infrastructure updates to the National Theatre building’. … This will free up the NT’s technical...
A First: JRR Tolkien Poetry To Be Published
“Poetry was the first way in which Tolkien expressed himself creatively and through it the seeds of his literary ambition would be sown." -...
What Should Museums Pay Artists For Participating In A Biennial?
These days, payment for inclusion in a biennial or group show at a US museum tends to range from $500 to $3,000, according to...
How Tech Is Changing Learning The Piano
A lifetime since my failure to practise prompted a family agreement that the piano wasn’t for me, I’m back at the keys. This time...
How Elizabeth Alexander (And $500M Of Mellon Money) Are Changing Monuments
The project is incredibly ambitious, a national effort to make sure that the commemorative landscape "more accurately tells our collective histories." It has led...
Artforum Chooses A New Top Editor
Five months ago, the magazine fired David Velasco, its editor in chief, after he signed and published a letter calling for Palestinian liberation shortly after the Israel-Hamas...
Attributing The Provenance Of The “Just Ken” Dance
Dance makers of Hollywood are seeking recognition for their craft by pressing the Motion Picture Academy to add an Oscar for Best Choreography. That...
The End Of The Entertainment Mega-Mergers?
“We’ve seen over the last few decades significant consolidation and a wave of mergers and acquisitions, not all of which have ultimately served the...
Irish Gaelic Is Actually Becoming Cool In Ireland
"Across Ireland, English is playing second fiddle to Irish in emerging arts scenes. Even though fewer than 2% of the population speak it daily,...
ABT Chooses A New Chief Exec — From National Ballet Of Canada
Ballet Theater’s leaders said they chose Barry Hughson, executive director at the National Ballet of Canada since 2014, because of his extensive experience in...
Ballet Ireland Drops An Ohad Naharin Piece Because He’s Israeli
"'We stand by the right to freedom of artistic expression, and despite our belief that art should not be drawn into politics, we feel...
Salonen To Leave San Francisco Symphony: “I Do Not Share The Same Values”
“I have decided not to continue as Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony, because I do not share the same goals for the...
Bassem Youssef (“Egypt’s Jon Stewart”) On Building His US Comedy Career While Advocating For...
"A year ago, Youssef wouldn’t have expected his defense of the Palestinian people to be the arc of his return to public discourse. Meanwhile,...
The End Of The Subscription Era?
The inflection point is coming for Substack, OnlyFans and any platform where creators are reliant on the largesse of their audiences. When creators realise...
Reality TV Stars Are Suing Bravo. Just How Bad Were Things On Set?
"A recent flood of allegations from reality stars describe issues that go far beyond public perception – and raise serious questions about the legal...
Why Toronto’s Festivals Are Struggling
Toronto is a city of festivals, but two years after pandemic restrictions were lifted, even big names in the sector are struggling to attract...
The Student Who Became A YouTube Star By Transcribing Jazz And Pop Songs
"George Collier … takes snippets of videos from live performances by well-known artists like Wynton Marsalis and Celine Dion, or bedroom musicians who’ve posted...
VAULT Festival, London’s Largest Theatre Event, Is Shutting Down
Held in the vaults under Waterloo Station, the festival hosted hundreds of plays and comedy shows during the winter months and became an important...
Art Sales Worldwide Fell By 4% In 2023
"Auction sales were down on both sides of the Atlantic and there was a conspicuous lack of marquee estates on the block. Bu, 2023...
Smithsonian Finds (For The Second Time) A Founding Director For American Women’s History Museum
"Elizabeth Babcock … will head a (yet-to-be-built) museum that was shaken last summer by the withdrawal of its incoming founding director, Nancy Yao, following...
Philadelphia’s New Mayor Names A New Arts And Culture Chief
"A trained soprano with degrees from Temple University and the University of the Arts, (Valerie) Gay, 58, was most recently deputy director of audience...
Attempts To Ban Library Books Hit New High In 2023
"(The American Library Association) announced that 4,240 works in school and public libraries had been targeted in 2023, a substantial hike from the then-record...
