Art As Transporting Experience? Sure — But Where To?
The idea of artworks as portals to other worlds dates back several centuries, and it has become a commonplace way of talking about our...
There’s One Region Where The Clubhouse App Isn’t Fading Away (It’s Being Used For...
The audio-based social media app has been dissed by First Worlders as a glorified telephone and outflanked by Twitter and Facebook adding audio. But...
The “Freedom Libraries” Of The Jim Crow South
Starting in the "Freedom Summer" of 1964, impromptu libraries (the majority in Mississippi) using donated materials opened up at homes and churches, providing places...
Do We Really Need Art To Be Relevant? Should It Be? Maybe Not.
"By making the mistake, no matter how well-intentioned, of chaining works of art to politics or demanding that they address issues of social justice,...
Tamara Rojo, Now Headed To San Francisco, Genuinely Transformed English National Ballet
To put it succinctly, she's responsible for "turning ENB from a respected but unexciting touring company into a news-making organisation." - The Guardian
Here’s Just How Lord Elgin Got Those Marbles Out Of Greece And Into England
It was an even uglier, more dishonest project than some of us had realized. (At least Elgin was heavily criticized for it at the...
Director Kirill Serebrennikov, Who’d Been Banned From Leaving Russia, Suddenly Turns Up In Germany
For four years, ever since his conviction in a case many think was trumped-up, he's been directing theater in Europe via teleconference. Last week...
Three Major Rock Festivals Cancelled Within 24 Hours Down Under
The Grapevine Gathering in the Hunter Valley wine region and Unity Forever on the coast southeast of Melbourne have been called off, as have...
Met Museum, Having Difficulty Finding Guards To Staff Galleries, Increases Pay
Until last month, guards starting at the Met had been paid $15.51 an hour, just above the $15 minimum wage for fast food workers...
San Francisco Ballet Looks To Europe For Its New Artistic Director
Tamara Rojo will be the first woman and only the fifth director to lead the troupe, the oldest professional ballet company in the United...
Why Thomas Dausgaard Abruptly Quit The Seattle Symphony?
Dausgaard, 58, had seemed a good fit for his position, which he had held just since fall 2019. But he was separated from the...
A History Of Tackiness
Tackiness, it would seem, has always been in the eye of the beholder—a disapproving audience, real or imagined, clicking their proverbial tongues. They usually...
Slippery Slope? Artists Are Boycotting This Year’s Sydney Festival Over Its Funders
If an arts organisation accepts money from a donor, there is always a price to pay. It’s a question of how high the price...
How A Major Gift Turned Into A Shiny New Gallery For Indigenous Art In...
Against the promise of his holdings of Aboriginal art, Gantner urged Shepparton to build a standalone gallery and for it to become a not-for-profit...
In South India, Weddings Are Becoming Great Big Dance-A-Ramas
In the state of Kerala, the actual ceremony may be brief and subdued, but the celebrations often include professional choreographers directing a mix of...
Australian Arts Facing Labor Shortages
There is growing evidence of worker shortages for live shows. It’s clear there is a gap left by workers who left the arts during 2020/2021 lockdowns, resulting in a reduced pool of staff to call on when...
A New Molière Play (?!) At The Comédie-Française For The Playwright’s 400th Anniversary
The world's oldest operating theatre company has pieced together what it says is the original version of Tartuffe, premiered in 1664 and promptly suppressed...
Of Norman Mailer And Cancel Culture
A culturally and politically monotone graduate class, on board with just about every woke nostrum going, not only dominates publishing houses’ workforce – it...
It’s Not Just Vinyl: CDs Made A Comeback Last Year, Too
"The recorded music industry may no longer be laser-focused on the compact disc, but the format's sales grew in 2021 for the first time...
Why I Quit Being A Classical Musician
"I’ve been working to know myself apart from my identity as a musician, which I always held in higher regard than my inherent worth...
Modernizing China’s Ancient Writing System Has Always Been A Political Project
Through the centuries, the complexity of classical Chinese characters functioned as a powerful class barrier, since mastering reading and writing took so much work....
Are NFTs Facilitating Theft Of Artists’ Work?
As the NFT art market takes off, systems to ensure a buyer is making a legitimate purchase of digital ownership have failed to keep...
What Does Germany’s New Culture Minister Have Planned? “Green Culture”
"Claudia Roth has taken office pledging to continue her predecessor's work in decolonising museums, to set up a central 'green culture' desk, to boost...
Now Boris Johnson Corruption Accusations Extend Even To Arts Festivals
Texts from the Prime Minister's phone indicate that the man paying for renovations to Boris's apartment at 10 Downing Street was pitching him on...
Prehistoric Rock Art In Texas “Irreparably Damaged” By Jackass Vandals
The petroglyphs, at least 4,500 years old, in Big Bend National Park were ruined by "Isaac, Ariel, Norma, (and) Adrian," who carved their names...
