Of Art, Artificial Intelligence And Artisty
From copying my music teacher to copying the great composers to mashing-up great recorded content to learning to ask AI to create – it’s...
Domingo Apologizes For “Humiliating” Performance
Plácido Domingo has issued a statement apologizing to the Arena di Verona for his recent performances, which resulted in an onstage protest from the...
Putin’s War Is Killing Classical Music In Russia
Even after the Soviet Union crumbled, Russia was able to keep up its classical strengths—and attract artists from all around the world. But now...
A Better Summer For Movies. But The Outlook Is Bleak
Almost everyone agrees that the 117-year-old movie exhibition business cannot keep going like this. But hardly anybody agrees on precisely the best way forward....
How Balanchine Reckoned With The USSR
The U.S.S.R. filled him with dread, and his return brought to light one of the great themes of his life: he had set his...
Pianist And Conductor Lars Vogt Dead At 51
After taking second prize at the 1990 Leeds International Piano Competition, he performed concertos, recitals, and chamber music at leading venues for years. In...
The First Artist Management Agency Specializing In Classical Ballet Dancers
Rebecca Haw had a bumpy ride before landing her permanent position in the ballet company at Dresden's Semperoper. Hoping to spare other dancers some...
The Marilyn Monroe Biopic And The Murkiness Of The Dreaded NC-17 Rating
Even if a director wanted to edit their movie to please ratings royalty, the MPAA’s murky machinations could make it hard for her to...
This Senegalese Monastery Brought An African Harp Into Church And Transformed Sacred Music
In response to the Second Vatican Council's reforms, the monks of the Abbey of Keur Moussa set about Africanizing their worship, researching traditional music...
Manhattan DA’s Office Seizes 27 Pieces Of Art From Met Museum
The items, seized under the terms of three separate search warrants executed during the last six months, will be returned to their countries of...
The Great American Composer You’ve Half-Heard-Of: Marc Blitzstein
"(He) was the influential missing piece in American music, (with) a profound impact on Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, and Broadway from the 1930s to...
Museums Association Will Require Salary Info In Job Listings
AAM’s announcement comes alongside heightened calls for salary transparency in the museum world and as salary transparency laws have taken effect across the country. In New York City,...
Is The Internet Why The Culture Today Seems Boring And Flat? Maybe, But Not...
In her New York Times Op-Ed column last week, Goldberg, drawing on a new book by W. David Marx, seems to argue that the...
Before The Algorithms Took Over: YouTube’s “Coolhunters”
A journalist, a radio DJ, and actual YouTubers were brought in as editors to sift through content, finding gems that viewers might love. Officially,...
In Odesa, A Renaissance Of Standup Comedy
The port city is as famous for its particular sense of humor as New Orleans is for jazz. Says one local comic, "The war...
Almost A Fifth Of Primary Schoolers In England Have No Books At Home
"According to a report by the National Literacy Trust, the percentage of children (aged five through eight) who do not have a book of...
1,000-Year-Old Byzantine Frescoes In Sudan Uncovered And Restored
"The paintings ... were initially found by Sudanese archaeologists in 2021 while excavating the remains of the El Lagia church at el-Ga’ab depression on...
The Movement For Gender-Neutral Acting Awards Is Picking Up Steam. Will The Big Flagship...
"Two more awards shows went gender neutral last week, fueling further speculation about the day when major awards shows — think Oscars, Emmys and...
The Taliban Used To Smash Up Afghanistan’s Ancient Art And Artifacts. Now It’s Guarding...
"When (the Islamists) returned to power a year ago, many cultural heritage advocates worried about the fate of the National Museum and its irreplaceable...
Author Barbara Ehrenreich Has Died At 81
"In more than 20 books, (she) explored a sweep of topics that echoed her varied background as a feminist political activist and scientist with...
Our Long Battles Over Learning And Indoctrination
This question—why parents and taxpayers should support public schools that teach content that conflicts with their most cherished beliefs—has reverberated across the decades, sometimes...
How ArtForum Thinks About Criticism
Criticism in the broadest sense is a key tactic for maintaining a nonrigid, noncomplacent orientation toward the world. You’re always stepping back and looking...
Is History Really Just About Quantifying Numbers?
That there is more than one way to interpret numbers might seem obvious, but is worth repeating at a time when, once again, historians...
UK Arts Funding Is A Zero-Sum Game (And Getting Worse)
Arts funding, under the current government, is a zero-sum game. There’s no new money, beyond a tiny, 2% rise in the ACE budget. ...
Australian Artists Rethinking Tours Over Climate Concerns
During an 11-week national tour, each member of the company was responsible for approximately seven tonnes of carbon emitted. The average per-capita emission in...
