Women Directors Made Almost Half The Films At This Year’s Venice Festival

MEDIA Posted: September 4, 2020 2:27 pm

“This is an unprecedented percentile which we hope augurs well for a future cinema that is free of any sort of prejudice and discrimination.” – Toronto Star

Stop the Music! Degas “Little Dancer’s” Alleged Attackers Indicted

The press spokesperson for the National Gallery, Washington, alerted me late Friday to a breaking development in the case of the attack on its beloved treasure—Degas’ unique, original wax version of “Little... Read more

AJBlog: CultureGrrl Published on: 2023-05-29
Creative Forces NEA Military Arts Network

This is a two-part podcast: we begin with Christine Bial, the Director of Arts and Humanities Grants at Mid-America Arts Alliance which is a partner with National Endowment for the Arts in... Read more

AJBlog: Measure for Measure Published on: 2023-05-29
The Life-Changing, And Sometimes Life-Saving, Joys Of Internet Fandom

Let’s not downplay the true connections people find online. “I could introduce you to dozens (if not hundreds) of other people who have met many of the most important people they know... Read more

AJBlog: Seeing Things Published on: 2023-05-28
This Artist Has Had A Solid Career, And Now He’d Like To Sell Another Artist His Name

“If he finds a buyer, he will be prohibited from being Darren Bader the contemporary artist, and that identity will be taken over by the buyer. … If the buyer wants to... Read more

AJBlog: Seeing Things Published on: 2023-05-28
Fighting For The Right To Fix Our Own Stuff

Many people are sick of buying and throwing away everything from clothes to phones. But repairing things with computer chips can be illegal. So, “there’s this cultural shift, and then there is... Read more

AJBlog: Seeing Things Published on: 2023-05-28
Bill Lee, Bassist And Composer Who Scored His Son Spike’s Movies, Has Died At 94

“Lee was an acclaimed sideman and session player with a rich acoustic bass sound. His sensitive approach and versatility — he could be gentle or intense, depending on the song — made... Read more

AJBlog: Seeing Things Published on: 2023-05-28
When The World Ends With A Whimper

“I like to imagine that I would survive, thrive even, conveniently forgetting that my life of indoor pursuits, reading, writing, and streaming drama box sets whilst ordering pizza, has probably not provided... Read more

AJBlog: Seeing Things Published on: 2023-05-28
What’s The Point Of A Prize?

“Winning a prize is an undeniably thrilling, magical thing. It is, in essence, the world’s way of telling you that you’ve done something noteworthy and valuable. It’s your moment to shine. But... Read more

AJBlog: Seeing Things Published on: 2023-05-28
An Auto-Captioned World Is On Its Way

“My first conversation with captioned glasses did feel like something out of the movies. I kept shaking my head in wonder at the captions floating in the air before me. ‘This is so cool,’... Read more

AJBlog: Seeing Things Published on: 2023-05-28
Writing, During A Pandemic And A War, About Rachmaninoff In Exile

“We remain guests, respectful of the amount we can never know, hoping to take away something of lasting value for all.” – The Observer (UK)... Read more

AJBlog: Seeing Things Published on: 2023-05-28
The Woman Trying To Archive Black Twitter

Professor Meredith Clark “says preserving Black Twitter will allow for a more accurate and complex retelling of the history of the internet. But it’s not a simple task.” – NPR... Read more

AJBlog: Seeing Things Published on: 2023-05-28
The British Team Trying To Preserve, And Restore, As Many Banksys As Possible

“If you owned a valuable painting you’d keep it inside, in correct lighting and temperatures but outside art is open to all the elements – whatever the weather – along with grime,... Read more

AJBlog: Seeing Things Published on: 2023-05-28
Erin Lunsford Norton talks about the complexity of orchestral operations

Erin Lunsford Norton, Vice President of Artistic Planning at the New Jersey Symphony, talks about their centennial and the complexity of artistic operations in an orchestra.... Read more

AJBlog: Aaron Dworkin Published on: 2023-05-27
The Philosopher’s Sling

Whatever you load into this self-purging contraption will hit the back of your head.... Read more

AJBlog: Straight|Up Published on: 2023-05-27
“Einsamkeit” = Bass Trombone + Piano + Dancers

My new “Einsamkeit” concoction, setting songs by Mahler and Schubert, premieres June 17 (7:30 pm) and 18 (3 pm) at the KnJ Theater near Union Square. I’m collaborating with the singular bass... Read more

AJBlog: Unanswered Question Published on: 2023-05-26
The Marriage — “An Alchemical Quest”

From Erik den Breejen’s review of my novel The Marriage: The Mahlers in New York, in the current New York Sun:: “Mr. Horowitz’s is an alchemical quest – to bring memories and accounts from... Read more

AJBlog: Unanswered Question Published on: 2023-05-25
Boulder’s 36th (!) Mahlerfest — A Communal Labor of Love

Thirty-six years ago, the conductor Robert Olson, a faculty member at Boulder’s University of Colorado, created Colorado Mahlerfest for hungry Mahlerites. In 1987, performances of Mahler symphonies were far less common, far... Read more

AJBlog: Unanswered Question Published on: 2023-05-23
Five, six, seven hours? With music by Feldman, Eastman, Cage and Hersch, how much does that matter?

Length in music, along with time itself, stretches and compresses like an accordion, with only vague guidelines for overloading or underwhelming listeners, for leaving them hypnotized or fast asleep – especially as... Read more

AJBlog: Condemned to Music Published on: 2023-05-23
Whitney’s Unlucky 7: Dicey Auction Disposals Coincided with Gala Under Departing Director Adam Weinberg

In an unfortunate coincidence, the Whitney Museum sold seven works from its collection on the evening of and on the day after the museum’s May 16 gala celebration and studio party honoring... Read more

AJBlog: CultureGrrl Published on: 2023-05-23
Jay Jeff Jones, Such a Fine and True Poet, RIP

He died Saturday, May 20, 2023. After theater studies and acting with The Mime Troupe in San Francisco, he moved to England, where he mostly lived since. In London he worked for... Read more

AJBlog: Straight|Up Published on: 2023-05-22