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  • AUDIENCE

See The Shimmering Walls Of Iran’s ‘Emerald Mosque’

VISUAL Posted: February 3, 2017 4:46 am

At the Shah Cheragh in Shiraz, “mosaics made of mirror shards and tiles cover each wall. Glittering chandeliers hang from the ceilings and spots of light dance in the domes. As the above video by Great Big Story shows, being inside is like inhabiting a disco ball.”

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VISUAL Published: 01.30.17

Read the story in Atlas Obscura Published: 01.30.17

‘Lady Wedges’ – The Forgotten Women Whose Heads Used To Be On Every Roll Of Movie Film

MEDIA Posted: February 2, 2017 10:01 am

They were known by several names – leader ladies, girl heads, China girls, lady wedges – and they weren’t meant to be seen by audiences. They were used for a sort of quality control.

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MEDIA Published: 01.30.17

Read the story in Atlas Obscura Published: 01.30.17

Why Our Culture Seems So Drawn To Apocalypses And Dystopias

IDEAS Posted: February 2, 2017 8:02 am

Jessa Crispin: “It is easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism. Certainly it’s more fun. Our imaginations are so overpowered and outmaneuvered by the toxic gravity of the global economy that we are happy to amuse ourselves watching the whole world burn instead of doing anything to keep that from happening.”

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IDEAS Published: 01.30.17

Read the story in The Baffler Published: 01.30.17

What Philip Glass Learned In Paris

MUSIC Posted: February 2, 2017 6:03 am

“As WNYC’s Sara Fishko tells us in this Fishko Files, Glass’s time away from America in the ’60s was central to his music, as he encountered a pair of powerful influences.” (audio)

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MUSIC Published: 01.30.17

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How Tolstoy’s ‘War And Peace’ Can Be An Inspiration For Resistance To The New Administration

WORDS Posted: February 2, 2017 5:17 am

“Thinking in essentialist terms, Tolstoy felt that Napoleon failed to destroy Russia because the collective interests of Russian people aligned against him: a majority of people – wittingly or unwittingly – acted to undermine his agenda. Is it possible that we will see a similar alignment of grassroots interests now?”

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WORDS Published: 01.30.17

Read the story in The Conversation Published: 01.30.17

After The Ghost Ship Fire, New Efforts To Get Funds To Victims And To Make Spaces Safer

ISSUES Posted: February 2, 2017 4:31 am

Artist live/work compounds are fireproofing and upgrading where they can, and crowdfunding efforts for victims are looking not to make the mistakes that plagued such funds after previous tragedies.

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ISSUES Published: 01.30.17

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Why Theories Of Everything Are A Waste Of Effort

IDEAS Posted: February 1, 2017 9:59 am

In a Q&A, physicist Carlo Rovelli explains why he thinks attempts at a unified theory are wrongheaded (at least for now) and why space and time don’t “really exist.”

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IDEAS Published: 01.30.17

Read the story in Nautilus Published: 01.30.17

The Romantic Comedy Isn’t Dead, Or Even Moribund – It’s Just Totally Different Now

MEDIA Posted: February 1, 2017 6:58 am

“Today, the lighthearted, humorous romance, once primarily associated with the multiplex, thrives more in indie cinema and on television, particularly on cable and streaming platforms. It explores love from specific perspectives … and often with an honesty that eschews fairy-tale endings. While it hasn’t entirely abandoned certain tropes, more often than not, the modern rom-com deconstructs them. In other words, a type of storytelling that once remained unsubverted is now constantly being subverted.”

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MEDIA Published: 01.30.17

Read the story in Vulture Published: 01.30.17

Jerry Saltz Says Trump Could Drive Small And Medium-Sized Galleries Out Of Business

VISUAL Posted: February 1, 2017 5:43 am

“Support your local galleries simply by going. Many galleries secretly terrified of closing now. Trump’s chaos has brought sales to a standstill.”

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VISUAL Published: 01.30.17

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Why Is London’s National Theatre Abandoning Classic Plays?

THEATRE Posted: January 31, 2017 3:02 pm

Michael Billington: “Rufus Norris has made clear that he wants the National to more visibly represent the nation at large: if that means more work by women and greater racial diversity, I am happy to fling my hat in the air. But that need not – indeed should not – mean an almost total severance with the past.”

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THEATRE Published: 01.30.17

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Poll: 78 Percent Of UK Theatre Workers Say They Have Been Unpaid After A Job

THEATRE Posted: January 31, 2017 2:23 pm

The poll, hosted on The Stage website, asked whether readers had ever been left unpaid by an employer, after performer Jonathan Ansell stormed a stage in protest against a producer who he claims has failed to pay him money owed.

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THEATRE Published: 01.30.17

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How Very Difficult Video Games Produce Feelings Of Euphoria

MEDIA Posted: January 31, 2017 2:02 pm

“People like hard games because they do not placate them with explicit rewards for trivial actions.” For the experience to be meaningful, the challenge cannot be illusory.

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MEDIA Published: 01.30.17

Read the story in New Scientist Published: 01.30.17

Is It Time To Abandon The Concept Of “Normal”?

IDEAS Posted: January 31, 2017 1:33 pm

“In any parlance, the specific meaning of ‘normal’ has important consequences, especially if it is given a privileged position in the world. Anything that veers – from having green eyes or hearing voices to living with hydrocephalus – would be abnormal in one sense or another: uncommon, rare, atypical, potentially inadequate, suboptimal or deficient in some way – and in need of being brought back to some norm. Yet, it could be controversial, or just plain odd, to pathologise such variations; especially if they are functional in some way.”

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IDEAS Published: 01.30.17

Read the story in Aeon Published: 01.30.17

For First Time In A Decade, UK Museum Attendance Falls

AUDIENCE, VISUAL Posted: January 31, 2017 11:31 am

“The 2.8% decline is almost all attributable to a fall in visitors from overseas, despite an increase in tourists visiting the UK. Overseas visitors now account for 47% of all visitors to the sponsored museums, while a like-for-like comparison shows they accounted for 49% the previous year. Visits by people from the UK continue to show marginal growth, roughly mirroring population trends.”

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AUDIENCE, VISUAL Published: 01.30.17

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Kill The National Endowment For The Arts? Here’s What That Would Mean

ISSUES Posted: January 31, 2017 9:31 am

“What would the elimination of the NEA mean for the arts in the US? In terms of actual direct support, very little. Many foundations, other funding bodies, and individuals dole out more for the arts each year than the arts endowment: for example, New York City’s Department of Cultural Affairs 2016 budget was $165 million, with additional funds dedicated for capital projects; philanthropist David Geffen’s $100 million gift to New York’s Museum of Modern Art in 2016 outstripped the NEA’s direct granting budget that year. But the NEA has impact far exceeding its direct grants.”

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ISSUES Published: 01.30.17

Read the story in Apollo Published: 01.30.17

Brad Troemel, ‘The Troll Of Internet Art’

PEOPLE Posted: January 31, 2017 7:04 am

“[His] view of art could not be less romantic. He once described to me the ‘formula’ for a gallery show: ‘You have a series of wall works that are meant to sell, and the stuff on the floor that’s meant to make things look difficult.'”

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PEOPLE Published: 01.30.17

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As Top-Selling Living Artists Age, Galleries And Auction Houses Are Scrapping Over Them

VISUAL Posted: January 31, 2017 6:34 am

“Chuck Close and other artists used to sit around bars like the Cedar Tavern and Max’s Kansas City and talk about art. ‘I have more conversations today over what we’re going to do to protect our spouses, our children, our work,’ Mr. Close said.”

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VISUAL Published: 01.30.17

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UK Bank Backs Down On Closing Russia Today Network’s Accounts

MEDIA Posted: January 31, 2017 5:02 am

Back in October, NatWest announced that it would no longer provide services to RT, the Russian-government-sponsored news channel. Russian officials promptly cried “Censorship!” and threatened to retaliate against the BBC’s operations in Russia. Now NatWest (which is owned largely by the British government) has announced a settlement.

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MEDIA Published: 01.30.17

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India Spends Less Than 1% Of Its Annual Budget On Culture – And It Shows

ISSUES Posted: January 31, 2017 4:46 am

“The effects of this relatively tiny allocation are clear: despite India’s rich and diverse cultural heritage, many of its national museums remain uninspiring, hardly drawing any visitors despite their incredibly affordable entry prices. And several heritage sites, including the iconic Taj Mahal, are in a bad state, suffering from the effects of poor maintenance and pollution. Some important monuments …, including prehistoric megaliths and temple ruins, have even gone missing.”

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ISSUES Published: 01.30.17

Read the story in Quartz Published: 01.30.17

Top Posts From AJBlogs 01.30.17

AJBlogs Posted: January 31, 2017 12:15 am

In Philadelphia: Revolutionary Art
In today’s New York Times, I wrote about the conservation and erection of George Washington’s surviving field headquarters tent – a fragile thing, as you may well imagine. … read more
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2017-01-30

The Composition Program of My Dreams
When I was an undergraduate student, I won a prize that got me a reading session with the school orchestra. I showed up for the session and discovered that one of the professors had decided … read more
AJBlog: Infinite Curves Published 2017-01-30

Snapshots from the Culture Crash: 1
Longtime music journalist Steve Mirkin has been, like a lot of us in the creative class, though a series ups and downs since the Internet remade journalism and the recession undercut the middle class. … read more
AJBlog: CultureCrash Published 2017-01-29

Chuck Stewart And Ed Berger, RIP
Two non-musicians prominent in the US jazz community have died in the past week. … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2017-01-29

Monday Recommendation: A Film About Rhaasan Roland Kirk
Rahsaan Roland Kirk, The Case Of The Three Sided Dream (Arthaus Musik/Monoduo Films) … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2017-01-30

 

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AJBlogs Published: 01.30.17

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The Corporatization And Consolidation Of New York’s Music Scene

MUSIC Posted: January 30, 2017 2:01 pm

“But in the increasingly consolidated concert business, the reality is that corporate dollars are taking over, even in the clubs that for decades seemed to embody rock music’s anti-establishment ethos.”

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MUSIC Published: 01.30.17

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Number Of Behind-The-Camera Women Fell In Oscar-Nominated Movies This Year

MEDIA Posted: January 30, 2017 12:02 pm

Women earned a number of barrier-breaking Oscar nominations this year, but overall representation of women in Oscar-nominated behind-the-scenes categories fell two percent according to a report from the Women’s Media Center published Monday.

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MEDIA Published: 01.30.17

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A New York Times Primer On The New Fight Over US Arts Funding

ISSUES Posted: January 30, 2017 11:31 am

Not since the days of Ronald Reagan and later Newt Gingrich has the debate over federal arts spending seemed to roil so feverishly.

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ISSUES Published: 01.30.17

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St. Louis Symphony Signs New Five-Year Contract With Musicians

MUSIC Posted: January 30, 2017 8:31 am

“The main points of the contract are financial. There will be pay increases averaging 2.8 percent annually, for an increase in the minimum scale from $86,053 in fiscal 2017 to $98,304 in fiscal 2022, and a half-percent increase in the pension contribution rate starting in the contract’s third year. Work rules will also be adjusted, permitting more flexibility in scheduling and in how the orchestra is used, more efficiency in rehearsals, adding personal days for the first time, and increasing flexibility in touring rules.”

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MUSIC Published: 01.30.17

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How Many Trump Neologisms Can The OED Fit Into Its Newest Edition?

IDEAS Posted: January 30, 2017 8:00 am

If nothing else, Brexit and Trump are endless sources of new words: “Trumponomics (the president’s economic policy), trumpertantrum (angry early-morning tweeting laced with innuendo and falsehood) and trumpkin (a pumpkin carved to resemble the former TV host) are among neologisms added to a watchlist of words that may be fast-tracked into the Oxford English Dictionary. “

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IDEAS Published: 01.30.17

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