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Sunday, February 14, 2021

The Secret Life Of Museums During Lockdowns In The UK by Artsjournal2

Each lockdown has meant something different for the staff, especially of science and natural history museums. For instance, James Maclaine, senior fish curator at London’s Natural History …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:24PM

The Indianapolis Museum Of Art’s Job Ad Asked Director To Maintain A ‘Traditional, Core, White Audience,’ Which Did Not Go Over Well by Artsjournal2

The explanation of the current CEO and director of the Indianapolis Museum didn’t, perhaps, help. Charles L. Venable said that “the decision to use ‘white’ had been intentional, and …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:24PM

Will Covid-19 Kill The Pandemic Movie? by Artsjournal2

Maybe, but then again, the form has a way of shifting with new information to meet the times. However, it will have to be something other than documentary: “Unless there emerges a bizarre …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:24PM

Brenda Ballin, Longtime And Well Loved Guide At The Met, 91 by Artsjournal2

Ballin started volunteering as a docent in the 1970s. “Whatever lucky group she had in tow was pretty much guaranteed a good show. Along with an extensive knowledge of the artworks, she co…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:24PM

What The ‘To All The Boys’ Trilogy Has Meant For Its Star by Artsjournal2

Lana Condor on the To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before trilogy author Jenny Han: “When we first were talking years ago, she said, ‘I just want you as Lana and as a young Asian-American g…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:24PM

Legendary Casting Director Lynn Stalmaster Has Died At 93 by Artsjournal2

You know his work even if you don’t know of the man. “Stalmaster’s accomplishments are too numerous to list exhaustively, but among them: He became the first casting director to receiv…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:24PM

The Modernist Poet Who Understood The Precarity Of Civilization by Artsjournal2

Aime Césaire, whose Discourse on Colonialism remains (all too) relevant – and who protested to some effect in 2005after French President Jacques Chirac instructed schools to teach about t…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:24PM

Missing ‘Bridgerton’? Turn To TikTok by Artsjournal2

First there was Ratatouille: The Musical or Ratatousical, which raised more than a million dollars for actors, with the no doubt bemused blessing of Disney. Then TikTok went sea chanty. Now?…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:24PM

Cole Porter Created A Pro-Immigration Protest Ballet In The 1920s by Artsjournal2

Of course he did. “Like modern immigration laws, the [1921] Emergency Quota Act inspired a wave of pro-immigration activism, and Porter, who was born to the state’s wealthiest family and…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:24PM

Why Are The Met’s Trustees Sitting Idle While The Museum Contemplates Selling Its Treasures? by Artsjournal2

The problem isn’t earned income lost to tourism (that is, no tourism). The problem is the trustees. “Met trustees established a special fund to deal with the pandemic crisis. So far, acc…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:24PM

Get Watching: The First Oscars Shortlists Are Out by Artsjournal2

Of course, we’ve all probably been watching quite a few things during the past year, but have those things included Academy-honored movies? Time to start, perhaps. – The Guardian (UK)

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:54AM

How A Few Women, In Just A Couple Of Years, Changed The Course Of Art In The U.S. by Artsjournal2

Women Artists for Revolution (W.A.R., of course) weren’t shy about their rallying cry in 1969. “The group ignited a robust movement against gender discrimination within, and widespread e…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:54AM

What’s The Best Place To Work (And Work Only) From Home? by Artsjournal2

Turns out it might not be sitting on the couch behind your daughter in the TV room. (Who could have known, pre-pandemic?) – Fast Company

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:54AM

Can Theatre Help Heal The United States’ Political Divides? by Artsjournal2

Well, that sounds hokey. But it’s powerful, a program from Georgetown that, a co-founder says, shows “there is a particular power that performance has, to allow us to listen deeply, bear…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:54AM

Malls And Nail Salons Are Open, But Not Museums? by Artsjournal2

Dear Gavin Newsom, this makes no sense at all. Signed, a lot of LACMA and other art-lovers in California. Weirdly: “LACMA can open its Resnick Pavilion gift shop but not the galleries with…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:48AM

A Right-Wing Mayor Opens Museums In France Despite National Restrictions by Artsjournal2

Not that left-wing art-lovers can’t sympathize (and a socialist mayor in another town is planning to defy the national orders as well), but … well, honestly? This is another seemingly bi…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:48AM
Monday, February 8, 2021

The Women Who Created The Blues by Artsjournal2

For popular music fans, “rock created the music publications we read today. R&B created rock. Blues created R&B. And Mamie Smith made the blues a national sensation.” – NPR

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:12PM

Elton John Says Brexit Negotiators Screwed Up, And Screwed Over Musicians by Artsjournal2

Elton John says his tours can absorb the costs and the paperwork, so theoretically Brexit’s horribly negotiated touring musician deals (note: what deals?) don’t affect him. But, he adds,…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:12PM

Pro Tip: Not All Of Those Suddenly On The Market ‘Seldom Seen’ Artist’s Works Are Real by Artsjournal2

Five Florine Stettheimer works showed up in 2020. But there was a bit of an issue: “Only two turned out to have been actually created by Stettheimer. Of the other works, two were removed f…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:03AM

Cindy Nemser, Who Founded The Feminist Art Journal, 83 by Artsjournal2

Nemser started calling out sexism in the art and art history worlds half a century ago. “Her serious criticism and scholarship belied a whimsical streak she would occasionally indulge, as …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:03AM

The Action Star Revival Had Largely Left Black Actresses Behind by Artsjournal2

Nothing against the (many) kick-ass, and asskicking, Black actresses of the science fiction universes, but for something closer to reality? Enter Queen Latifah. – Los Angeles Times

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:03AM

The Best Time To Correct False, Er, Fake News Is Not In Advance by Artsjournal2

Warning people off doesn’t work: “We hear a lot about inoculating people against fake news or ‘prebunking’ it, but new research shows that the best time to fact-check a false headli…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:03AM

A Group Of D&D Teenagers, With The Help Of The Kennedy Center, Give An Artistic Boost To The Home Of The Simpsons by Artsjournal2

In Springfield, Oregon, if you see people wandering around with choose your own adventure-style art books in their hands, don’t be surprised: “Three writers, an executive editor and an i…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:03AM

Often, The Art Was Taken By Force, So This Activist Says He Can Take It Back by Artsjournal2

Mwazulu Diyabanza is a Congolese activist who would prefer France’s museums were open so he could get some attention for taking African objects from their displays “to highlight what he …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:03AM

Broadway’s Wigmaster Decides To Hang It All Up by Artsjournal2

Paul Huntley has been doing wigs for so long that he can remember helping construct Elizabeth Taylor’s braids for Cleopatra. He’s been on Broadway since 1973. But now, after a fractured …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:03AM

As Protests Continue Across Russia, Pussy Riot Releases A New Song In Support by Artsjournal2

Lead singer Nadya Tolokonnikova, who has been imprisoned before for her music and activism: “Art is the most important weapon I have against a repressive regime.” – BBC

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:03AM

Frances McDormand, Chloe Zhao, And Nomadland Emerge As Frontrunners by Artsjournal2

Nomadland took top honors at the London Film Critics Circle on Sunday night. Zhao won for screenwriting, though; Steve McQueen took home Best Director honors for Small Axe, his anthology ser…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:03AM

You Want Robots To Move Well? by Artsjournal2

Hire some choreographers. “Choreo-roboticists (that is, roboticists who work choreographically) believe that incorporating dancerly gestures into machinic behaviors will make robots seem l…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:03AM

OK, Sure, Disease Is Not A Metaphor, But COVID-19’s Impact Sure Feels Fire-Like by Artsjournal2

Philip Kennicott: “Inflammation isn’t just an actual symptom of the disease. It seems to be part of its etiology, its moral and social origins and effects. Covid makes bad things worse; …

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Young Poets Think Amanda Gorman Is Giving Them Cultural Cachet – And Access by Artsjournal2

One youth poet laureate: “She was given the platform to really pull people in and witness the magic of it, and I think that once you get that, you’re going to be hooked.” – BBC

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:03AM

How The Novel Became Women’s Work by Artsjournal2

At least in the 18th century. “Wherever they were writing, these women had dared to move out of the conventional female role of service and self-sacrifice to pursue their own needs and dri…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:03AM

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