5,874 stories by "Artsjournal"
"Books are now published in numbers so vast that the writing of one can no longer be presumed to be an act of communication between writer and reader. Yet even books that aren't read, and st…
The National Flute Association is seeking an experienced and talented publications director to join our team.
There is no shortage of theories about what makes an object aesthetically pleasing. Ideas about proportion, harmony, symmetry, order, complexity and balance have all been studied by psycholo…
Dan-el Padilla Peralta's "vision of classics' complicity in systemic injustice is uncompromising, even by the standards of some of his allies. He has condemned the field as "equal parts vamp…
"We inhabit a dystopian reality, which may account for the dearth of dystopian fiction. Yet the novels of Zamyatin, Huxley and Orwell continue to cast a powerful spell. All of them end in de…
Just as journalistic embargoes aren't universally bad or unprofessional, academic embargoes might not be either. But conversations about the ethics of "access scholarship" are far less matur…
Such quirky, esoteric mash-ups feel less like stylistic innovations and more like branding exercises, reflecting a present in which one's ability to market oneself is more important than mas…
Converting "qualities to quantities", replacing "critical evaluation with economic, technical evaluation", making "the price system" the ultimate judge, turning institutions into markets and…
The absence of the Shonda Rhymes-produced Regency-era blockbuster proves the Golden Globes isn't just a popularity contest. Otherwise, the Netflix drama would have cleaned up in all categori…
Two of them, Idagio and Primephonic, have been created specifically for classical music listeners. The other four, Apple Music, Qobuz, Spotify and Tidal, cover all genres. As we'll see, ther…
Global Arts Live is the leading presenter of international performing arts in New England, bringing global music, contemporary dance, and jazz from around the world
Reporting to the President of New England Conservatory (NEC), the Director of Cultural Equity and Belonging (CEB) will lead the establishment of NEC's Center for Cultural Equity and Belongin…
The Salt Creek Ballet Company and School is seeking an Artistic Director to conceive, develop, and implement the artistic vision and focus of Salt Creek Ballet.
In a recent study of 217 Border collies that ranged in age from 6 months to 15, the team, together with the Clever Dog Lab in Austria, found similarities with humans in the dogs' personality…
The idea that the world is corrupt and unfair was the subject of medieval morality plays and sermons. They taught a vast population to reconcile itself to misery and subjugation by promising…
"At the start of the pandemic, no one had any work, so it wasn't so much of a problem. At times it was even nice not to be working. But when you're freelance, you wonder whose doing what and…
Guido Frackers is the guy. "So I've seen the environment at least one year before. And we have a "bulldozer" who goes in 24 hours before the orchestra arrives to pave the way, to line every …
Celebrity Series of Boston (CSB) seeks a Director of Marketing and Communications to provide leadership, strategic direction, and overall management
Booksellers often distrusted Voltaire, because by modifying his texts and multiplying the editions, he alienated their customers. No one wanted to pay good money for a slightly new version o…
There are the endless literary takes. There are Anthony Horowitz's sequels, or Andrew Lane's tales of a teenage Holmes. Star basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has written novels about Ho…
In September the EU launched "an ambitious and historic initiative to fund innovative scientific and artistic endeavours to abate climate change and allow Europe to meet its goal of zero net…
The documentary will feature interviews alongside select footage of Tharp's more than 160 choreographed works, "including 129 dances, 12 television specials, six major Hollywood movies, four…
The actor went through a particularly fertile creative period in his golden years, receiving his first Academy Award at the age 82 for his heart-warming supporting turn as a widower who embr…
Named The Helix, the glass spiral tower will be part of a complex of three office buildings that will make up Amazon HQ2. " Dezeen
With misinformation and disinformation (here's the difference) flourishing unchecked online, being able to discern fact from fiction is especially crucial. We witnessed the fatal violence an…
