Phil Kennicott: "The artists' appeal, and the jury's willingness to grant it, says a lot about the kind of art these particular artists make, which is political, documentary, socially engage…
Few people, particularly those cognizant of current writing on cities, culture, and technology, would blink at the sentence above. "Urban innovation," the "smart city," and the "triumph of t…
Archaeologists using ground-penetrating radar found a big mound carved into a western Norwegian island " along with the remains of a "huge" ship as long as 55 feet, Paasche told The Washingt…
Some of Los Angeles' selling points need to be reset. The idea of endless summers has shifted in the age of climate change. "It Never Rains in Southern California" has morphed into Bad Relig…
He lays out two such rules in his new book, Loserthink. His first proposal, which he calls the "48-hour rule," states that everyone should be given a grace period of a couple of days t…
Armenian pottery has become synonymous with Jerusalem, so it's a shock to learn that the city's ceramic tradition, beyond major monuments such as the Dome of the Rock, is just 100 years old …
At 25, he picked up Finnegans Wake and tried to read it. He did not get far. He was stopped by a 100-letter word in the middle of the first page. How do you read a 100-letter word, he wonder…
Are you passionate about the arts? Are you in search of a career full of meaning and opportunity? If so, have you considered a career in Arts Administration?
Venture to many blockbuster exhibitions, particularly on a weekend, and you'll often be met with overwhelming crowds. Is there a surfeit of public interest in art? Are galleries packing in t…
About 28% of the donors to the public TV stations who got thank you calls gave to the same charity within the next year. And 28% of the donors who didn't get the calls did as well. Likewise,…
"While this gesture is charged by the passion of a particular moment, it has huge implications for the future. It places the Tate and subsequent Turner Prize artists and juries in an invidio…
The four nominees had appealed to the jury to consider awarding the prize to them as a collective due to their shared commitment to urgent social and political causes. "At this time of polit…
"The Turner has always been premised on there being a winner. The award garners publicity, feeds the bookies and, apparently, generates discussion. It is all, supposedly, good for the climat…
" 'Amenities' seems inadequate to describe how transformative the improvements could be for performers and audiences. I'd argue that the physical details of a concert hall are crucially impo…
During its 11-year run, "unadorned" has been the name of the game at Tiny Desk Concerts, whose appeal lies in the nakedness of its setup: no backing tracks, no Auto-Tune, no frills. The r…
In some years, narratives emerge, about innovation or stagnation, retrenchment or inclusion, celebrity, politics, source material. But 2019 seemed especially all over the map. Shows were big…
Diep Tran: "When I was first hired at American Theatre, I thought arts journalism was two things: reviewing shows and interviewing celebrities. But as I've grown in my career, I realized tha…
"How is it possible that those of us raised on " or perhaps more accurately, raised by " Mister Rogers could have turned out to be so disengaged and sarcastic? Well, for starters, maybe beca…
"The mind is not physical, not extended in space. The body and everything else are made of physical substance and located in space. Substance dualism is out of fashion these days, but some p…
One view of paradise is that it is a place with no conflict, no sharp edges. But that's not what most of us want. The peak experiences, the excellence of accomplishment isn't about frictionl…
"When I began to explore Handel's personal accounts at the Bank of England twenty years ago, I was often asked why. For me the answer was always 'follow the money'. Handel's financial record…
PostClassical Ensemble, a 16-year-old "experimental" DC-based chamber orchestra, seeks a Development Director.
The very traditions that appeal to longtime fans may be what holds opera back from gaining new fans. How to tell? " The Telegraph (UK)
"Instead of filling The Sun's pages almost exclusively with reports about crime and corruption in our city, thereby cementing its negative image locally and abroad, does The Sun not have a d…
"The first thought that occurred to me when I saw the headline was the fact that collecting a piece of art doesn't automatically guarantee that the artist will find a viewing audience." " Ci…