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Monday, March 26, 2018

Liam O'Flynn, Founder Of Planxty And A Modern Master Of The Irish Uilleann Pipes, Has Died At 72 by Artsjournal2

O'Flynn collaborated with everyone from John Cage to Sinéad O'Connor - and even poets: "A further pairing was with the poet Seamus Heaney, who explained his love of O'Flynn's playing: 'The …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:15AM[SHARE]

A French Comic Book Artist, Celebrated (And Questioned) In France, Crosses Into The U.S. And English This Spring by Artsjournal2

Yvan Alagbé: "What I'm interested in is work that renders visible what has previously been invisible. ...But you need to look long and hard before that can happen."

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:45AM[SHARE]

Photographers Combating Stereotypes by Artsjournal2

Two photographers talk about what they're doing in their shows at the Autry Museum in Los Angeles, and it's not what you'll hear in the news. "The shows tell a wildly different story about M…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:30AM[SHARE]

Religious Films Are Suddenly Doing Well At The Box Office by Artsjournal2

What gives? Faith and religion used to be the kiss of box office death. Now, as many other box office certainties fall, the film "I Can Only Imagine" has picked up pretty solid box office nu…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:00AM[SHARE]

The U.S. Art Establishment Dealt Badly With Post-War German Art, But Some Artists Now Shine by Artsjournal2

Though 21st century art history majors might not realize it, the entire second half of the 20th century was covered by the shadow of WWII. "The war, Nazi crimes, and their legacy inevitably …

SOURCE: The New York Review of Books at 07:30AM[SHARE]

An Orchestra Made Entirely Of DJs With Turntables by Artsjournal2

OK: "The piece is performed on Technics turntables, recreating the first ever pressed LP, Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E Minor by Nathan Milstein. Utilising groove screeching turntablist…

SOURCE: hhhhappy.com at 07:15AM[SHARE]

Allegations Of 'Inappropriate Comments,' And A Sudden Retirement, For MassArts Photographer by Artsjournal2

Nicholas Nixon, known for his series "The Brown Sisters" - portraits documenting the same siblings over the course of 40 years- "abruptly retired from the Massachusetts College of Art and De…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:00AM[SHARE]
Sunday, March 25, 2018

Buell Neidlinger, A Bassist Who Helped Establish Free Jazz And Also Played With John Cage, Has Died At 82 by Artsjournal2

Among many, many other accomplishments, Neidlinger helped Barbara Streisand write songs, served as the principal bassist for the LA Chamber Orchestra, and was the principal bassist for the W…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:30PM[SHARE]

Can Anyone Actually Teach Creative Writing? by Artsjournal2

Maybe, but not this way: "Increasingly, English departments are assigning intro Creative Writing courses to grad students, who receive minimal training and may be required to use a standard …

SOURCE: themillions.com at 04:00PM[SHARE]

The Secret General Motors 'Design Mecca' Where Visitors Call Months Or Years In Advance For A Short Visit by Artsjournal2

It's real, but it's also stringently limited. "'Holy smokes. I've never seen anything like this,' said Robert Wall, 89, a Detroit native who has attended every Motor City auto show since 193…

SOURCE: Detroit Free Press at 03:30PM[SHARE]

Louisa May Alcott's Mom Helped Make Her Daughter A Writer by Artsjournal2

Wow: "In her mother, Louisa saw a powerful figure, capable of acting independently of a man, indeed standing in a man's position by way of supporting the household, and, at critical points w…

SOURCE: lithub.com at 03:00PM[SHARE]

Top AJBlogs From The Weekend Of 03.25.18 by Artsjournal2

Replay: Pierre Boulez conducts Debussy's Jeux Pierre Boulez and the New Philharmonia Orchestra perform Claude Debussy's Jeux on the BBC in 1966: (This is the latest in a series of arts…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:45PM[SHARE]

How The Women Of The Me Too Movement Are Fighting Their Way Back Into Hollywood by Artsjournal2

The women who say Harvey Weinstein first molested or raped them and then ruined their careers are fighting back and getting somewhere in Hollywood again, sometimes decades after he took them…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:30PM[SHARE]

Eli Leon, Champion Of African-American Quilt Makers, Has Died At 82 by Artsjournal2

He haunted flea markets in Oakland and found quilts at the stall of Rosie Lee Tompkins. Eventually, she let on that they were her work. "He began to buy whatever she would sell him while als…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:00PM[SHARE]

Untangling The Broadway Fight Over 'To Kill A Mockingbird' by Artsjournal2

In short, Harper Lee agreed to let Aaron Sorkin write a script, but it wasn't supposed to change the characters or "denigrate" them. Lee's dead, but her lawyer says the script (of a play tha…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:30PM[SHARE]

A Teenager Took Hundreds Of Photos Of The Beatles In Their First U.S. Tour - And The Photos Are Just Now Being Seen by Artsjournal2

And sold, of course. Mike Mitchell "took shots of the band as they arrived for their first US concert at the Washington Coliseum two days later, using natural light because he could not affo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00PM[SHARE]

John Luther Adams Explains How He 'Hears The Desert In Music' by Artsjournal2

The composer: "You are in a strange landscape. You don't know how to read the weather or the light. You are unsure how long you will be here, or how challenging the journey may be. 'This is …

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:30PM[SHARE]

Margot Robbie, Star Of I, Tonya, Plans A New Shakespeare Series Focusing On Women For Australian TV by Artsjournal2

Robbie's plan is to emphasize diverse Australian talent. She said, "I'm taking a lot of meetings with the lesser-known talent at the moment, the indie film-makers, first- and second-time fil…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:30AM[SHARE]

The San Antonio Symphony Seems Likely To Meet Its Fundraising Goals by Artsjournal2

At least for this season - which ends August 31 - things are looking good. "Donations have come primarily from individuals, including some six-figure contributions from people who have reque…

SOURCE: www.expressnews.com at 11:00AM[SHARE]

Henry Moore, Tate Trustee, Insulted Barbara Hepworth's Sculpture And Promoted His Own by Artsjournal2

Henry Moore was a canny and vicious manipulator of the Tate, a former director's diary reveals: "In 1945, the Tate's board was considering whether to purchase a wooden sculpture by Barbara H…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:30AM[SHARE]

The Real Euro Disney Comes Back Home by Artsjournal2

Euro Disney comics, that is, which are multitudinous and a little weird for those used to U.S. Disney style and storyline. For instance, "the 200-page volume features a story about Mickey ba…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:03AM[SHARE]

Speaking Of Surreal: Britain Has Put A Temporary Ban On Shipping Dali's Lobster Phone Out Of The Country by Artsjournal2

No, really: "Michael Ellis, the arts minister, has put a temporary export bar on the artwork, Lobster Telephone (White Aphrodisiac), by Dalí and Edward James, to give buyers a chance to k…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:30AM[SHARE]

Inside The Secret Broadway Lab Where 'Hamilton' And 'Frozen' Got Put Together [VIDEO] by Artsjournal2

A video of this building, with a lot of show notes after the video. If you love Broadway, you'll probably want to watch it a few times. Like, a lot of times, just to enjoy the building: "Mor…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:00AM[SHARE]

The Canadian Fire Fighting Museum Is Closing After Thirty Years by Artsjournal2

The museum, an hour north of Toronto, sits on ground that has low-level radioactive contamination - and now it is being forced to pack up and leave ... with nowhere to go. "'We thought we ha…

SOURCE: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation at 08:30AM[SHARE]

How In the Heck Is The Spirit Of Burning Man Art Supposed To Survive In Museums? by Artsjournal2

Basically, we have a cultural disconnect, or a potential one: "What happens when art shaped by utopian principles and intended as a civic gift to a temporary city is uprooted from its native…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:00AM[SHARE]

Apple Plus Beats Was Supposed To Be Magic, But What's Happening Now? by Artsjournal2

Customers feared it, but "Beats executives likely knew this would be the case when they accepted the acquisition: that Beats would become a shadow of its former self, with its resources, tal…

SOURCE: slate.com at 07:30AM[SHARE]

This Is How You Make A Terrifying Children's Book Into A Major Opera by Artsjournal2

You take some a woman with button eyes, a portal into another world, and a plucky heroin, and add music, of course. "Around a table, two "magic consultants" were huddled around a miniature t…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:00AM[SHARE]
Monday, March 19, 2018

Britain's Literary Prize For Writers Of Color Goes To A Collection Of Essays by Artsjournal2

And - perhaps ironically! - the book is titled after a viral blog post from 2014 by author Reni Eddo-Lodge: "Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race." The prize is for, in Brita…

SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 12:30PM[SHARE]

As London's Rents Keep Rising, Warnings That The City Will Lose Its Artists And Its 'Creative Crown' by Artsjournal2

Yikes: "Anna Harding, the chief executive of Space studios, which provides premises for nearly 800 artists including three Turner prize winners, blamed rising property prices and shrinking s…

SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 12:00PM[SHARE]

A Longtime Cirque Du Soleil Performer Fell And Died During A Performance In Florida by Artsjournal2

"While he was performing an aerial straps number, long-time aerialist Yann Arnaud fell onto the stage, a Cirque du Soleil representative said in a statement. He was taken to Tampa General Ho…

SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 11:00AM[SHARE]

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