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Monday, March 16, 2020

All Of The Dead Sea Scrolls At The Museum Of The Bible Are Fakes, Study Says by Artsjournal2

" Did you think the owner of Hobby Lobby paid too much for something that wasn't authenticated so he could put it in his museum? You were correct. "Experts have confirmed what has long been …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:24PM[SHARE]

Actors' Equity Mounts A Letter-Writing Campaign For Laid-Off Workers by Artsjournal2

Here's part of the letter (note: not a lot of actors are "middle-class" either) for the campaign as shared in tweets on Sunday: "Now is the time for Congress and local governments to put wor…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:30AM[SHARE]

Some Theatres Have Hired Film Crews Quickly So 'All That Work Wouldn't Be Lost' To The Shutdown by Artsjournal2

At Signature Theatre in Arlington, Va., the staff hired a crew to film a new play whose run was supposed to last until March 29 " and the theatre is shut until March 30. The idea is not 100 …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:15AM[SHARE]

Canada's Stratford Festival Has Canceled All Performances Through April by Artsjournal2

It's not a surprise, considering that everything else is canceling, but it's a massive blow. "Gaffney said the decision will have a 'multi-million-dollar impact on our organization and the s…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:15AM[SHARE]

Burglars Steal A Van Dyck, Two Other Paintings From An Oxford Museum by Artsjournal2

No one was injured in the theft, but what the heck is going on? "The loss of the paintings was a fresh blow to [Christ Church] college, which had already made headlines this weekend after it…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:06AM[SHARE]
Sunday, March 15, 2020

A Principal Dancer Talks About Being Removed From Firebird Because Size Two Is Apparently Just Too Big For Some Directors by Artsjournal2

Kathryn Morgan, who spoke on the Today Show about mental health and the ballet world, went viral for that " but had much more to say. On her own YouTube channel, she gave a lot more details.…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:18PM[SHARE]

All Nine Members Of British Equity's Minority Committee Resign by Artsjournal2

First came the comments from actor Lawrence Fox; then came the tweets labeling him "a disgrace" after his appearance on the show Question Time; then came Equity's official apology for the tw…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:18PM[SHARE]

The Japanese Calligrapher Keeping A Forgotten Women's Script Alive by Artsjournal2

Kana shodo, which is more than a millennium old and in which the first known novel was written, has fallen out of use for Japanese women today " but artist and master calligrapher Kaoru Akag…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:48PM[SHARE]

In Europe, Lockdowns Mean Neighbors Having Impromptu Singalongs From Their Windows by Artsjournal2

And then there's the social-media-scheduled applause for hospital workers as well. In Rome, one neighborhood sang the anti-fascist anthem "Bella Ciao." And "elsewhere in the city, pop triump…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:48PM[SHARE]

Australia's Performing Arts Say They Will Be Brought To The Brink Of Collapse by Artsjournal2

Of course, they're not alone, but the virus has especially terrible timing in a country hit by sudden so-called austerity measures. "The Australian arts industry operates on a knife-edge at …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:48PM[SHARE]

Leaving The Rose Main Reading Room As The Coronavirus Looms by Artsjournal2

What it feels like to abandon communal reading and working in one of New York's most glorious public spaces " not good. Said one retired professor: "I see we'll have digital access for…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:48PM[SHARE]

One Critic Asks The West End To Close Now by Artsjournal2

Lyn Gardner: "I think theatre is wonderful, but I don't think it is worth dying for." " The Stage (UK)

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:48PM[SHARE]

Calming Shows To Stream While You're Hunkered Down by Artsjournal2

In other words, maybe don't go for Netflix's Pandemic or Outbreak. Instead, grab some popcorn and stay calm with Great British Baking Show or Planet Earth II. " Time

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:48PM[SHARE]

A Monument To Mining Gets A Reprieve And New Life by Artsjournal2

This 1915 monument to coal mining is going to live on, by luck (and a heritage fund). "The crowning glory was a spectacular debating chamber, nicknamed the pitman's parliament, in which each…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:48PM[SHARE]

The Best (So Far) In Streaming Theatre by Artsjournal2

No, nothing can replace live theatre, but since we can't (or shouldn't) be at the theatre together, at least we can stream a lot of live performances that were recorded for posterity. " Lou …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:48PM[SHARE]

Andreas Brown, Longtime Owner Of Gotham Book Mart, Has Died At 86 by Artsjournal2

Though he never reconciled his love for books with the need to make money " the landlords seized his inventory in 2006 " Brown ran a place that was devoted to writers, readers, and lovers of…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:48PM[SHARE]

Students, Out Of School, Are Making Content From The Coronavirus by Artsjournal2

What a shock; it's mostly TikTok. (But funny, funnier than that rhyme.) " The Boston Globe

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:48PM[SHARE]

Collecting Art Is Fun, But That's Nothing Compared To Collecting Bits Of Outer Space by Artsjournal2

Meteorites are the hot new thing at Christy's. The auction may (OK, probably will) be rescheduled over virus fears, but the fact remains that meteorites are becoming more popular to collecto…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:03AM[SHARE]

Alert To The Unwary And The Fascinated: Amazon Is Flooded With Self-Published Virus Books by Artsjournal2

There are the terrible " quack "guides" to combatting the virus that causes COVID-19 " and the amusing: "Coronavirus Zombies Volume 1: The Living Dead Apocalypse by one Maximus Williams invo…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:03AM[SHARE]

Why Broadband Companies Must Ditch Their Data Caps For The Duration by Artsjournal2

As local and state governments try harder and harder to urge social distancing and isolation, internet usage will naturally increase from private residences. And "while it'll be difficult fo…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:03AM[SHARE]

Life Feels Tenuous, So Here's A List Of Fun Books To Read For Distraction And Joy by Artsjournal2

Also, to keep you away from the world of crowded bars or restaurants. Seriously, don't do it. Instead, why not start a series like the many, many-volumed Discworld of Terry Pratchett? (Yes, …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:03AM[SHARE]

A Short List Of Major Culture Closures Due To COVID-19 by Artsjournal2

A lot of movies are delayed, awards ceremonies postponed, movies (including the new Bond movie and the live-action Mulan) put off until later … and a lot of places are now closed "indefini…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:42AM[SHARE]

The Met May Have Shuttered, But It's Offering Several Operas Free In HD by Artsjournal2

In an act of generosity to millions stuck at home with no entertainment options during the rest of the month (or longer), the Met "will stream a title from its Live in HD series each night t…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:42AM[SHARE]

The Met Closes, Posing A Massive Economic Threat by Artsjournal2

This isn't a small issue: "The Met is the largest performing arts organization in the nation: It is a $308 million-a-year operation, but a fragile one. The high costs of mounting opera, coup…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:42AM[SHARE]

In Which 'The Atlantic' Argues That Theatre Shutdowns Could Be Good For Plays by Artsjournal2

Shakespeare apparently wrote King Lear while the Globe was shuttered because of the bubonic plague (a trope that echoed heavily on Twitter over the weekend). Then there's the economic opport…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:42AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Ana Mendieta's Family Would Like Sotheby's To Return, Not Sell, A 'Lost' Work by Artsjournal2

The work, a photograph of a figure in a rock, had disappeared, "loaned out to curator Rebecca Ballenger for a traveling exhibition from 1983 to 1984, but allegedly not returned. A Georgia ma…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:36PM[SHARE]
Monday, March 9, 2020

One Artist's Advice To Young Artists: Skip Sports And Go To A Museum by Artsjournal2

Indeed, cartoonist Chris Riddell thinks younger artists should follow their passion by "bunking off" school, if necessary, to get their true arts education. " The Observer (UK)

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:48PM[SHARE]

The Weird, Cool World Of Rare Books Gets Its Own Film by Artsjournal2

And just in time " a lot of the "dream cast" for the documentary is aging, with at least one collector/vendor/devotée dying before the documentarians could get to work. "The profession is d…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:42AM[SHARE]

Italy Shuts All Theatres, Museums, And Cinemas In Bid To Control Virus Spread by Artsjournal2

Though bars, restaurants, and gyms remain open, as long as managers can guarantee that people remain at least three feet away from each other at all times, the country's entire cultural capi…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:42AM[SHARE]

What To Read When You Feel Too Much by Artsjournal2

Author Rachel Vorona Cote: "Despite my best efforts, I am not chill, and will never be chill"I possess only meager crumbs of that coveted asset. So, I muddle on as best I can. Reading is a s…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:42AM[SHARE]

Thinking About Responding To A Woman Musician With A Nasty Comment? by Artsjournal2

What if you just looked away instead? Another radical idea from Great Britain. "The Guardian (UK)

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:42AM[SHARE]

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