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• Audiences Accept Modern Art. Why Not Modern Music?

  09-08-2022 23:29 via theamericanscholar.org
  
  More than 100 years after all the -isms in modern art, art lovers, art buyers, and masses of museumgoers throughout the world wholly accept the presence of most abstract modernism cheek by jowl with contemporary figural and representational works. So what happened to 20th Century music? – American Scholar
  
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• Facebook’s New AI Chatbot Bizarrely Dishes On Its Corporate Overlords

  09-08-2022 23:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Asked about Mark Zuckerberg, the bot told BuzzFeed’s Max Woolf that “he is a good businessman, but his business practices are not always ethical. It is funny that he has all this money and still wears the same clothes!” – The Guardian
  
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• New UK Guidance For Museums On Art Restitution

  09-08-2022 22:32 via news.artnet.com
  
  While cases regarding repatriation may be complex, the authors say, “they often present rich opportunities for enhancing understanding for all involved” by allowing the full histories of certain objects to come to light. – ARTnet
  
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• Fan Obsessions Are Changing The Ways TV Is Made

  09-08-2022 22:01 via theatlantic.com
  
  Audiences have begun to more actively engage with what they watch. They analyze, turning ambiguity into clarity, forging connections with fellow fans. As a result, storytellers have to do more than spin a satisfying yarn; they must contend with fans who are so involved, they’re practically racing them to the finish line. – The Atlantic
  
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• Archaeologists Rebury Important Ancient Villa

  09-08-2022 21:28 via smithsonianmag.com
  
  “It may seem counterintuitive, but sometimes burying excavated ancient art and architecture is the best way to keep it safe from environmental and human threats,” writes Alexandria Sivak on the Getty Foundation’s website. – Smithsonian
  
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• Independent Filmmaker, Principled Artist, Outsider

  09-08-2022 21:21 via artsjournal.com
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  He held to his vision over a lifetime and, just as important, to his convictions.
  
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• Too Phallic: London Students Are Loudly Objecting To Anthony Gormley’s Planned Sculpture Honoring Alan Turing

  09-08-2022 20:58 via artnews.com
  
  The 20-foot-tall memorial, titled ALERT and planned for the South Kensington campus of Imperial College, London, is a stack of rectangular volumes intended by Gormley to represent a person squatting.  Well, that’s not what comes to mind for most folks when they see it. – ARTnews
  
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• Moral Grandstanding? Virtue Signaling? So…

  09-08-2022 20:28 via 3quarksdaily.com
  
  “Moral grandstanding” and “virtue signaling” are slurs. They are variations on the charge of being “woke”, “politically correct,” etc., going at least as far back as Tom Wolfe’s 1970 essay on “radical chic.” These are all ad hominems, attacking the person, not the argument or cause. – 3 Quarks Daily
  
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• Behind The Scenes At Bayreuth’s Other Opera Festival

  09-08-2022 20:01 via bachtrack.com
  
  The Bavarian town has, in fact, two opera houses: Richard Wagner’s famous custom-built theater and the Margravial Opera House, an opulent 18th-century venue seating 600. For two weeks every summer, it’s home to Bayreuth Baroque, whose director is the countertenor Max Emanuel Cenčić. – Bachtrack
  
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• Are We All Just Living In An Artificial Simulation?

  09-08-2022 19:32 via theguardian.com
  
  This idea is surprisingly popular among philosophers and even some scientists. Assume that in the far future, civilisations hugely more technically advanced than ours will be interested in running “ancestor simulations” of the sentient beings in their distant galactic past. – The Guardian
  
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• Tate regrets way in which relationship with artists ended | Letter

  09-08-2022 19:18
  
  Roland Rudd, the chair of Tate, on resolving a dispute with three artistsIt was disappointing to read the article which describes allegations that Tate denies (‘They moved to silence and erase’: artists who sued Tate speak out, 7 August).I know Tate regrets the way in which the relationship with these artists ended and has apologised to them for it. Given that much remains disputed, I’m pleased that the situation was resolved before costs mounted for all concerned. Continue rea
  
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• A New Record Label Devoted Solely To Women Composers

  09-08-2022 19:02 via theguardian.com
  
  “The label, called La Boîte à Pépites (the jewel box), will record compositions that have rarely, if ever, been heard before, yet deserve ‘a good position in the standard musical repertoire’.”  To make the music available to more musicians, a publishing division will open next year. – The Observer (UK)
  
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• Should James Franco Play Fidel Castro In The New Biopic? (Cue Outcries)

  09-08-2022 18:31 via latimes.com
  
  On Friday, after the casting of a white U.S. actor in the role of a prominent Latin American political figure had drawn widespread condemnation online (including some very pointed criticism from actor John Leguizamo), one of the film’s producers came forth with an explanation. – Los Angeles Times
  
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• How An Indian Film From Beyond Bollywood Became A Hit On U.S. Screens

  09-08-2022 18:03 via nytimes.com
  
  “The Telugu-language Indian action spectacular RRR, or Rise, Roar, Revolt, … (is) the rare Indian hit to catch on with American viewers outside the Indian diaspora, thanks to the unusual decision to relaunch the film weeks after it had already played across the country.” – The New York Times
  
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• Report: A Third Of Seattle’s Arts Workers Are Thinking Of Leaving The Field

  09-08-2022 17:32 via crosscut.com
  
  Roughly a third of respondents indicated they were thinking about leaving the sector, and 4 in 10 respondents said they were considering a change in job or location within the next year. Younger respondents were more likely to be considering leaving the sector. – Crosscut
  
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• To Make Fun Of Politicians Or Not? At This Year’s Edinburgh Fringe, Believe It Or Not, This Is Actually A Question

  09-08-2022 17:04 via theguardian.com
  
  “Performers are split on how to respond to turbulent times in a way that entertains audiences. After the BBC’s cancellation of (a) long-running satirical panel show, the public appetite for political comedy is in question.” Several comics say they’re now simply too angry about politics to be funny. – The Guardian
  
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• Mass-Market Paperbacks Are In Trouble

  09-08-2022 16:35 via publishersweekly.com
  
  Over the last five years, sales in the category are down 32% by units sold and 43% by revenue.  Some authors and titles, especially romances and mysteries, have moved to trade paperbacks; a bigger issue is the rise of very cheap self-published ebooks in a highly price-sensitive category. – Publishers Weekly
  
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• Pulitzer-Winning Historian David McCullough Is Dead At 89

  09-08-2022 16:01 via apnews.com
  
  “(His) lovingly crafted narratives on subjects ranging from the Brooklyn Bridge to Presidents John Adams and Harry Truman made him among the most popular and influential historians of his time.” – AP
  
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• These Ukrainian Ballet Dancers Will Be Returning To The Army In A Month

  09-08-2022 15:32 via bbc.com
  
  The male members of the Ukrainian Freedom Ballet, which is currently performing in the Edinburgh Fringe, had to get special permission from their government to go on this tour, since every male of age in the country is required to remain and fight against the invading Russian military. – BBC
  
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• The Enormous Effort To Protect And Rescue Ukraine’s Art And Monuments, Organized More Or Less On The Fly

  09-08-2022 15:03 via nytimes.com
  
  Institutions in Ukraine hadn’t been prepared to pack up and evacuate their collections, certainly not on a large scale.  But (as Putin himself has made clear), this is a war on Ukraine’s existence as a nation and culture, and the country’s visual heritage is at severe risk. – The New York Times
  
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• Actors’ Equity UK Adopts “Comedian’s Charter” Governing Safety And Employment Conditions

  09-08-2022 14:34 via theguardian.com
  
  The measures included “will ensure pay transparency, a safe working environment, late-night safety, and anti-harassment and discrimination policies. … In the months ahead, we’ll be reaching out to venues and promoters across the country and seeking to work with them to make the Charter the industry standard.” – Yahoo! (Press Association UK)
  
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• Actor Anne Heche In “Extreme Critical Condition” After Driving Her Car Into Two Different Buildings

  09-08-2022 14:05 via msn.com
  
  “She has a significant pulmonary injury requiring mechanical ventilation and burns that require surgical intervention. She is in a coma and has not regained consciousness since shortly after the accident.” Her car first hit an apartment building, then, several minutes later, a house, which burned down. – MSN (The Washington Post)
  
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• Olivia Newton-John, Pop Superstar Of The 1970s And ’80s, Dead At 73

  09-08-2022 13:30 via theguardian.com
  
  “Through a career that included 100m album sales and a starring role in Grease (1978), one of the most successful musicals in film history, she was the entertainer least likely to court controversy, … one of the few young stars who were more popular with parents than with their children.” – The Guardian
  
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• Artistic Director- Center Theatre Group

  09-08-2022 05:51 via artsjournal.com
  Position SummaryThe Artistic Director (AD) will inspire and guide CTG’s robust, diverse staff and artists, championing a cohesive artistic vision and encouraging all members of the CTG community to take an active role in the artistic work and educational programs. The AD will be excited about becoming a part of the fabric of Los Angeles, invested in anti-racist practices, and ready to join the CTG team in its quest to be change-makers. The AD will provide vision and leadership working in p
  
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• Two Years Ago Keith Jarrett Had A Stroke. Here’s How He’s Doing

  09-08-2022 00:01 via npr.org
  “I sit down at the piano. Last couple of days, I was there every day. I don’t get much back from my right hand, though.” – NPR
  
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