Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
Paris Gallery Charged With Stealing Hundreds Of Picassos
The gallerist Anne Pfeffer and her husband Herbert, stand accused of concealing hundreds of works stolen from the daughters of Jacqueline Picasso and the art...
Does How Much You Feel Music Correspond To Your Capacity For Empathy?
Most people don’t often think about the relationship between empathy and musical experiences, but there is good reason to. - Psyche
UK To Audit Brexit Arts Festival. Did Anybody Come?
The UK-wide free event, which began in March and will run until November, features 10 projects highlighting science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics....
The Importance Of Argument
Once we start thinking of ethics as a social technology, systematicity and argument take on a different hue. It’s hard to be all that...
Can We Build Reusable Buildings?
The emphasis has shifted to designing structures whose components can be disassembled and developing new, bio-based materials that can eventually be composted. “We should...
Glasgow Clubs Are Using Dancers’ Body Heat To Save Power
Officially launched on 6 October, Bodyheat is installed across two of the largest event spaces within the SWG3 complex – Galvanizers and TV Studio...
The Power Of Small Gestures: Small Bookstore Stages Fundraiser, Russell Crowe Responds
The bookshop, which opened in 2019, was in its infancy as a business when it was forced to close during Covid lockdowns. It managed...
Ukrainian City Stages Defiant Literary Festival
“I started to be a witness to events. This is a primal function of art … More talented writers of the next generations will...
How A High School’s Gender-Neutral Production Of “Jesus Christ Superstar” Went Off The Rails
Members from the Union County chapter of Moms for Liberty were quick to voice their horror at the gender-diverse casting and the fact the school’s logo...
Hermitage Curator Of Contemporary Art Quits The Museum
Dmitry Ozerkov, who had been at the Saint Petersburg museum for more than 20 years, explained his decision in a lengthy Instagram post, writing...
What’s Your “Q” Score? (No, Not That One)
Characters, sports figures, local TV news anchors: They all have a Q, and that Q Score was used by advertising agencies, TV studios, Hollywood...
Music Touring Is Broken. We Need To Talk About It
Amidst the misery of the pandemic’s peak, there were hopes that the effective shutdown of the touring industry would allow for the music business...
Streaming Reimagines Itself As… Cable TV?
Some companies are coming to the conclusion they will need a dance partner to pursue growth instead of going it alone. Other Hollywood giants...
The Problem With Land Acknowledgments
A land acknowledgment is what you give when you have no intention of giving land. It is like a receipt provided by a highway...
How Do You Translate A Word-Heavy Show Like “Hamilton” Into German?
In "Hamilton," those words go by at breakneck speed, full of English idioms and the rapping rhymes and rhythms of the musical's hip-hop roots....
Nathalie Stutzmann’s Road To Music Director Of The Atlanta Symphony
Of course, I understand that it is important. But I never said, “I’m a woman, but I will try to do this.” I just...
Inside The Transformation Of Cameron Crowe’s “Almost Famous” From Movie To Stage
Derailed by COVID-19 for two years, Almost Famous is set to open on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theater in November. - Vanity Fair
Teodor Currentzis Is A Highly Original Conductor. Can His Career Survive Russian Ties?
Greek-Russian conductor Teodor Currentzis was a polarizing figure even before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Some considered him classical music’s biggest charlatan. Others thought...
Study: Younger Workers More Likely To Return To Offices If There’s Art There
Among the respondents in the youngest age bracket (18–29), 63 percent of them preferred working in the office to working at home. This went...
What, Then, Should Be The Role Of Arts In University Education?
The role of the university is not limited to curricula specific engagement, it also lies in the ability to embed arts and culture in...
Why Does America’s Midwest Have So Many Orchestras?
Midwest states hosted 27 percent of U.S. orchestra performances, even though they were home to only 19 percent of concerts overall. The Midwest doesn’t necessarily...
The Rise Of “Sleep Tourism”
"People often associate travel with decadent meals, extending their bed times, the attractions and the things you do while you're traveling, really almost at...
Story Time: How To Watch Dance
“Be sure to read the programme beforehand” is critic’s shorthand for a very confusing story. But Scottish Ballet founder Peter Darrell used to say that if...
Not About The Labels: Music History As A Fluid Story
The more you study the history of music, you realize that composers were not marching in lockstep in the interest of fulfilling a linear...
The Movie Tar: Conductor-As-Perp
We identify with Tár’s admirers, both because we feel empathy for her calculating misuse of them and because, like them, we can’t stop wanting...