Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
How Corporations Became Art Patrons
After 1945 a new form of artistic patronage arose, reflecting the rise of that icon of midcentury capitalism, the American corporation, and creating a...
Chicago Art Institute’s Lions Return After Vacation
The lions were removed for their spa treatment on June 14, having been outside for 128 years, Art Institute objects conservator Rachel Sabino told the...
Time To Give Duke Ellington The Pulitzer He Was Denied
In 1965 the Pulitzer board rejected a unanimous recommendation from the music jury to award Duke Ellington a special citation for long-term achievement.” It...
Hartford’s Wadsworth Atheneum Names New Director
The position has been vacant since April of 2021, which Tom Loughman resigned, but the search for a new director really began in November...
Science: How We Learn Emotional Response
Parents constantly provide their children with emotion concepts to disambiguate what is going on. Especially towards the second year, when children start using emotion...
Ethics And What Art Gets Shown
The Wollongong Art Gallery needed to make some big calls after it was discovered that one of its prominent donors, who passed away 30...
Today’s Library Censorship Looks Different
Although the challenging of books and curriculum is hardly new in the United States, what we’re facing now is somewhat different. It is not...
Paul Taylor Dance Begins A New Era
The upshot of all this change is the emergence of a company that is more diverse, and more versatile, than ever before. Taylor dancers...
Consuming The News Depressed Me. So I Quit. But Is There A Way To...
I went to a therapist. She told me (ready?) to stop consuming the news. That felt wrong. Wasn’t it important to be informed? Quitting...
India’s Most Influential Artist
He was the first Indian artist who successfully combined Indian iconography and subjects with Western techniques and styles. His art influenced Indian literature, music,...
What University Museums Have To Teach The Broader Museum World
Here are five ways college and university museums model a braver future for the museum field at large. - Artnet
Defining What Generative Art Is
The 2018 Chaos Machine by the artist collective Distributed Gallery is an early example of a blockchain sculpture where the use of randomness and algorithmic code...
How Scientists Are Using AI To Complete Unfinished Symphonies
Mahler and Beethoven left several tantalizing blueprints of their 10th Symphonies behind. Now, computer scientists are developing algorithms for artificial intelligence (AI) to lift...
The Obsessive Behind The Aix Festival
An experienced stage director as well as a renowned administrator, Audi doesn’t just work on grand strategy and schmooze with donors. He also gets...
Why Netflix Wants Traditional TV To Die
When you’ve basically got as many subscribers as you can currently, you need your competitors (linear TV, YouTube, TikTok, the great outdoors, etc.) to...
Seattle Museum Cancels Microsoft Versus Amazon Art Show After Arts Community Objects
Greg Lundgren said that he heard “loud and clear” that the exhibition was not the way to have a conversation “around art, wealth and...
Remembering Claes Oldenburg And Why He Mattered
“I am for the art that a kid licks, after peeling away the wrapper,” he once explained. - Los Angeles Times
Classical Music Is Getting Big On TikTok
“They don't care if Kate Bush was big 30 years ago, they're just like, this is the first time we've heard this and it's...
How Quality TV Is Changing Writing
“There’s so much love from the film and television industry for books, Whether it’s scouts or producers or buyers, there’s a huge passion for...
The Cure For Free Speech On Campus
Some of the most easily offended university students in America have become adept at characterizing any speech they dislike as if it creates an...
In Praise Of Hotel Culture
Hotels—grand ones, modest ones, inns, motels, and single-room occupancies—once filled a crucial niche in the American housing ecosystem. And now they should again. -...
Art Made With Artificial Intelligence Challenges The Act Of Curation
Like any novel tool, generative models introduce significant changes in the process of art-making. In particular, AI art expands the multifaceted notion of curation...
Vandalism! Critics Slam Library Of Congress Over Proposed Architectural Changes
A proposed change to the ornate Main Reading Room at the Library of Congress that critics say would remove the symbolic and functional heart...
Forget Genius. Participatory Creativity Is More Powerful
The notion of participatory creativity has major implications for any person or organization concerned with the creation of innovative ideas or artistic expression. It...
How Conspiracy Theories Take Hold
Many people draw lines in the sand when it comes to what they believe. If a narrative doesn’t fit their worldview, it’s deemed untrue,...
