“Johnson provided a national readership with access to performances that might be attended by only a dozen listeners, and possibly never heard again. He saw himself as a participant within the scene, and he provided such generous coverage that he became known among composers as ‘Saint Tom.’” - The New York Times
And what he did, in fact, say — during a 1963 interview for a feature about Pop art in ARTnews — was not about art at all, though an interventionist (and uptight) editor made it seem otherwise. Warhol was actually talking about sexuality. - Artnet
O’Keeffe to Stieglitz: "Having told you so much of me — more than anyone else I know — could anything else follow but that I should want you?" Stieglitz to O'Keeffe: "You are so much to me that you must not come near me — Coming may bring you darkness instead of light." - Artnet
She became a household name in the US thanks to her decade starring in the CBS sitcom Alice, and she worked regularly in TV and film thereafter, but she was at heart a stage actress, with a Tony Award and multiple nominations to her credit. - AP
"We have no ministry of culture in this country, and I hope we never will. No matter how democratic a government may be, no matter how responsive to the wishes of its people, it can never be government’s role to define exactly what is good, or true or beautiful.” - The Art Newspaper
Charles Dolan was one of the cable TV industry’s most aggressive operators and marketers. He created the nation’s first urban cable television network, Manhattan Cable, in the 1960s. He introduced feature-length, commercial-free movies on cable with his Home Box Office, for subscribers who paid extra to receive it. - The New York Times
“Holocaust scholar Richard Plant said 'begins where Anne Frank’s diary ended.’ With its graphic account of privation, suffering and death in French and German concentration camps, Mr. Plant warned, it was ‘not meant for the squeamish.’” - The New York Times
And by that, the Nickel Boys actor means, “If I hadn’t been able to filter my insistence on justice, and the rage that I feel because of the lack of it, through , I would have had a more dangerous life.” - The Guardian (UK)
“I watch every night before I go to bed. I love Godard and Fellini and Herzog and Cassavetes. And Gena Rowlands — she’s my favorite actress.” - The New York Times
“Hussey won the best new actress Golden Globe for her part as Juliet, but decades later she sued Paramount Pictures for sexual abuse as she was aged just 15 when she filmed the movie's nude scene.” - BBC
Butler, who became fascinated by portraits of Rodin’s wife Rose, “was determined to tell not just Rose’s story but those of the muses and partners of Rodin’s contemporaries, the painters Paul Cézanne and Claude Monet.” - The New York Times
“She was one of the first to transcend the Danish repertoire, making her mark in ballets like Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty and touring abroad widely.” - The New York Times
"Known for his incisive and socially conscious storytelling, … (Benegal) left an indelible mark on the film industry, blending art with activism and bridging the gap between mainstream and (art) cinema. He was instrumental in shaping India’s New Wave cinema movement, also known as Parallel Cinema, in the 1970s." - Variety
In 1087, a group of three grain ships from Bari, the port on the heel of the Italian boot, decided to steal the relics of the patron saint of sailors and bring them back home. So off they went to the tomb in Myra in what's now Turkey. From there the story gets literally and figuratively messy (not to...
"Special Prosecutor Kari Morrissey withdrew the appeal of a July decision at trial to dismiss the (involuntary manslaughter) charge against Baldwin in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal on set for the movie Rust outside Santa Fe in October 2021." - AP
