In Dallas, he spearheaded the museum's move for the downtown arts district and expanded exhibition and education programs. In San Francisco, he raised money for and oversaw the repair of the Legion of Honor and rebuilding of the DeYoung after the 1989 earthquake. - The Dallas Morning News (MSN)
"(He) stripped sculpture to its essentials, paring (it) down until it existed as forms made from industrial materials that were not intended to evoke any emotions. He received praise for his art of the 1960s and ’70s, only to face ... trial for the death of his partner, the artist Ana Mendieta." - ARTnews
"A performance artist who participated as a nude performer in the 2010 Museum of Modern Art exhibition “Marina Abramović: The Artist is Present” has sued the New York institution, accusing it of failing to prevent sexual assaults against him by museum attendees," claims a lawsuit. - ARTnews
"In a varied career spanning more than a half-century, … (he) spent 22 years anchoring the CBS-TV staple “Sunday Morning” and decades as a radio commentator, and carved a distinct place for himself in broadcasting by occasionally presenting the news in wry doggerel." - The Washington Post (MSN)
As an activist-thinker, Diane understood the ecologies of culture. She mapped them at the intersection of aesthetics, economics, and ethics, circling versions of the question of how, in each of these ecosystems, we value what we value. - American Theatre
"(Her) darkly molten, three-octave-plus voice and commanding presence made her … something of a cult figure, one of the singers that fans make a point of traveling to hear." - The New York Times
"The sexual assault complaint by actress Hélène Darras was dismissed by a French court" due to the statute of limitations. (The alleged assault was in 2007.) "Depardieu is still fighting a separate rape charge and dozens of (other) accusations of assault." - Euronews
Jewison, whose career began in Canadian television and spanned more than 50 years, was, like his close friend Sidney Lumet and a select few other directors, best known for making films that addressed social issues. The most celebrated of those was “In the Heat of the Night” (1967). - The New York Times
At the Circle Repertory Company, where she said her goal was to “confuse people,” she nurtured a new generation of writers and actors in the 1980s and ’90s. - The New York Times
Rubenstein was hit by a car and died from his injuries. Rubenstein created "genre-bending 'note card poems,' with each stanza printed on a separate card." His work was often banned in the USSR, and he was outspoken against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. - The New York Times
Slamming Millennials, talking about Meghan Thee Stallion's posterior - Regina George, a singer and actor who is one of the new Mean Girls movie's stars, might be selling a particular brand of candor designed for our times. - Slate
"In a drabber parallel universe, Frida Kahlo might have been a doctor. As a high schooler she was on a pre-med track, studying biology, anatomy, and zoology at one of Mexico City’s best schools. … But then a trolley car collided with the bus she was taking home." - ARTnews
On the page, her fabulous erudition was melded to a frankness that was so unaffected as to seem effortless. Actually—a very Joan word—simplicity is hard work, and Joan worked hard. She wrote her drafts in longhand and sent page proofs by fax. - The New Yorker
Scholars don't really know all that much about the 15th-century German who invented the movable-type printing press, but here's a rundown of what is known of Johannes Gutenberg and of the machine that ultimately led to mass literacy and changed European history. - The New York Times
In a five-decade career, "the Juilliard-trained Schickele generated agreeably melodic chamber music, vocal works, symphonic scores and film soundtracks. But he drew his greatest acclaim as a comedic maestro who created, performed, wrote about and lectured on the pseudo-classical and baroque music of the fictional P.D.Q. Bach." - The Washington Post (MSN)
