Two political scientists paid a group of regular Fox News viewers to instead watch CNN for a month. At the end of the period, the researchers found surprising results. - The Guardian
A cultural dope is someone like me or you, a consumer of culture or a “creative content provider” who produces, or consumes, the preexisting cultural artifacts of the dominant political economy while functioning under the illusion that what they are creating or consuming is “new.” - Los Angeles Review of Books
We have established a culture that expects us to have opinions on everything, and even rewards us for unexpected and implausible ones. Those of us privileged to fall within the clicking and scrolling classes would like to have something to show for our daily efforts. - 3 Quarks Daily
Four artists—including three women and one non-binary artist of diverse age ranges, racial and cultural backgrounds—have been shortlisted for this year’s Turner Prize, Tate announced on Tuesday morning. - Artnet
"The dance company announced Thursday that Alejandro Cerrudo, 41, will be its next leader. Cerrudo has worked as a dancer and choreographer for 24 years, most recently as resident choreographer at the Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle." - The Charlotte Observer
The remarkable rate of leadership churn is widely seen as having hurt MOCA’s credibility with donors, artists and the public at a time when other institutions, like the Broad, LACMA, and the Hammer Museum — as well as galleries like Hauser & Wirth — have energized the city’s world-class arts scene. - The New York Times
"Until fairly recently, Kerry Jones's caravan lay rotting and forgotten about in her garden in Galashiels in the Scottish Borders — a home for discarded bric-a-brac. But during the COVID-19 lockdown the artist and filmmaker saw new potential in the (trailer) and resolved to turn it into a tiny, travelling cinema." - BBC
Russia’s assault on Ukraine is shocking, therefore, not only for its violence, but for the fact that it reopens the question of war as such and thus also the question of history. - Chartbook
After being hit by "intense inspiration," Jesús Cees has spent much of the past two years painting vivid murals on the previously blank walls of a deconsecrated 14th-century chapel. He was denied permission to paint in 2018, so he "decided to do it and ask for forgiveness later." - The Guardian
Human consciousness, in other words, in part consists of understanding abstract and indirect meanings. And it is precisely this sort of understanding that artificial intelligence is incapable of. - FreeThink
Citing "insurmountable differences" with the orchestra's superintendent, Orozco-Estrada announced his immediate resignation as chief conductor of the Vienna Symphony, a job he started only in September 2020. The move comes about two weeks after orchestra musicians voted against extending his contract. (in German) - Vienna.at
The disparities between the dance and tech communities can seem pretty vast, yet the two have found an odd, contemporary synergy in NFTs: non-fungible (as in, one-of-a-kind) tokens (as in, a thing). - Dance Magazine
Western Avenue Studios & Lofts, a former textile mill in Lowell, Mass. (about 25 miles from Boston), was purchased last month by the Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston, which set the complex up as a nonprofit along the lines of a land conservation trust. - MSN (The Boston Globe)
The subject has been largely skipped so far, though far-right candidate Marine Le Pen has said she plans to privatize the French public broadcasting networks and incumbent Emmanuel Macron promises to continue the €300 culture pass for teens. Many arts figures fear censorship if Le Pen wins. - The Art Newspaper
When Jared Whipple first picked up the works, which came from an abandoned barn in Watertown, he figured he could use them in a "haunted art gallery" setup for Halloween. It turns out the pieces were made by American abstract expressionist Francis Hines. - Artnet
