NOTE: This is the first of five posts with my thinking on addressing long-term problems in the arts. My overview framing of the five can be found here. My case for the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity the pandemic shutdown offers to reinvent is here. I don't have any easy answers or magic fixes. This is an attempt to organize my observations (from my vantage point) and try to provoke fresh … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2020
Five Things to Fix in the Arts
In the financial crash of ten years ago, the S&P 500 lost almost 60 percent of its value. Millions of people lost their houses and jobs. Entire industries – banking, cars, airlines, housing -- were on the verge of collapse. And yet, if you had wealth, you probably did fine. More than fine actually. For some the crash was a huge opportunity. The auto and banking industries got bailouts, and … [Read more...]