After the sore thumb that’s sticking out there now, installed on top of the column in 2018 will be Michael Rakowitz’s The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist, followed in 2020 by Heather Phillipson’s THE END. And yes, they basically are as described in the headline. Hannah Ellis-Petersen fills us in.
Chuck Barris, Creator Of ‘The Dating Game’, Mastermind And Host Of ‘The Gong Show’, And (He Says) CIA Assassin, Dead At 87
As he once told an interviewer, “I was never on drugs, but everybody thought I was. When they saw The Gong Show, and I would come out, they all thought I was whacked out of my mind. But I never did drugs. I had a public company.”
Anselm Kiefer And Mario Vargas Llosa Awarded J. Paul Getty Medals
“Since it was established in 2013, the J. Paul Getty Trust has only recognized six individuals for their extraordinary contributions to the arts. Past recipients of the award include Harold Williams, Nancy Englander, Jacob Rothschild, Frank Gehry, Yo-Yo Ma, and Ellsworth Kelly.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 03.22.17
You’re the best
This Arts Advocacy Day, the stakes are much higher. As we work to make the case for the arts, we wonder, is our data keeping pace? We’re using love (or breakup) letters as a creative and fun design research method to get powerful insight into the perceptions of our stakeholders. … read more
AJBlog: Field Notes Published 2017-03-22
The circle of art and commerce
Last week, in my Juilliard course on the future of classical music, one of my students asked about art and commerce. Where do they fit in classical music’s future? What roles will they play? … read more
AJBlog: Sandow Published 2017-03-22
Augurs of spring
New York drama critics are forced to attend so many Broadway openings in March and April that they don’t have time to do much of anything else. Needless to say, I love theater, but I’m I’m not monomaniacal about it, so I figured I’d better indulge a couple of my other artistic interests while I still could. … read more
AJBlog: About Last Night Published 2017-03-22
Threats To World Music In The Age Of Travel Bans
“The situation is an active threat to the ability of global music artists to tour the United States— something that is often already complicated—and arrives, paradoxically, at a time when audiences are more easily immersed in international sounds than ever before. It seems like an opportune moment to consider the meaning and relevance of what has been called “world music,” as a global refugee crisis and a rise in nationalistic fervor in Europe, Russia, and the United States newly threatens open cultural exchange.”
Should Anything Offensive Be Off Limits For Comedy?
“Comedy requires passage into the ugly, uncomfortable areas of the human heart, particularly in a live forum. So, in the manner of jesters before medieval kings, comics need a temporary pass, a stay of execution, to do their work. Calling oneself a comedian is tantamount to issuing a personal-injury disclaimer. Like philosophical BDSM, the audience’s response gives signals to the performer in play.”