Tag: 03.21.21
Cancel Philip Johnson? MoMA Tries
Opened 27 February and running through to the end of May, a new exhibition, Reconstructions: Architecture and Blackness in America, challenges and seeks to...
Modernist Architect Hugh Newell Jacobsen Dead At 91
"His residences had signature touches like 45-degree pitched roofs, clean lines, minimal ornamentation, masterful use of lighting and windows, and décor that included his...
Black Composer Says Tulsa Opera “Decommissioned’ Him Over Line ‘God Damn America’
For a program commemorating the centennial of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre (the one in which the area known as "Black Wall Street" was...
The Art World’s Pivot To Digital (How’s It Working Out?)
While a recent report revealed that 2020 witnessed a global downturn in art sales overall, online sales surged, making up a quarter of the...
Twyla Tharp @80
The choreographer’s eclectic inspirations wind like a scenic highway through American culture, from ballet to figure skating, from Frank Sinatra to Philip Glass. -...
Will The NFL’s New Media Deal Kill Local TV?
"The loss of broadcast exclusivity is going to accelerate cord cutting as younger viewers gravitate toward the streaming platforms. The loss of coveted younger...
How Artists, The Arts, And The Culture In General Are Surviving After A Shutdown...
In some cases, artists will never work again; some venues have shut down; and the cultural life of Britain has taken a beating. Artists...
England’s Man On A Mission To Bring Museums Into The 21st Century
Gus Casely-Hayford has a vision for the new V&A East. "The space itself will be accessible in every possible way. We’ll build around it...
Children’s Book Illustration Is Art, And James Ransome Also Wants More
James Ransome just won the Gold Award. He's "well-known and loved for his illustrations, especially for his many children's books. But at age 60...
Looking Back At The Oscars Of Two Decades Ago
The final pre-9/11 Oscars (can that be real?), the Oscars where Gladiator beat Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and where Marcia Gay Harden won (deservedly!...
Making Change Sometimes Means Becoming A Member Of The Establishment
Julie Mehretu, who has a solo show opening at the Whitney: "There is a deep consideration of who you show and who comes to...
The Agony Of Waiting For Relief To Come
Arts venues are dying while waiting for their entertainment venue relief. Not great: "A far longer than expected build-out of the application process by...
Van Gogh Died Penniless, But His Paintings Paid For His Sister’s Mental Health Care...
Van Gogh died in 1890. By 1909, Anna, the oldest Van Gogh sister, "wrote of selling a picture that he had given Willemien, enabling...