| Visual Arts | Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:31 |
So An AI Has Just Declared A Painting By A Street Artist More Valuable Than A Picasso. Questions Abound
What’s worth more—a Picasso or a painting by a street artist no one has heard of? According to the AI model we built, the answer is the latter. &#Source:
| Visual Arts | Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:01 |
The New LACMA: Architectural Drama At The Expense Of Art
Carolina Miranda: “In some ways, this freeway-like building could not be more LA: messy, sprawling, too big to take in from a single vantage point. In others — its embrace of the road and its relentless horizontal-ness — it seems stuck in a vision of the past.” RSource:
| Visual Arts | Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:20 |
Who Does Trump Want To Hire To Redo The National Mall Reflecting Pool? His Pool Guy
Trump originally envisioned the pool being topped with turquoise so that it would look like the Bahamas, but was convinced by the contractor to choose “American flag blue” instead. &Source:
| Visual Arts | Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:41 |
What Did It Take To Put Together The Met’s Epic Raphael Show?
The largest survey dedicated to the Renaissance master in the U.S. includes 33 of his paintings and 142 works on paper. About 60 public institutions from 11 countries sent their treasures by the man born Raphael Sanzio da Urbino (1483–1520). Private loans include his two most expensive works at auction. &Source:
| Visual Arts | Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:30 |
Instagram Commenters Went Wild When Boston’s Museum Of Fine Arts Posted Nudes Online
But the museum was expecting – even welcoming – the commentary. –Source:
| Visual Arts | Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:15 |
The Rocky Statue Has Entered The Building
That is to say, the Rocky Balboa statue is no longer on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art – it’s actually inside. Wild, because “when the bronze statue was left on the steps after filming the Rocky movies, the museum fought to have it removed.” Source:
| Visual Arts | Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:15 |
How LEGO Became The World’s Most Powerful Art Medium
“Lego’s appeal, represented by its zillions of plastic blocks and many movies and TV series, transcends nations. It is one of the planet’s top-selling toy brands, and the toy’s singular pixelated appearance is instantly recognizable on any screen.” Source:
| The World | Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:13 |
Director of Production-Seattle Children’s Theatre working with Management Consultants for the Arts
Seattle Children’s Theatre, one of the nation’s premiere organizations for theatre-for-young audiences, invites applications from dedicated and collaborative leaders for its Director of ProductSource:
| The World | Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:08 |
When the algorithm becomes the art critic
Good Morning, An AI model trained to value paintings has declared a random street artist’s work more valuable than a Picasso (ARTnews). Whatever that means. Meanwhile, a Facebook group called Baddies in AI — women using AI to either augment or wholly invent their social-media presence — has crossed 300,000 members (The New Yorker). MachiSource:
| Ideas | Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:15 |
How Short-Form Video Clips Took Over The Internet
Once you start looking, you realize that short video clips—not tweets, or posts, or static photos—have become the atomic unit of online content. Short-form video, of course, isn’t new, but the prevalence of the clips is. –Source:
| Dance | Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:00 |
Martha Graham’s Revolution Continues
Graham saw herself primarily as a dancer—she made dances, she said, so that she would have something to dance. It could be said that she invented a people and a place. – TSource:
| Ideas | Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:40 |
AI Can Make Anyone An “Influencer”
Across social media, an influx of A.I.-generated avatars is reshaping what it means to be an influencer. A Facebook group called Baddies in AI, geared toward women who are using A.I. to either augment their own social-media presence or create entirely new figures from scratch, has more than three hundred thousand members. – TSource:
| Music | Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:01 |
Former LiveNation Exec Says He Was Fired After Raising Concerns Over Business Practices
In his new position, Rumanes said, he raised “serious and legitimate alarm” over the company’s business practices. As a result, he says, he was “unlawfully terminated,” according to the lawsuit filed Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior Court. – Los Source:
| Media | Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:20 |
The Vegas Sphere Could Have Been An Epic Disaster. Instead It Sells More Tickets Than Anywhere Else In The World
The venue that created a new type of live entertainment has become the highest-grossing arena in the world, with $379 million on 1.7 million tickets sold last year, according to Pollstar. When it opened three years ago, it had all the signs of an impending disaster. – The Wall SSource:
| Theatre | Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:00 |
The Secret Sauce Of Schmigadoon
It’s the sound. – AmeSource:
| Words | Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:30 |
Did Shakespeare Bring Down McCarthy?
Or was it Kit Marlowe, getting some long-delayed revenge on conservatives in government? –Source:
| Music | Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:00 |
Everybody Loves A Sea Lion
But not everybody is a Broadway star, wandering down San Francisco’s Pier 39 and singing to the assembled sea lions. – San FranciSource:
| Music | Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:45 |
The Art Of Writing An Opera Libretto
“As a librettist, I’m always aware that I’m serving the music. It’s a humbling experience. Coming from the world of theater is a good thing, because theater is all about collaboration and interpretation—you place the work in the hands of others, and it begins to transform.” –Source:
| Media | Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:00 |
When You Want Entertainment, Go To Streaming, Of Course
But for practical knowledge? Your kids and grandkids know: It’s YouTube. Source:
| People | Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:45 |
Harvey Fierstein On Addiction, Survival, And Kinky Boots
The famous Torch Song Trilogy writer and performer: “I try something new every day, and you can try something new every day. … And some of it’s going to be great and some of it’s going to be terrible. But go out and have fun.” – The Source:
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