Art News from Around the World

Visual Arts Thu, 25 Apr 2024 12:34 There Is “No Evidence” That Our Egon Schiele Was Looted By Nazis, Says Art Institute Of Chicago “The Art Institute of Chicago contends that decades of investigation and litigation have concluded that a watercolor it now holds was never stolen by the Nazis from a cabaret performer who later died in a concentration camp — but rather was legally sold by the man’s heirs.” – Chicago Sun-TimesSource: Visual Arts Thu, 25 Apr 2024 12:00 The Pompidou Center’s Business Model Is “Unstable,” Find Auditors “An audit report conducted by France’s Court of Auditors revealed that the Centre Pompidou‘s economic model is unsustainable. The museum faces financial strain from an ongoing renovation project of its primary institution in Paris and the creation of a new branch in Massy, France.” – ARTnewsSource: Visual Arts Wed, 24 Apr 2024 20:32 Lost Klimt Painting Sells For $32M It was commissioned by a family of Jewish industrialists in 1917, a year before Klimt’s death. However, there are many unanswered questions about the painting and debates about who the woman in the portrait is, as well as what happened to the painting during the Nazi era. – BBCSource: Visual Arts Wed, 24 Apr 2024 20:01 Four Finalists For This Year’s Turner Prize The Turner Prize carries a £25,000 purse; shortlisted artists will be awarded £10,000. The Turner Prize exhibition at Tate Britain opens on September 25 and runs through 16 February, 2025. – ARTnewsSource: Ideas Thu, 25 Apr 2024 19:31 Study: Our Perception Of Time Is Influenced By What We Experience When viewing larger or less-cluttered scenes, participants were more likely to experience time dilation; thinking that they had viewed the picture for longer than they actually did. The opposite effect — time constriction — occurred when viewing smaller-scale, more cluttered images. – NatureSource: Theatre Thu, 25 Apr 2024 19:06 Standup Comedian Asks Mother With Fussy Baby To Leave Venue, Brouhaha Breaks Out “Comedian Arj Barker’s interaction with a mother who brought a seven-month-old baby to his comedy show in Melbourne on Saturday night has sparked outrage, sympathy and debate about the woman’s decision to bring her infant to the gig and his decision to ask her to leave.” – The GuardianSource: Music Thu, 25 Apr 2024 18:32 No-Name Philadelphia Pops Orchestra Now Wants The Name The self-organized group of musicians playing under the No Name Pops banner is negotiating with the family of late pianist and conductor Peter Nero to acquire the Philly Pops name. – Philadelphia Inquirer (MSN)Source: Dance Thu, 25 Apr 2024 18:06 Bringing Professional Ballet To Green Bay, Wisconsin Pacific Northwest Ballet principals Kyle Davis and Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan had long wanted to bring fully professional dance to Davis’s hometown. After several years of preparation and (of course) delay because of the pandemic, the first Green Bay Ballet Festival is now underway. – Pointe MagazineSource: Issues Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:32 How America Got Hooked On Credit Card Culture By the late 1960s, bankers increasingly saw credit cards, which combined innovative information technology with access to affluent consumer markets, as the road to the future – as the key to innovating around the restrictive financial rules. – AeonSource: Music Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:13 Opera Philadelphia Picks A New General Director Anthony Roth Costanzo, 41, has a history with Philadelphia going back almost 30 years. His first appearance at the Academy of Music was in 1996 at the tender age of 14, performing the Shepherd Boy in Puccini’s “Tosca,” in a traveling production created by Luciano Pavarotti. – WHYYSource: Music Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:02 Washington National Opera Institutes New Award For Trans/Nonbinary Singers “On May 1, the Washington National Opera will recognize transgender singer Katherine Goforth as the inaugural recipient of” the True Voice Award, to be given triennially and “intended to help support the training of transgender and nonbinary opera singers, as well as increase their visibility in the industry.” – The Washington Post (MSN)Source: Ideas Thu, 25 Apr 2024 16:31 How AI Will Be (Is) Wrecking The Internet LLMs have begun to disrupt the traditional relationship between writer and reader. Type how to fix broken headlight into a search engine, and it returns a list of links to websites and videos that explain the process. Ask an LLM the same thing and it will just tell you how to do it. – The AtlanticSource: Words Thu, 25 Apr 2024 16:02 How Dallas Turned Into A Literary Hot Spot “Today Dallas is home to one of the most dynamic, international literary scenes in the country, inspired in many ways by the infectious, D.I.Y. energy of Deep Vellum, now one of the country’s largest publishers of translated literature, and (independent bookstore) Wild Detectives.” – The New York TimesSource: Music Thu, 25 Apr 2024 15:31 John McWhorter Writes That Sounds Of Protest Preclude John Cage Performance. But… For people familiar with Cage’s work, McWhorter’s argument appeared antithetical to the spirit of “4’33.” Cage’s conception of silence, though heavily and often debated, went beyond the idea of serene nothingness. See, for example, his explanation of listening to traffic. – Mother JonesSource: Issues Thu, 25 Apr 2024 15:05 Venice’s Day-Tripper Entry Fee Starts Today — And Some Venetians Are Protesting The €5 charge is meant to discourage overcrowding and pay for extra upkeep costs. Yet, says one activist, “You can’t impose an entrance fee to a city; all they’re doing is transforming it into a theme park. This is a bad image for Venice … I mean, are we joking?” – The GuardianSource: Issues Thu, 25 Apr 2024 14:31 Venice’s New Entry Fee For Day-Trippers — An Explainer Why it was introduced, on what dates will it be charged, who does and doesn’t have to pay, where does and doesn’t the fee apply, how it will be implemented, how to buy a ticket, and what will happen to you if you’re caught sneaking in without paying. – The GuardianSource: Media Thu, 25 Apr 2024 14:03 The New Law Requiring The Sale Of TikTok Is Going To Make A Great Big Mess “Setting aside the possibility that the courts declare the law unconstitutional, here are (some) of the glaring logistical issues facing the legislation: First, recommendation algorithms … are part of China’s export-control list. … This might make for a tough sell, which raises the second issue: Who is going to buy TikTok?” – The Atlantic (MSN)Source: People Thu, 25 Apr 2024 13:36 Harvey Weinstein’s Rape Conviction Overturned By New York State’s Highest Court “We conclude that the trial court erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying crimes,” said the 4-3 decision by the New York Court of Appeals. “The remedy for these egregious errors is a new trial.” – APSource: Media Thu, 25 Apr 2024 13:02 NPR Has Serious Problems. They’re Well Beyond Any Alleged Bias. “Internal documents … and interviews with more than two dozen current and former public radio executives show how profoundly the nonprofit is struggling to succeed in the fast-changing media industry. It is grappling with a declining audience and falling revenue — and internal conflict about how to fix it.” – The New York TimesSource: The World Thu, 25 Apr 2024 04:57 Director of Development – National Black Theatre National Black Theatre (NBT) seeks a Director of Development with an energetic, entrepreneurial attitude, a collaborative spirit, and a well-founded dedication to and excitement for the mission of this organization.Source: