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arts-and-culture2 days ago•13 min saved

LACMA’s David Geffen Galleries Turn Museums Into Moving Landscapes

LACMA opens the $724 million David Geffen Galleries, a Peter Zumthor–designed, sinuous, floor-spanning structure that abandons traditional galleries for a self-guided, continuous interior and a landscape-embracing exterior; intended to fuse art, light and city context while aiming for LEED Gold and solar power, it has sparked praise for its atmosphere and ambition and critique for rough textures, sound behavior, and unfinished public spaces as the city’s cultural landscape shifts toward bolder risk.

via Los Angeles Times|

#arts-and-culture #david-geffen-galleries #lacma

arts-and-culture2 days ago•10 min saved

LACMA’s Geffen Galleries: a $723.8 million bet on culture and controversy

LACMA’s new David Geffen Galleries carry a final price tag of about $723.8 million (roughly $585 million in hard costs and $138.7 million in soft costs). The project was funded with county support and a large donor campaign, with $125 million in county backing and a $300 million credit, and the campaign has exceeded its $750 million goal (now well over $875 million). Debt has grown to about $617 million and is planned to be paid off by 2050. Despite ongoing criticism of the price and design, museum officials defend the build as essential cultural infrastructure, with previews starting April 19 and general admission in May 2026, after a gala on April 16.

via Los Angeles Times|

#arts-and-culture #cost #david-geffen-galleries

arts-and-culture24 days ago•2 min saved

PTA Finally Seals His Oscar Crown

Paul Thomas Anderson earns a long-awaited Oscar coronation as One Battle After Another wins six awards, including Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Picture, marking a late-career milestone that mirrors Scorsese’s patience and Nolan’s impact while validating a career spanning Boogie Nights, The Master, Phantom Thread, and more.

via Defector|

#arts-and-culture #awards #cinema

arts-and-culture28 days ago•17 min saved

Reuters Names Banksy: Robin Gunningham, Not Del Naja

Reuters reports it has traced Banksy’s identity to Robin Gunningham, who allegedly changed his name to David Jones, arguing he is the elusive graffiti artist behind the U.K.’s most famed politically charged murals. The investigation cites a Ukraine trip, photos with locals, a 2000 New York arrest with a handwritten confession, and other leads, while Banksy’s lawyers dispute the claims as privacy-invasive. The piece underscores the ongoing debate over Banksy’s anonymity and cultural impact.

via The Hollywood Reporter|

#arts-and-culture #banksy #david-jones

arts-and-culture1 month ago•1 min saved

Met Opera’s Money Crunch Sparks Bold, Space-Themed Fundraising

The Metropolitan Opera is in a deep financial crisis, depleting its endowment by a third, and is pursuing cash infusions from Saudi Arabia and even Elon Musk, exploring unconventional ideas such as a Tosca on Mars.

via The New York Times|

#arts-and-culture #elon-musk #endowment

arts-and-culture1 month ago•1 min saved

BSO ends Nelsons' era, planning a 2027 farewell

The Boston Symphony Orchestra announced it will not renew Andris Nelsons' contract as music director, with him remaining through the 2027 Tanglewood season. The Board cited a misalignment on the orchestra's future vision but thanked Nelsons for 13 years of service and pledged a smooth, celebratory conclusion to his tenure, following the BSO’s recent Grammy wins under his leadership.

via WBUR|

#andris-nelsons #arts-and-culture #boston-symphony-orchestra

arts-and-culture1 month ago•4 min saved

De Niro channels Lincoln to urge civility at Carnegie Hall charity

At Carnegie Hall’s Tibet House US benefit, Robert De Niro recited Abraham Lincoln’s civility admonition from the Lyceum Address, urging reason, morality, and reverence for the Constitution as part of a diverse, experimental program that avoided overt political talk about current events.

via NBC News|

#arts-and-culture #carnegie-hall #civility

arts-and-culture1 month ago•8 min saved

Oakland mural crew salutes Alysa Liu with Temescal tribute

Three Illuminaries artists completed a 15-foot mural in Temescal honoring Oakland-born Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu, featuring her signature 'thizz face' as part of a wave of tributes to the Olympic champion sparked by her Milan gold.

via The Oaklandside|

#alysa-liu #arts-and-culture #mural

arts-and-culture1 month ago•1 min saved

Joining Hole in the Grunge Abyss: Melissa Auf der Maur’s 1994 Memoir Moment

Melissa Auf der Maur recounts joining Hole during the chaotic 1994 era—performing at Reading Festival with minimal rehearsal just weeks after Kristen Pfaff’s death and amid Kurt Cobain’s passing—and describes it as her 'portal into the abyss' in a new memoir, highlighting a pivotal, creative moment in 1990s rock as reported by The New York Times.

via The New York Times|

#1990s-grunge #arts-and-culture #hole

arts-and-culture1 month ago•4 min saved

Industry Struggles to Keep Its Edge as Its Fourth Season Goes Off the Rails

Defector's Israel Daramola argues Season 4 of Industry is overstuffed and unfocused, with a maximalist, ADHD-like turn that dulls highs and makes character motivations hard to parse, even as a few performances (notably Minghella as the Epstein-like villain) land; expanding beyond Pierpoint and leaning on a shadowy puppet-master plot ultimately feels contrived and leaves the show with uneven momentum.

via Defector|

#analysis #arts-and-culture #epstein

arts-and-culture1 month ago•1 min saved

Tabitha Jackson Takes the Helm at Film Forum

Tabitha Jackson, who led the Sundance Film Festival from 2020 to 2022 and has completed fellowships with Harvard, the Royal Shakespeare Company and MIT, has been named the new director of Film Forum in Manhattan, bringing her independent-cinema expertise to the historic Greenwich Village venue and aiming to nurture a new generation of cinephiles.

via The New York Times|

#arts-and-culture #film-forum #independent-cinema

arts-and-culture1 month ago•5 min saved

Salsa legend Willie Colón dies at 75, leaving a global rhythm

Willie Colón, the influential salsa trombonist and arranger who helped define the New York salsa sound, died at 75. Over a six-decade career he produced hits such as El Malo and Siembra, collaborated with Rubén Blades and Héctor Lavoe, and earned multiple accolades including the Latin Grammy Musical Excellence Award in 2004; his work bridged Puerto Rican and New York cultures and left a lasting imprint on Latin music.

via BBC|

#arts-and-culture #el-malo #latin-music

arts-and-culture1 month ago•18 min saved

Moors Misread: Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights Draws Fire

A Defector review argues Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights is visually extravagant but narratively shallow, distorting Brontë's moor-born romance by whitewashing Heathcliff, retooling Catherine, and prioritizing fashion, interiors, and montage over the novel's themes of liberty and ferocity, culminating in a contrived death that reveals little about the characters or Brontë's world.

via Defector|

#arts-and-culture #catherine-earnshaw #emerald-fennell

arts-and-culture1 month ago•3 min saved

San Antonio Philharmonic Ends Season Amid Leadership Exit and Venue Battle

The San Antonio Philharmonic announced it will cancel the remainder of its season after the departure of music director Jeffrey Kahane and a dispute over its intended permanent venue, canceling seven concerts through May. The decision follows a broader season reconfiguration and comes with assurances from CEO Roberto Treviño that the organization is working to move forward and restore stability, while acknowledging the impact on musicians and audiences.

via symphony.org|

#arts-and-culture #concert-cancellation #music-director

arts-and-culture1 month ago•2 min saved

Hollywood Legend Robert Duvall Dies at 95

Robert Duvall, Oscar-winning star of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, has died at 95, his wife Luciana Duvall announced. The near-100-film veteran won Best Actor for Tender Mercies and later wrote/ directed The Apostle, with tributes pouring in from colleagues as Duvall split his time between Los Angeles, Argentina and Virginia.

via Al Jazeera|

#apocalypse-now #arts-and-culture #oscars