There is a performance art piece happening all over Britain today. On Twitter the hashtag WeAreHere will find people's reactions. There's an article on it in The Guardian.

It's been a weepy day.

ETA:

Came across #wearehere at Glasgow Central Station on my way home. Caught my breath when they started to sing ..... pic.twitter.com/Z9f5EbKTUa
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I've been hearing little whispers of a "Renoir Sucks at Painting" movement. This morning, I finally read a detailed article on them at Salon. I happen to like some Renoirs, not all, but that's because I don't like all the works of any artist. I also don't think vilifying one artist is the way to get more people to appreciate their local museums ( Read more... )

I liked having to take Core classes in College. It was a great way to learn something new that I would never have considered taking if the requirements hadn't been there. I loved Criminology, and I think it's helped me dealing with "returning citizens" in my current job. Philosophy is important even if I found it dull at the time (not a great ( Read more... )

Yesterday davesmusictank shared an article from Psychology Today, on how anti-intellectualism is killing America (and by America the authors mean the U.S ( Read more... )

I don't see well three dimensionally. When I didn't wear glasses, I saw in 2-D (kept glasses in the car for driving only, since I didn't need them the rest of the time) and even now, some prescription adjustments have me hugging walls for a day or two until I get used to this new concept of depth ( Read more... )

An artist by the name of Jake Chapman was quoted in The Independent as saying children shouldn't be taken to art galleries because they can't appreciate the point the artist is trying to make.

Yes, I'm screaming. I loved going to art museums when I was a kid. One of my most visceral memories is of seeing Winged Victory (Nike of Samothrace) for ( Read more... )

This is the link to make a donation to the rebuilding fund.

The fire started in the iconic library. This is what it looks like now.

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The fire began in the The Library (link goes to a panoramic interactive view) and that part of the building has almost totally been destroyed. The rest is still viable, but will need lots of work. Many have declared that the Library should be rebuilt, just the same as it was. Rennie Mackintosh and Mary MacDonald left detailed notes and drawings ( Read more... )

I've just found out that the Glasgow School of Art has had a fire. The Guardian is reporting that the building is 90% viable, but Mackintosh and his wife, Margaret MacDonald, were all about the details, and I worry that some of those may be lost ( Read more... )

I have been tremendously moved by many different pieces of art in many media.

Only 4 have made me cry (and by that, I don't mean tear up, I mean weep)

1. Porgy and Bess -- Serena (Wilma Shakesnider) singing "My Man's Gone Now" with that great keening wail at the end and Porgy (Donnie Ray Albert) going after Bess with "Oh, Lord, I'm on my Way" both ( Read more... )