No Irish Need Apply
“actors [of a certain race] weren’t just cast because they were great for the role, but also because the director had something to say”
Category: Issues and Ideas
H and S presents: Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire in My Belly
“In a stunning show of solidarity, other museums in Washington, DC are lining up behind the National Portrait Gallery with their own displays of preemptive self-censorship.”
A Few Hurried Thoughts on Private Museums and Public Funding – Winkleman
Gallerist Ed Winkleman discussed the importance of public arts funding, despite issues of exclusion. An excerpt: I offered, “History shows…
Self-Evident Equality on Nine Ravens
“Same-sex marriage makes for stronger families and happier people overall.”
Jeffrey Cudlin on Rock Post Rock (H+S)
Saying that a current band of pre-tweens is the “best new punk band” is a bit like asserting that the “best new Impressionist painter” is an American. It’s neither here nor there because there are no new Impressionist painters…
Al Miner on His Self as Subject and Object
“My work is confessional…My self portraits beg for viewers to examine them, and in turn me, as closely as I do myself.”