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The decision by an arts journal to allow the famous artist to veto a historian’s essay about his work created “a chilling effect on the critical culture,” a journalism expert said. Gift Link Below: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/17/arts/design/jeff-koons-brooklyn-rail-tulips-golan.html?unlocked_article_code=1.G00.hR-u.zIeVAr45iyK6&smid=tw-share From the Article: A 1937 mural by Fernand Léger and Charlotte Perriand, titled “Essential Happiness, New Pleasures,” at Tate Liverpool in 2018. The outstretched hand with flowers reminded Romy Golan, a historian and author, of Koons’s Paris sculpture and she decided to write about the two works. Credit... Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris; Photo by Paul Ellis/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Incredible time lapse video made by Richard Shepherd from stills grabbed from the New York Times webcam during Hurricane Sandy. I had the New York Times webcam on all day yesterday as well. My thoughts go out to the brave responders and all those dealing with this frightening, unprecedented storm. Climate change is real my friends. Props to President Obama, FEMA, the Coast Guard, the National Guard, and all the courageous nurses, firefighters, police officers, EMT's and union workers of all stripes who kept so many safe.

Gotham - mvt 1, excerpt from Bill Morrison on Vimeo . Excerpt from “Gotham”: film by Bill Morrison, music by Michael Gordon. Composer Michael Gordon has an inspiring piece on art, family, home, and music in today's online New York Times: Once, at my last piano lesson before heading off for vacation, I asked Mrs. Kutzen what her plans were for the summer. Her reply: “Michael, musicians don’t take vacations.” I filed this line away in a special part of my brain, an informal collection of “accidental music lessons.” My interpretation of Mrs. Kutzen’s words has changed through the years, like a Talmudic discourse that is argued from different points of view: 1. Musicians just don’t ever feel quite right going an extended period of time without playing their instrument. 2. Music isn’t a job that you punch in and out of. It’s an obsession, a calling and your purpose in life. 3. Musicians don’t make a lot of money and you’re not going to be able to afford a vacation anyway. -January 25,...