Jul 05 Tuesday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, the opening of the Joffrey Ballet's coming season could be canceled because of a contract dispute between the ballet company. Continue reading
Jul 04 Monday on the NewsHour: Josh Ritter By Tom LeGro Josh Ritter reads from his novel, "Bright's Passage," and performs his song, "Girl in the War."… Continue reading
Jul 01 Conversation: Eleanor Henderson, Author of ‘Ten Thousand Saints’ By Tom LeGro Jeffrey Brown talks to Eleanor Henderson, author of "Ten Thousand Saints," a novel that's garnering strong reviews for its treatment of teens, an underground youth culture and troubled family relationships. Continue reading
Jul 01 Friday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, Brandeis University promises not to sell the Rose Art collection. Continue reading
Jun 30 Conversation: What Next for Ai Weiwei? By Tom LeGro Internationally known Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was released from prison last week after a three month detention. Jeffrey Brown gets an update on Ai's situation from Alison Klayman, who has been working on a documentary about him, "Ai Weiwei: Never… Continue reading
Jun 30 Artist Ai Weiwei’s Clashes with the Chinese Government By Molly Finnegan Outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was arrested in early April and held for nearly three months. Accused of tax evasion, he was released on June 22 and ordered to pay nearly $2 million. Here are images of the artist detailing… Continue reading
Jun 30 Thursday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, the South Carolina Arts Commission escapes elimination. Continue reading
Jun 29 Ever Been Rejected by Poetry Magazine? You’re in Very Good Company The Poetry Foundation opened its new home in Chicago last weekend, and as it celebrates this achievement, we decided it would be fun to ask for people's stories about being rejected from the foundation's time-honored literary journal, Poetry magazine. If… Continue reading
Jun 29 Wednesday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture notes, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's design firm is appealing the $1.85 million tax bill delivered by government authorities shortly after Ai was released from nearly three months in detention. Continue reading
Jun 28 Weekly Poem: ‘Georgi Borrisov in Paris’ John Balaban is the author of 12 books of poetry and prose, including four volumes which together have won the Academy of American Poets' Lamont prize, a National Poetry Series Selection and two nominations for the National Book Award. He… Continue reading