Unlike some American high schoolers, Wu Tsang avoided reading “Moby-Dick” in English class. She didn’t discover Herman Melville’s novel until adulthood, and even that encounter was mediated: she attended a talk about “Mariners, Renegades and Castaways,” a 1953 “Moby-Dick” critique by Trinidadian thinker C. L. R. James that reframes Ahab’s boat and crew as a
Simon Lee Gallery in London, which was put into court-ordered administration in the U.K. last year, owes an estimated £10 million (about $12.6 million) to 153 creditors, including artists and other galleries, according to documents filed by its joint administrators. Details of the gallery’s financial situation are revealed in a 44-page report that was filed
FREDERICK, Md. (DC News Now) — Lori Rounds is a Frederick resident and has always been captivated by Carroll Creek. This sparked the idea of capturing its beauty in a painting. “Carroll Creek is so inspirational to me personally because of what it’s done for the city and just bringing people in to see the
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (WKRG) — Music lovers around the Gulf Coast get ready! Many artists will be making their way to Sweet Home Alabama this summer. The Wharf Amphitheater will be hosting many artists, most of which are country music stars. The list of musicians announced so far includes Billy Currington, Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley
Although just a student at the Central Academy of Fine Art, Chinese artist Liane Chu has already developed a multifaceted practice that examines both her own deeply personal lived experiences as well as society’s collective experience in a time of increasing technological development. Crafting poetic paintings full of movement and energy, and building immersive installations
Art collectors best describe the work as fearless, intuitive, bold, inspiring and infinitely expanding. How did you get started in the art or music world? In 2019, I started my art career after hosting an art immersive experience where I invited seven poets and eleven artists. The poets recited their poems while the artists
The NBA advises fans to use the NBA Events app to purchase tickets. (IBJ photo/Eric Learned) Concert promoter Raleigh Harper said he deletes comments daily on his Facebook posts devoted to NBA All-Star Weekend performances at Broad Ripple’s Vogue music venue. Harper’s company, Carter Creative Group, is bringing rappers 2 Chainz and Boosie as well
The NFL is bringing the biggest game on the planet to New Orleans next year and we are already thinking about artists that need to be on stage that night. The Halftime show of any Super Bowl is one of the biggest shows of the year and artists know that, thus that’s why so many
As Visiting Assistant Professor of Voice Janinah Burnett teaches a lesson with a first-year vocal performance major, it almost looks like a workout routine. She takes her student not just through a vocal warmup, but a physical warmup as well. “I have discovered in my teaching that more than anything, we must release unnecessary tension
‘Brent Street has been nurturing talent in the performing arts sector for more than three decades and is a leading source of stand-out performers for cruise lines around the world,’ CLIA Australasia MD Joel Katz said. Fitting celebration Katz said it will be a fitting celebration at a time when the global cruise industry is