As I have stated in my comments lately, people may be buying art for all the wrong reasons, such as prestige and to flash their deep pockets. Coincidently, as I was searching for an article in Today’s New York Times, I … Continue reading
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A constant topic of conversation in our IDC classes and this blog is “what constitutes art?” From New York Times Arts articles about silence as art to destruction as art, I’ve come to the conclusion that art is extremely subjective. I feel … Continue reading
The first sentence of the article summarizes the general view of New York art industries. Before reading this article, I didn’t know how much racism plays a role in art, but I agreed with the statement that industries go after … Continue reading
Steven A. Cohen, hedge fund billionaire and long time art collector, will be selling off almost $80 million worth of art from his sizable collection at Sotheby’s and Christie’s next week. For those who don’t know, Mr. Cohen is the … Continue reading
This article discussed the new book, “American Mirror- The Life and Art of Norman Rockwell” by Deborah Solomon, an author and frequent contributor to the New York Times (who by the way, is going to be speaking at a Macaulay … Continue reading
When we think of opera, magnificent venues like the Metropolitan Opera House come to mind. When we all went to go see The Nose last week, I can imagine all of us being in awe of the massive and elegant … Continue reading
I personally enjoy stand up comedy and any type of improvisation like free styling. I think it’s extremely difficult to be good at something like that and it’s something that I feel is underestimated in the arts world. In the … Continue reading
Upon hearing the name Nosferatu and seeing Count Orlok I also thought of the Spongebob scene that many people have already mentioned: I did have some feelings of fear watching the movie. I watched in my room late at night … Continue reading
Funny enough, when I first heard about Nosferatu in this class, I thought of an episode of Spongebob. You can watch this scene here. I then learned it was a story about Dracula, a story of which I’m very familiar. … Continue reading
I didn’t have the best experience with Nosferatu, but after someone in our discussion on Monday explained how this was meant to be scary for that time period, not this one, then I had a greater appreciation for it. Like … Continue reading