Governments around the world have tried to support the arts during the pandemic, some more generously than others.
Tag: Culture (Arts)
Paul Farmer Is Awarded the $1 Million Berggruen Prize
The medical anthropologist won the prize, which is given to “thinkers whose ideas have profoundly shaped human self-understanding and advancement.”
How to Pretend You’re in Paris Tonight
There are countless ways to invite Paris into your home. All you need is a little creativity. And perhaps a glass of Champagne.
How to Staycation in 6 American Cities
With business travel all but stopped, city hotels and tourist organizations have made a full-court press to attract local and nearby leisure travelers with bottom-barrel rates and extra perks.
A Famed Horror Director Mines Japan’s Real-Life Atrocities
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s latest movie, which recently won him the award for best director at the Venice Film Festival, is a thriller animated by the ghosts of Japan’s ghastly wartime experiments.
As Virus Tightens Grip on China, the Art World Feels the Squeeze
Movie theaters have closed, art fairs have been canceled and orchestra performances called off as the epidemic has curtailed travel and foot traffic on the mainland and beyond.
Mexico’s Last Countercultural Coast
On a wild stretch of Pacific shoreline, Costa Chica draws artists, architects, surfers, yogis and “naughty friends.”
Oligarchs, as U.S. Arts Patrons, Present a Softer Image of Russia
Museums, the performing arts and historical sites like Fort Ross in California, where an old Russian company flag flies, have been the beneficiaries of their gifts.
La Scala, in Turnabout, Votes to Reject Saudi Investment
The Italian opera house also decided that its board of directors would not include a Saudi representative but said it remained open to collaboration.
Fearing Russian Influence, Estonia Turns to the Arts
Estonia is lavishing money on cultural projects in the border city of Narva, amid fears that the country’s neglected Russian minority is prone to Kremlin influence.