- John Stoehr
Arts Editor
There's more to art than you think. It's not just theater, paintings, books and dance. It's the enterprise of human creativity and it takes vastly different shapes and forms. Here you'll find my thoughts about the arts in Charleston and beyond. Neither of us knows what to expect.
Category Archives: Journal
Journal: Why I joined City Paper
December 29, 2007 – 12:02 am
Because the marketing and sales people know what they’re doing and will provide the revenue needed to maintain quality journalism and criticism (that’s where I come in). On the contrary, most local media are sucking ass real fast, according to this Wall Street Journal article:
Local media companies, because they are based in the communities they […]
Journal: My interview with a ‘real’ vampire
December 28, 2007 – 2:47 pm
The following piece is from my years on “The Freak Beat,” a period of time when it seemed I wrote a lot of stories about the strange, bizarre and unexpected. But then again, I did live in Savannah at the time, a city full of ghosts, zombies and, of course, vampires. No, not role-players. Real […]
Screen Printing 101 and Mr. Nick
December 19, 2007 – 10:37 am
Be sure to check out Nick Smith’s review of an old-school screen printing show at 52.5. The exhibit, set among racks of CDs and punk ‘zines, runs through Dec. 31. And while you’re at it, Mr. Nick has a new novel out called Undead on Arrival. The official launch party was earlier this month at […]
Journal: Alex Ross’ The Rest Is Noise
December 19, 2007 – 9:10 am
From my piece that ran this morning on Alex Ross’ great book, The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Centery — J.S.
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Most orchestras tend to avoid programming music composed after 1950, because the mere mention of the phrase “modern music” has been enough to spark debates over class, nationality, aesthetic […]
Journal: Utah pushes for 100 new arts teachers
December 18, 2007 – 1:25 pm
From today’s Salt Lake Tribune —J.S.
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Local and national studies have shown students who participate in comprehensive art programs are less likely to skip class, more likely to excel in academics and more likely to graduate from high school, said Jim Sorenson, chairman of the board of Art Works for Kids.
The […]
Journal: ‘Culture wars are good for society’
December 18, 2007 – 1:15 pm
from The Age, a major daily in Australia —J.S.
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There are two reasons why a conservative government should intervene in cultural issues. First, the public does care about the culture wars. Second, the culture wars are not about culture. Of course, questions of cultural taste should be left as far as possible […]
No Body Home in New Orleans
December 18, 2007 – 11:04 am
This piece in today’s New York Times anticipates a piece City Paper will run Wednesday on a photography exhibit by Donna Hurt. Displayed in the new gallery at the Art Institute of Charleston on Meeting and Market streets, Hurt’s show features a couple of dozen photographs (11 inches by 14 inches) that document the carnage […]
Journal: Arts and Healing
December 15, 2007 – 10:46 pm
From a May report I wrote called “An artful way to heal,” exploring a Savannah hospital’s use of art to promote healing. . . . —J.S.
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Elegant, mystical, exuding grace and light.
That’s how you might describe “Rainfall,” a life-size sculpture by Midori Harima of a gray-and-white copy-paper pony suspended by dozens of thin black […]
Journal: Kooser’s Corner
December 13, 2007 – 9:58 am
From Ted Kooser, a former poet laureate of the United States, who syndicates a poem of the week. This was sent a couple of weeks ago, but I can’t remember when specifically. Enjoy . . . —J.S.
American Life in Poetry: Column 141
BY TED KOOSER, U.S. POET LAUREATE, 2004-2006
Life becomes more complicated every day, and each […]
Journal: Mr. Avenger’s gentlemanly reply
December 12, 2007 – 2:13 pm
From Jack Hunter, aka the Southern Avenger, in response to my blog post today putting the so-called war on Christmas in historical context . . . —J.S.
What a great an interesting article. I had never heard about the earlier, negative connotations associated with the Christmas holiday, although attempts to show Christianity as nothing more than […]
