A big change has come to our museums and galleries. In the past they were there to teach.now they likes to preach.
I find myself getting finger-wagging lectures on the evils of Western colonialism, transphobia, and other obsessive 21st-century left-wings at nearly every major exhibition these days.
as part of A recent exhibition on HogarthFor example, the Tate Britain exhibited a self-portrait of the artist sitting at an easel. Added caption asking if his chair is representative “all unnamed black and brown people who enable a society that supports his active creativity”. Is there even ‘Cézanne’?” Also, at a recent exhibition on Stonehenge at the British Museum, the presence of both a dagger and a necklace in one of his ancient burial compartments suggests that “gender rules were changing.” It is claimed that Yes, even prehistoric Britain now has to look through the prism of 21st century gender ideology. J.K. Rowling.
However, if you think this disgustingly reverent trend is limited to London, think again. Last week, I visited the Burrell Collection, a museum in Glasgow that reopened this year after extensive renovations. And the smugness of some of that caption was very shrill. It’s a wonder the more fragile exhibits didn’t shatter on the spot.
The caption on the bust of the Roman warns me that modeling techniques copied from the Greeks by the Romans were “misused to promote racist ideas about ideal facial proportions.” On the other hand, the caption for Rodin’s sculpture complained that contemporary female artists “couldn’t achieve the same success as Rodin.”
But most jarring of all were the captions of a series of Qing Dynasty figures representing Guanyin, the Buddhist “goddess of mercy.” According to these captions, “Some trans people feel that this gender-fluid persona reflects their life experiences… Trans people have always existed and are rooted in history.” Mas…Kannon has always represented basic human values of compassion and kindness.Trans people deserve respect and understanding.Transgender rights are human rights.Be more Kannon.”
The problem with people who write this kind of nonsense is not just that they are excruciatingly sacred. It’s how they seem less concerned with the past than with the present, and how they can influence the past. they are activists.
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Method acting, which involves staying in a role for 24 hours, is a technique only employed by very great types of actors. After all, we rarely hear of a soap opera or pantomime star trying method acting.when a man was cast as a cat cat in bootshe doesn’t spend three months eating rats, shredding the back of the couch with his nails, or working in the flower bed next door.
But for actors eager to impress Hollywood Awards judges, the “going method” is a great way to demonstrate a deep commitment to their art. All this is going very well. But I wonder how these actors’ families feel about having to live with someone who deliberately talks and acts like someone else all day long.
For example, last year Lady Gaga house of gucciA film about the life of Italian socialite Patrizia Reggiani.in an interview with trend, Gaga claimed that she “lived for a year and a half” as “Reggiani.” Given that Reggiani was imprisoned for hiring a hitman to murder her ex-husband, this must have been somewhat disturbing to her ex-boyfriend.
Then again, they may have gotten off lightly. weekend report from variety, Hollywood magazine. Ryan Murphy is the creator of this year’s most talked-about TV series. The lead role is played by an American actor named Evan Peters. And at a publicity event on Saturday, Murphy claimed that Peters “stayed in character” for several months while filming.
A disturbing thought.because the drama monster – Netflix series about Jeffrey Dahmer.
Maybe I’m a philistine, but in my humble view, acting like America’s most notorious serial killer, necrophiliac, and cannibal is a bit excessive, even by the standards of method. tend to think that school. At least it would be impossible to hold a dinner party. No one wants to come for fear of becoming the main course.
Thankfully, Peters attended the promotional event and was able to make that clear. monster, “maintaining character” was nothing more than maintaining Dahmer’s posture, gait and voice. For those around him, this must have been unsettling, but apparently it could have been worse.
Yet some actors do nothing in the quest for authenticity. Cillian Murphy has been cast as J. Robert Oppenheimer, the inventor of the atomic bomb, in Hollywood’s major new biopic, due next summer, when he destroys his two cities in Japan. I hope you didn’t plan to prepare for the role by doing.
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