The New York Times – Music:
As the original cast reunites for a 30th anniversary concert, the Jonathan Larson archive continues to shed light on the enduring Broadway musical.
Category: Archives and Records
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Jenny Holzer Resurrects the Past to Lament the Present
The New York Times – T Magazine:
Excerpts from archival letters and diaries were the basis for a number of the works in the American artist’s solo show at Paris’s Musée d’Orsay.
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New York Performing Arts Library Gets $60 Million Gift for Preservation
The New York Times – Music:
The anonymous donation, the library’s largest ever, will support digitization of archival items related to theater, dance and music.
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Gregor Benko, Who Resurrected a Vanished Musical World, Dies at 82
The New York Times – Music:
For over 60 years, he unearthed rare early piano recordings, illuminating an expressive, highly individual style that had fallen from favor.
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Remember Filmstrips? These Dedicated Souls Are Racing to Save Them
The New York Times – Film:
One of the 20th century’s biggest media formats was often thrown out in the rush to embrace VHS. But preservationists say visual history is being lost.
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How Absolut Pitched Itself as the Gay Vodka
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The Swedish liquor brand Absolut began its courtship of gay consumers with a 1981 print ad. “We were the Pied Piper in magazines,” one executive recalled.
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Bruce Springsteen Talks About His Place in American Music
The New York Times – Music:
As he opens an expansive cultural center not far from the Jersey Shore boardwalk, the singer describes himself as “a small link in a big chain.”
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Bruce Springsteen Opens His Music Center
The New York Times – Music:
Jon Bon Jovi, Public Enemy and others joined him to ring in the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music, a $50 million archive and cultural hub.