When “Artistic Merit” Becomes a Gate: Two South Carolina Groups Face Extra Scrutiny
Philadelphia Fringe now counts 350-plus shows in 100-plus spaces, while in South Carolina the arts commission funded all but two of nearly 180 panel-approved applicants, then asked Greenville Gay Men’s Chorus and Proud Mary Theatre Company for extra evidence of “artistic merit,” according to The Post and Courier.
Phaidon turns to mycology with a sweeping survey of mushroom imagery
Phaidon’s Fungi: The World of Mushrooms, out October 15, gathers more than 200 photographs, artworks, and historical objects across 200+ pages, with imagery spanning several millennia and featuring figures like Riitta Ikonen and Anni Koponen, Hilma af Klint, and Carsten Höller.