Between air-raid drills and board votes: Kyiv rehearses, the Kennedy Center shuts
Alexei Ratmansky and Tatiana worked with the Ukrainian National Ballet in Kyiv, rehearsing between runs to a bomb shelter, reported The New York Times, while the Kennedy Center board voted to shut the building indefinitely after a presidential call, with its resolution citing “certain fiscal collapse within weeks,” according to the Washington Post.
A Hanging Fleet and Haunted Busts in Hew Lockes The Wanderers at Pb7Pb7Ob7W
At P b7P b7O b7W in New York through October 24, Hew Lockes The Wanderers suspends a miniature flotilla from the ceiling and presents ornate Parian ware busts depicting figures like Queen Victoria and George Washington, all invoking global trade, exploitation, and the afterlives of empire.
Screens on the Summit: Yasmin van Dorps The Spectacle
In The Spectacle, a short documentary from The New Yorker, director Yasmin van Dorp contrasts serene Norwegian vistas with crowded scenes of tourists at sites like Kjeragbolten, awash in phones, selfie sticks, and drone controls. The film foregrounds the tourism industry and questions our impulse to experience spectacular places through screens rather than in the moment.