The following is the text of a keynote address I gave at the Day Eight arts journalism conference entitled “The Crisis in Book Review.” Thank you. I’m delighted to be here, and also very honored to be following three people whose achievements and intellect I admire so much. The premise of this event we’re all […]
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Knowing when to go is hard for anyone… but it’s harder still, I think, for people in leadership positions. Leadership means responsibility, for one thing, and stepping down feels like abdicating that responsibility. Leadership comes with privileges, too, and we all know how hard they are to give up. More subtly, over time, leadership becomes a
I was invited to give a keynote address to the Association of Performing Arts Service Organizations. My subject: how technology is transforming the relationships between artists, audiences, and arts institutions. The transcript follows. I need to start my talk by asking what I think is a very important foundational question: what do we think technology IS?
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