And in the beginning, there was Gordon Parks
Gordon Parks in a frame from a 1968 contact sheet for CBS Reports: The Weapons of Gordon Parks. As with his many other talents, the groundbreaking photographer and filmmaker, Gordon Parks, possessed more cool than he could ever use. The Gordon Parks Foundation via The New York Times.
by Guy Trebay
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- Because this year marks the 50th anniversary of his groundbreaking 1971 film, Shaft; because two fine shows of his pioneering photojournalism are on view at the Jack Shainman galleries in Chelsea; because a suite from his influential 1957 series, The Atmosphere of Crime, is a highlight of In and Around Harlem, on view at the Museum of Modern Art; and because, somehow, despite the long shadow cast by a man widely considered the preeminent Black American photographer of the 20th century, he is too little known, the time seems right to revisit some elements of the remarkable life, style and undimmed releva
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The Orange Peel, a live music space that has been closed since March, in Asheville, N.C., Jan. 27, 2021. Tens of thousands of eligible music clubs, theaters, museums and other spaces may overwhelm a $15 billion grant fund run by the Small Business Administration. Mike Belleme/The New York Times.
by Stacy Cowley
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- In December, Congress created a $15 billion grant fund for clubs and performance spaces, recognizing that thousands of cultural institutions were at risk of closing permanently because there is no safe way to attend a rock concert or Broadway musical in a pandemic. Now comes the hard part: doling out the cash. The list of eligible recipients is large, and the Small Business Administration the agency in charge of creating rules and systems for the initiative, the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant has never run a major grant program. Its biggest pandemic relief effort, the $800 billion Paycheck Protection Pro