FYI #19

• I went to a wonderful ACO concert last weekend, Beethoven's Emperor. The orchestra was directed by pianist Kristian Bezuidenhout. He was playing an historical instrument. I find his explanation of the differences in sound and feeling really interesting.

• The most recent Rest is Politics Leading podcast featured an interview with sculptor Antony Gormley. It was a great conversation about making art, culture, and politics.

• ‘Richard Serra’s “Verb List” is both art and to-do list’, by James Folta, via LitHub. Serra (1938 - 2024) donated the list (1967) to MoMA.

• Reading the Rocks, a lovely essay by Jenny Odell, via Emergence Magazine

• A five part BBC Radio 4 series on trust, by Rachel Botsman, The Trust Shift

• ‘Stephen Sills' New York apartment launched a career and inspired that of countless others’, via House & Garden

• Rewilding on a smaller scale with Jonathan Thomson, via Ben Goldsmith’s Rewilding the World podcast. Thomson created Underhill Nature Reserve in Southern England.

• A new moment to arise: Beyoncé’s cover of the Beatles’ Blackbird is a timely masterstroke, by Dave Simpson, via the Guardian