Anne Carson Wins Nobel Prize in Literature as NYC Doubles Artist Grants to $10,000
Anne Carson, a Canadian poet, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for her ability to link modern writing with classical literature. In New York City, grants for individual artists have seen a significant rise, now reaching $10,000—the first increase in two decades. Theaster Gates has purchased Pickard China, the last high-end porcelain manufacturer in the U.S., which is currently producing only a quarter of its output from the 1970s. Oracle has contributed $10 million to the Nashville Symphony, helping to cover its deficit and enabling the resumption of its suspended season. In San Antonio, the Harmonium of Texas premiered with 68 musicians following the exit of conductor Jeffrey Kahane, who faced a lawsuit from the Philharmonic regarding donor lists. Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery have merged into Skydance, aiming for $6 billion in savings by 2028. President Trump criticized the Kennedy Center as a threat, even as 100 musicians from the National Symphony Orchestra rehearsed.
Key facts
- Anne Carson won the Nobel Prize in Literature for forms that set contemporary writing in dialogue with the classics
- New York City doubled its grants to individual artists to $10,000, the first increase in 20 years
- Theaster Gates bought Pickard China, the last American maker of high-end porcelain, now producing a quarter of its 1970s output
- Oracle gave the Nashville Symphony $10 million, the size of its deficit, restoring the suspended season
- Harmonium of Texas debuted with 68 musicians days after the Philharmonic sued founder Jeffrey Kahane over donor lists
- Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery closed their merger Tuesday as a company called Skydance, targeting $6 billion in savings by the end of 2028
- Trump calls the shuttered Kennedy Center a danger to anyone who walks in, while about 100 National Symphony Orchestra musicians rehearse there most weekday mornings
- Lenox, Pickard China's competitor, was sold to a private investment firm in 2020 and moved production to Asia and Europe
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Artists
- Anne Carson
- Theaster Gates
- Jeffrey Kahane
- Donald Trump
Institutions
- Nobel Prize in Literature
- Swedish Academy
- Paramount
- Warner Bros. Discovery
- Skydance
- Kennedy Center
- National Symphony Orchestra
- Oracle
- Nashville Symphony
- Harmonium of Texas
- Philharmonic
- Pickard China
- Lenox
- New York City
- AP
- Deadline
- The New York Times
- San Antonio Express-News
- NPR
- ARTnews
- ArtsJournal
Locations
- New York City
- United States
- Nashville
- San Antonio
- Texas
- Chicago
- Sweden
- Asia
- Europe