With a global audience, Ma models a way of being that goes against the grain of cynicism, polarization and isolation. Itβs up to us to pay attention.
βIf we had nine or 10 Yo-Yos, the world would look different,β said the pianist Emanuel Ax, Maβs longtime friend and collaborator.
βI donβt go to novels to be safe,β Marlon James said. βI go to novels to be titillated, to be scared, to be educated, to be frightened β honestly, to be appalled.β
A video projection of βSong of a Manhattan Suicide Addict,β by Yayoi Kusama, in 2024. In her later years, Kusama was one of the most popular living artists in the world.
He was a blast to watch, whether playing a mad scientist in βThe Rocky Horror Picture Show,β a butler in βClueβ or a singing King Arthur in βSpamalot.β