Maastricht, AKA Tefaf, Comes to New York
Tefaf – most often discussed by its location as in “are you going to Maastricht this year?” – is to my mind the most interesting and best art fair in the world. The participating dealers, usually numbering about 270, presents art from antiquity to the present. It’s huge. … read more
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2016-10-03
Happy 80th to Steve Reich
A few years back I spent an hour or so with Steve Reich before a concert of his work. Here is the story I wrote about the pioneering minimalist, who marks his 80th birthday today. … read more
AJBlog: CultureCrash Published 2016-10-03
Reviewing as First Draft of History
Last week Michiko Kakutani reviewed the first of two volumes of the latest Hitler biography for the New York Times. I’ve got Ian Kershaw’s double-decker biography, which is huge and ought suffice, but … read more
AJBlog: Quick Study Published 2016-10-03
August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey” at the Taper
Last night I caught Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom — one of the historically earliest of August Wilson’s cycle of plays about black life in the 20th century — at the Mark Taper Forum. This production … read more
AJBlog: CultureCrash Published 2016-10-03
Monday Recommendation: Bria Skonberg
Bria Skonberg, Bria (Okeh) In her first album for a major label, Bria Skonberg achieves consistency that in the past she sometimes obscured in forced vocal mannerisms. Her trumpet work, based in traditional jazz and … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2016-10-03
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