He also – along with his model and muse, Victorine Meurent – invented the modern spectator.
Tag: 03.08.13
Which Authors Write About Women More Than Men?
Very, very few authors do that. And they’re all women. At least according to a Big Data textual examination of a whole lot of books.
British Culture Minister: Crisis? What Crisis?
“I can assure you that the culture and the arts are important to the government. It seems ridiculous that I would have to state such a self-evident truth. I believe it is regrettable to observe some of the scaremongering, suggesting our arts and cultural sector is somehow ‘at risk’.”
LA County Museum Bid To Take Over MOCA – Nothing A Big Endowment Wouldn’t Solve
“Ironically, given the museum’s stellar program and collection history, there’s nothing that a hefty infusion of endowment cash could not solve. For whatever reason, though, it hasn’t been forthcoming — either from Broad or the many other very deep pockets on MOCA’s board of trustees.”
Study: High Percentage Of Orchestra Musicians Suffer Stage Fright
According to a study from the University of Paderborn in 2012, 13 percent orchestra musicians suffer from severe stage fright and another 30 percent suffer “moderate” cases.
Dancer Behind Bolshoi Acid Attack Speaks
Bolshoi Ballet principal Pavel Dmitrichenko: “Yuri Zarutsky, he was constantly saying, ‘Come on, I’ll go over there, I’ll solve your problem, I’ll knock him around … I admit that, absolutely. When I learned what had happened, I was just in shock, and I didn’t believe that this person who suggested beating him up just went and poured acid on him.”
Salzburg Festival Board Says It Won’t Renew Director’s Contract
Angered by Alexander Pereira’s deliberate overspending and his threats to walk away from the festival, the board told him directly that “there will be no contract extension after 2016 and the board is already in discussions with potential replacements.”
Cooper Union Board Puts Off Deciding Whether To Start Charging Tuition
“Students, faculty and alumni of the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art eager to learn the fate of the college’s distinctive no-tuition policy have been told to wait, again.”