“You have to study deeply and express your wishes. The notes are just signs. You have to go behind them and see what your fantasy tells you. But how do you express that through sound? If you think of the technical aspects of conducting as being on the ground floor of a big building, then 20 floors up you are beginning perhaps to get the sound you want.”
Tag: 05.05.12
Happiness Is Overrated, Says Augusten Burroughs
“Happiness is a treadmill of a goal for people who are not happy by nature. Being an unhappy person does not mean you must be sad or dark. You can be interested, instead of happy. You can be fascinated instead of happy.”
The Recreated Barnes – New Museum Different But The Same
“While there are many moments of breathtaking refinement, and the galleries themselves are a revelation, the result is sadly – no, tragically – a long way from being a successful addition to the city.”
Philadelphia’s Emerging Museum Mile Transforms The City’s Culture
“While some aren’t sure whether the clustering of these collections will add up to something greater than the sum of their parts, the consensus is that the Barnes’ relocation to the Parkway marks a tipping point in Philadelphia’s cultural and civic life.”
Recreating The Barnes
“For most modern architects, the idea of replicating any building, even one as fine as Paul Cret’s exquisitely proportioned 1920s gallery, is anathema. Some art-world figures were appalled to hear that Barnes’ antiquated, salon-style hanging scheme would also be replicated, although others saw it as crucial to understanding the collector’s intentions. Yet for the Barnes to succeed in its new location, the board understood that the building had to be a serious work of architecture, not a pastiche.”
Frank H. Pearl, 68, Founder Of Perseus Book Groups
“When Mr. Pearl founded the Perseus Books Group in 1996, publishers were ‘bailing out of serious fiction and nonfiction, saying they can’t make the mid-list pay,’ New York magazine said in a profile of Mr. Pearl. Mr. Pearl, who had long held a deep interest in books, decided to create a company of his own.”
Anish Kapoor’s Olympic Sculpture, And His Sex Life
Kapoor: “I have always been interested in involuted form, which is often vaginal, female. It would be dishonest not to recognise that it’s blatantly sexual. You can’t be coy about it. Art is good at intimacy: it can say, ‘Come here, be part of this’, beckoning. It’s a tool of intimacy.”
Frieze Art Fair Takes Its British Magic To New York
Frieze has great location, a stellar reputation, excellent lighting, fantastic organization and good sales. Everything’s going well for the fair that moved across the pond this year.
Frieze Doesn’t Give A Crap About Workers (Or Artists, Really), And That’s Wrong
“How many different people do you have to shake to get art institutions and businesses to wake up? Our actions as employers affect the quality of life of others. We know this, in general art professionals vote for socially responsible policies, and yet our own labor practices are amongst the very worst across all disciplines. “
We’re Out Of Touch – Literally – And A Machine Shows Us How
“Siu has created Touchy, a camera-like helmet that renders him blind. That is, until someone touches him. When actual physical contact is maintained for 10 seconds, the ‘human camera’ takes a photo and displays it on the back of the helmet.”