It was 20 years ago this summer that “an art show was staged in London’s Docklands that has entered modern art history as a cataclysmic happening.” It was the beginning of Damien Hirst’s BritArt movement, and it changed the UK’s art scene irrevocably, even if few realized it at the time.
Tag: 06.01.08
Summer Of Klimt
“Rich and strange or luxurious ornament? Whatever your view, Klimt’s work is now so valuable, it’s near impossible to put on a full-scale show. Still, Tate Liverpool has tried… “
Gone With The Wind Is Officially… Well, You Know
“A £4m stage adaptation of the classic novel Gone with the Wind is to go down as one of the biggest flops in West End history after closing more than three months early… [The show] opened with great fanfare but received one of the worst critical maulings in years.”
Universal Studios Burning
“A massive fire broke out at Universal Studios film and TV studio on Sunday, engulfing one soundstage and burning a New York City street set. A total of 300 firefighters from several Los Angeles-area fire departments were battling the blaze.”
Has The Columbus Symphony Played Its Last?
The Columbus Symphony ended its season this weekend, and may never be heard from again. “Whether there were any dry eyes by the end of the concert was open to question. But there was no doubting the feelings of the crowd, who filled Ohio Theatre to the rafters and offered several standing ovations during and after the show.”