“Unlike most dealers at the Art Basel fair, who are showing a smorgasbord of the artists they represent, the New York dealer Matthew Marks has mounted an exhibition honoring one artist, Ellsworth Kelly, who turned 85 last month.”
Tag: 06.06.08
Obscenity Charges Dropped In Sydney Art Case
“Australian police have dropped an obscenity investigation into photos of nude children at an art gallery that sparked a major debate on censorship… Police had shut the exhibit hours before it was to open and confiscated dozens of portraits of naked adolescent boys and girls.”
The Uncompromising Composer
Charles Wuorinen is not the type of composer anyone would ever mistake for a populist. “Words that have been used to describe his works [include] difficult – modernist – rigorous – impenetrable – gnarly – imposing – severe.” Yet in an age when modernist composition is supposed to be out of fashion, Wuorinen is thriving.
Boston Symphony Claims Massive Economic Impact
“Seeking to back its claims of a substantial economic impact on Boston and the Berkshires, the Boston Symphony Orchestra has released a study that found that the world’s largest symphony organization and its visitors generate more than $166 million in economic activity each year.”
Columbus Cancels Musician Contracts (Or Tries To)
“The Columbus Symphony has terminated its labor contract with musicians — a move intended to save the cash-strapped orchestra $800,000 in wages. [But] a musicians-union official said yesterday that the symphony’s board of trustees can’t cancel the agreement.”
Why Do Women Need A Special Prize?
Is there still a need for women-only literary prizes like the Orange Prize? “What is it about being a woman that is particularly under threat, in need of attention, or indeed distinctive from being a man when it comes to picking up a pen?”