UK customs officials tighten rules for bringing artwork into the UK “in bond” and this “has sent shockwaves” through the art world.
Tag: 08.05.10
Healdsburg Jazz Festival Director Fired
“Citing money woes, the board of the nonprofit Healdsburg Jazz Festival has ousted festival founder and artistic director Jessica Felix – who created one of the country’s premier small-scale jazz celebrations – and scratched next year’s festival.”
In Defense Of Chick Lit
“Hello, my name is Michele and I’m proud to be a chick-lit author. I write the kind of novel that gets spattered with margarita and suncream rather than soaked in Booker-type praise. You know the books I mean.”
Why Make Comparisons In Art?
“There is a very modern reason to make these brutal comparisons. To put it simply, there is no other way to criticise art – unless you believe in an absolute cultural standard.”
Christie’s Reports 46 Percent Increase In Sales In 2010
“The auction house said worldwide sales reached £1.71bn ($2.57bn) for the first six months of the year. Last year’s figure for the same period was £1.2bn ($1.8bn).”
Michael Kaiser’s Tales From the ‘Arts in Crisis’ Tour
“Maybe four people out of 11,000 said they were close to closing the doors. Many more said they were cutting and they were fearful and didn’t know which risks to take.”
When Paul Taylor Considered Ballet Un-American
The current patriarch of American modern dance did study ballet at the beginning of his career, but gave it up because he “didn’t feel it was, um, American.” His 1987 memoir included a famous attack on ballet as a form, though now, at age 80, he says he’s mellowed somewhat on that issue.
What It’s Like to Dance for Mark Morris
Company member Julie Worden: “He tells everybody to do less. Even in an audition, he’ll tell people who are trying to impress him to calm down. It’s very counterintuitive.” On his giving notes: “He tweaks things every time we’re with him. … You think you’re being ripped to shreds and it might be for someone else’s benefit.”