The Miami Herald critic was looking forward to the Stones tour – and then he actually saw them. Message to geriatric rockers everywhere: time to hang it up. – The Miami Herald
Tag: 10.01.99
TORONTO SYMPHONY STRIKE update
Here’s where things stand at the end of Week I. – CBC
NEXT BEST THING
Daniel Barenboim wanted to be the next leader of the Berlin Philharmonic, but since that didn’t work out, he re-ups his contract with the Chicago Symphony. – Chicago Tribune
DISNEY MAKES MIDDLE-EAST PEACE ACCORD
The Happy Kingdom backs down on portrayal of Jerusalem and averts Arab boycott. Washington Post
DISNEY MAKES MIDDLE-EAST PEACE ACCORD
The Happy Kingdom backs down on portrayal of Jerusalem and averts Arab boycott. Washington Post
BRITAIN’S FIRST ART BIENNIAL
Where? In Liverpool of all places. Does the world need another biennial? The Irish Times sizes up the landscape. Irish Times 10/1/99
THE POLITICS OF VALUE
Museum shows make the art in them more valuable. The tangled relationship between collectors, dealers and museums. New York Times
NY Dealer speaks out about her arrest
Mary Boone, “Queen of the Art World” says it was an attack on the First Amendment. New York Times
PREVIOUSLY: Mary Boone, a prominent New York art dealer is arrested for “distributing live ammunition” and having unlicensed guns in her gallery as part of a Tom Sachs show. Also resisting arrest. Gallery visitors were encouraged to take 9 MM cartridges home as souvenirs.
New York Times 9/30/99