The grand great contemporary arts of Europe – observations by David White. New York Times
Tag: 10.11.99
EUROSTROIKA
The grand great contemporary arts of Europe – observations by David White. New York Times
SAUL BELLOW WONDERS –
– how many true lovers of literature there are in the day of movies and high technology. – New York Times
“A NATION OF BACKYARD WEEKEND DABBLERS?”
Australian artists need to engage with the political process or be marginalized, writes a critic. Sydney Morning Herald
“NOSTALGIC LONGING FOR THE PAST”
American opera struggles to build a viable new repertory, but William Bolcom’s A View From the Bridge, which just premiered in Chicago, shows links to the past. – Chicago Tribune
(ALSO: Reviews from The Philadelphia Inquirer, Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle, New York magazine)
CONCERT AS MEGA-WEBSITE
Net-Aid – the largest global concert ever points up the differences between haves and have-nots. – The New York Times
(ALSO: Promoters will announce today whether the concert reached one billion listeners, as they hoped. – BBC 10.11.99
AND: The AP news report of the concert – AP via The Dallas Morning News 10.10.99
AND: Tuning in on the web was like “watching the shaky output from a slow-motion security camera.” – Wired 10.11.99)
THE OBJECT OF MY AFFECTION
Last week’s gathering of Glenn Gould fans in Toronto has one observer pondering the relationship between those fans and their artist. – The Sydney Morning Herald