There was an uproar from critics who argued that the gesture was clumsy and opportunistic, if not cynical, as Mr. Koons didn’t have a direct connection to the terrorist attacks. “The general outcry was in part caused by a form of outdated anti-Americanism, but it was also a sincere, offended one,” said Guillaume Piens, the director of the Art Paris Art Fair. “Whenever artists touch on memory and victims, it’s hard to see an uninterested, mere artistic act only.”
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The Art Market Is Too Corrupt To Report On, Says Sarah Thornton As She Quits
Thornton (author of Seven Days in the Art World) quits art journalism, citing her top 10 reasons not to write about the art market – and they’re doozies.
The Real-Life Tom Sawyer (Yes, There Was One)
Mr. Sawyer was not, however, a mischievous boy in Hannibal, Missouri. He was a customs officer, firefighter and saloon keeper who was one of Samuel Clemens’s best drinking buddies in San Francisco.
What Orchestras Could Learn From Ballet
“Renewal is possible, and the role model is ballet. Shorn of stars in the 1980s, ballet reinvented itself in an ever-widening plurality — global franchises like the Riverdance troupe at one end of the barre, one-man wizards like Hofesh Shechter and Akram Khan at the other. Dance today is no longer a unified art form but a web of multicultures, each with a discrete character and a devoted attendance.”
Holland, Where Philosophy Actually Draws Crowds
“Dutch philosophers write bestsellers, the ‘philosophical cafes’ are full, and the Month of Philosophy is flourishing. Does it have something to do with the national character of the Dutch? And does this say anything about the quest for meaning in the Netherlands?”