Historian’s report concludes author wasn’t a Jewish orphan but a Swiss-born child named Bruno Doessekker. – New York Times
Tag: 10.14.99
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD nominees announced
Looking past the big names. – (AP) Dallas Morning News
NEW CHIEF CURATOR –
– for the Corcoran. Washington Post
NEO-CONCEPTUALISTS WHO SHOCK
The Young British Artists have been going for the jugular for years. Every movement needs a history. New York Times
GEHRY DOES NORTON
LA’s Norton Simon Museum gets a $6.5 million inside redo by the architect of the day. LA Weekly
MILAN’S LA SCALA will get –
– a $50 million facelift. – MSNBC (Reuters)
PUTTING ON A BRAVE FACE?
As a new season begins, old questions return. Is classical music in trouble? An art form that would prefer not to look at itself too closely. – MSNBC
SLATKIN TO BBC
Leonard Slatkin was named chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. – The Washington Post