Benjamin Millepied himself hosts the visit, with no less than Annie Leibovitz taking the pictures.
Tag: 10.18.14
Opera Star Joyce DiDonato Leads National Anthem At World Series Poll
“In a KansasCity.com poll, homegrown opera star Joyce DiDonato was leading as of Saturday evening with about one-third (32 percent) of the 10,300-plus votes cast so far.”
Heirs Who Never Saw Any Money Sue Over Sales Of Nazi-Looted Art
“Turns out that the Kainer “heir” that has for years collected proceeds from these sales and other restitutions, including war reparations from the German government, is not a family member but a foundation created by Swiss bank officials.”
Britain, Give Back The Marbles Of The Parthenon
“Were a British national monument to suffer the same fate, I dread to think what the reaction would be. But again and again, I have been struck by the equanimity displayed by Athens. With the courtesy that one nation knows for another, the Greeks have trodden a path of conciliation over anger, placation over rancour, humour over hostility.”
Coordinating Every Part Of The Dancer – For Eight Decades
“A young ballerina at the Kirov at the height of Soviet isolationist policy, a revered star and a card-carrying member of the Communist Party as glasnost began to break through, she has lived and worked in America since 1989, when Mikhail Baryshnikov invited her to teach at Ballet Theater.”
The Documentary That Jeff Koons (Apparently) Didn’t Want You To See
“The original conception was to edition the piece, and to make it available with a very restricted contract to museums, institutions and collectors, … but that was before I knew that the art world was going to close ranks around Koons, and bow before his scary power.”
Why Doctors Need The Power Of Storytelling
“Vignettes can do more than illustrate and reassure. They convey what doctors see and hear, and those reports can set a research agenda.”
When You’re A Student And Need A Loaner String Instrument, These Are Your People
“Talented students actually push up against the capabilities of lesser instruments, and if they don’t get a better instrument, they will continue to bang their head against a brick wall.”
Parisian Vandals Deflate Christmas Tree/Giant Green Butt Plug Artwork
“‘Paris will not succumb to the threats of those who, by attacking an artist or a work, are attacking artistic freedom,’ [Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo] said in a statement. ‘Art has its place in our streets and nobody will be able to chase it away.'”