“These auctions also underscore the disparity between the more modest market for Impressionist and modern art, where fewer blockbusters remain in private hands, and the seemingly endless supply of top-notch contemporary art.”
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A Great Culture Needs Visionaries And Forward-Thinking Political Leadership (And That’s Endangered)
“Many, if not most, of the venues and the institutions that we now take for granted were established by visionaries who, in marked contrast to the prevailing political and social preoccupations of today, were thinking beyond the fleeting moment of their present.”
Why Is It Still So Difficult For Women Conductors?
“If you are a token minority–which women in high-level conducting absolutely are–you will endure three difficult conditions. First, you will be subject to unusually high scrutiny; second, you will have stereotypes attributed to you; third, your individuality will be compromised, and you will be viewed as a representative of the minority group.”
Super-Slim, Super-Tall, Super-Expensive
“The staggering price tags and a perception (possibly fanciful) that the universe of global billionaires is big enough to support a few hundred more units have developers rushing to erect super-slims. The competition for the best views is fierce.”
Billionaire Steve Cohen To Sell Off $80M Worth Of Art
The hedge fund mogul, a very high-profile collector, “is now parting with about $80 million worth of blue-chip art … [including works] by Brice Marden, Rudolf Stingel and Cy Twombly, along with previously reported Warhols and a Gerhard Richter.”
The World’s Hippest New Concert Hall Is An Inflatable Purple Doughnut
Designed by sculptor Anish Kapoor and architect Arata Isozaki, created in response to Japan’s 2011 earthquake and tsunami to be portable and quick to set up, Ark Nova is a 60-foot-tall eggplant-colored structure “[whose] ceiling and walls are simply a PVC-coated polyester membrane that is held aloft by air from giant fans.”