“His lectures were a triumph of style over content. Though his complex personality kept me glued to my radio, what he had to say about contemporary art and the world in which it is made, exhibited, sold and collected had all the analytical subtlety of a comic book and all the organisational logic of a pinball machine.”
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Details Of The Art Treasures Discovered In A Munich Apartment
“Priceless and wholly unknown works by Henri Matisse, Otto Dix and a host of other major 20th-century artists formed part of a collection of some 1,400 works of art confiscated or sold under the Nazis and discovered last year when customs officials investigated an elderly man for tax evasion, officials and an art historian said Tuesday.”
Have Broadway’s Finances Gotten In The Way Of Creativity?
“Such spiraling expenses have put the role of the creative producer in jeopardy, said Mr. Prince, who holds a record 21 Tony Awards, as producers are increasingly sought as investors, there to provide financial support. But creative producers play an important role in developing shows, from finding new material to hiring the right director. Losing people who know how to handle that part of the business is a dangerous prospect, he said.”
Munich Nazi-Looted Art Trove Reveals Unfinished WW2 Business
“Art is the last unfinished business of World War Two. Though the Allies uncovered large numbers of stolen paintings in 1945 in the Alt Aussee salt mines near Salzburg, and in a castle south of Munich, an unknown number have been lost forever. Russia holds more than 120,000 wartime art objects in three museums round Moscow.”
The Golden Age Of Mexican Movies
“Hyperbole aside, 2013 has been a hugely successful year for Mexican cinema… Mexican cinema has been on the crest of a wave of success for over a decade now. And it is still thriving despite the challenges of a global recession and fierce competition for international funding.”
Sadler’s Wells Plans Major New Venue To Turn London Into Global Capital Of Dance
“New York and Paris were seen as the leading centres of the art form. I believe that is no longer the case and my ambition is to make London the greatest centre for dance.”
Uproar In Art World Over Munich Discovery Of Looted Artworks
“If confirmed, the discovery would be one of the biggest finds of vanished art in years. But word of it left almost equally big questions unanswered: Why did the German authorities let more than two years pass before such a sizable find was disclosed? What will become of the recovered works of art? Did Mr. Gurlitt continue to make sales even after the raid? And where is he today?”
Defectors From Cuba’s National Ballet Land On Their Feet
Last spring, six dancers “defected from the National Ballet while it was on tour in Mexico. The group arrived in Miami in April with no jobs, no money and no real knowledge of American life or command of colloquial English. … And in a remarkable success story, all of them have landed positions,” (Pun intended, we presume.)