The literature on overparenting raises a number of sticky questions. For example, is it really wrong for us to push our children to excel in areas where they are talented?
Tag: 11.09.08
Estate Fights Over Paintings – Was The Artist Insane?
Martin RamÃrez’s artistic reputation has undergone an extraordinary re-evaluation in the last few years, with his paintings now fetching hundreds of thousands of dollars at auction. Now a multi-million dollar legal battle has begun over the ownership of his paintings, hundreds of which he simply gave away in the hospital ward. An auction of 17 paintings at Sotheby’s was recently halted when lawyers for the RamÃrez family claimed them. At the heart of the legal dispute is a conundrum. Was RamÃrez, who was diagnosed a “catatonic schizophrenic” really insane?
Will NY City Opera Fail After Losing Gerard Mortier?
“Susan L. Baker, the chairwoman of the company’s board, has been a big Mortier booster. But in retrospect, the combination of what now seems her naïveté with Mr. Mortier’s conviction that he could run the Paris company while planning an artistic transformation of City Opera during perilous financial times proved disastrous.”
Boston’s Ace Arts Fundraiser
Boston’s Museum of Fine Art’s success in fundraising “serves as an intriguing case study of how to build — and expand — a foundation of generosity.”
Philly Public Station WHYY’s Golden Exec
“As a public station, WHYY received nearly $4 million in tax dollars in 2007. It spent $2.63 out of every $100 in expenditures on its CEO – more than any other public station in the largest markets.”
Artist Gives Away Art By Leaving It Around London
“Art worth an estimated £1m is being given away by one of the world’s leading street artists, Adam Neate, in an exhibition that will see 1,000 pieces deposited across the capital and left for whoever wishes to take them.”
Remembering A Children’s Lit Legend
“People feel they know Roald Dahl. Most of us have read his books and had our childhoods shaped by his fantastical mind and macabre sense of humour. Dahl’s vision was one of boundless possibility and unfettered imagination; a world where witches had no toes, where giant peaches could float like zeppelins and where friendly giants subsisted on a revolting diet of snozzcumbers.” This week, a new kidlit prize bearing Dahl’s name will be awarded in the UK.
All The Pretty Horses
The climactic scene of the Broadway production of Equus is best known at the moment for the fact that actor Daniel Radclyffe is naked when it begins, but the most interesting figures in the scene are six “horses,” who enact a mesmerizing, terrifying ballet as they are viciously blinded by Radclyffe. The scene is one of the most painstakingly choreographed moments on Broadway.
Broke And Homeless In Chicago
Chicago is legendary for its theatre scene, but many troupes in the city remain homeless, performing wherever they can find available space. And now, with the credit markets nearly frozen and funds for new construction drying up, some organizations with big plans for the future are confronting the scary possibility that they may have missed their window of opportunity for growth.
How To Raise Half A Billion
Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts is in the midst of a $500m endowment drive. Yes, in the middle of a recession, and at the same moment that the Boston Symphony is looking to raise $400m of its own. So what’s the secret to fundraising success in one of America’s toniest cities? “Endless networking, skillful research, deft public relations, and genteel persuasion.”