The airy study and the quiet afternoons look awfully nice in the videos, but the life described by my correspondents was one riven by fever and fret, a life of staving off panic and the harsh voices in one’s head. Don’t believe the videos: The most famous writers in the country can’t get over their divorces and take a lot of pills.
Tag: 11.09.16
‘Rocky’ At 40 – The Most Successful Bad Movie Ever Made?
Nicholas Barber: “Yes, it has James Crabe’s superb Steadicam shots of Rocky Balboa mooching around the industrial sites and working-class neighbourhoods of pre-gentrification Philadelphia. And, yes, it has Stallone’s heart-swelling sprint up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art to the accompaniment of Bill Conti’s irresistible funk-fanfare. But for every terrific moment you remember, there is another terrible one you may have forgotten.”
Leonardo’s ‘St. John The Baptist’, Newly Cleaned, Is Back At The Louvre
There was some concern among conservationists about this project, because the last two restorations of the painting didn’t work out so well.” But they went ahead because the work was “probably the most varnished painting in the Louvre’s [entire] collection.”
Raoul Coutard, 92, The Cinematographer Of The French New Wave
“In that era of portable cameras and fast film stock, his simplified approach to filming and imaginative use of natural light broke with traditional aesthetics, in particular the polished images of the 1950s cinéma de qualité in France. He was identified most with the director Jean-Luc Godard, and Coutard’s direct and unorthodox, yet highly inventive, photography became a pure expression of New Wave values.”
The Possible Caravaggio That Turned Up In Some French Family’s Attic Is Now On View In Milan
The owners of a house in Toulouse found it when they went up to fix a leak in the roof. Milan’s Pinacoteca di Brera museum is now showing it alongside a different copy of the same image – Judith Beheading Holofernes – by Caravaggio disciple Louis Finson.
Evicted Cape Town City Ballet Finds Temporary Quarters But Fears It Will Have To Shut Down
The University of Cape Town told the company to move out after students protested ballet as “Eurocentric and colonial”; the dancers claimed they were physically threatened. For now CTCB is using a studio at the back of its performance venue, but the executive director says they’ll have to close entirely if they don’t have a home by January.
The Cairo Arts Center That Terrible Things Kept Happening To Has Finally Reopened
Poor Townhouse. First the police shut it down because – well, because that’s what military dictatorships do. Then the walls fell in, literally. In February the staff returned to work but weren’t allowed to present anything. Now, finally, there’s a new space and new activity.
Top Posts From AJBlogs 11.09.16
What is our “Great Work” in light of this election?
Several hours ago now, Donald J. Trump was elected the forty-fifth President of the United States. I haven’t slept in 36 hours. As the results of the election became clear, more than a few theater friends on my Facebook feed began to post the words: “The Great Work Begins” … read more
AJBlog: Jumper Published 2016-11-09
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Criminal Ring Selling Fake Picassos Gets Busted
“Austria’s criminal intelligence service announced this week that it had uncovered a group selling forgeries of high-profile art, including fakes that had been attributed to Chagall and Picasso.” The ring’s stash in Slovenia included fake Klimts and Monets as well.
Cape Town City Ballet Evicted From Its HQ Because It’s ‘Eurocentric And Colonial’
“After 82 years of partnership, Cape Town City Ballet has been booted out of its University of Cape Town premises because ballet is ‘Eurocentric and colonial’. Company members said they had to rush in to clear out their lockers after they were told it was ‘unsafe’ for them to be at the university.”