“The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra announced today an extension of its contract with its 86 musicians. Key to the contract, a generous gift from 100-year-old arts patron Louise Dieterle Nippert that will allow the orchestra to substantially address its underfunded pension plans.”
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Politicians And The Arts: Not Exactly Right, Even In Ireland
“Despite the assiduously cultivated notion that Ireland is a country where culture and politics enjoy a symbiotic relationship, our artistic and political worlds largely exist in a state of mutual misapprehension.”
Project The Lindisfarne Gospels On The Cathedral? Sure, Why Not?
Durham, England, is having quite the weekend. “For dynamic outdoor art to rival one of the world’s most spectacular natural-urban scenes is quite something; for the citizens, who must almost take Durham’s hilly location for granted, the festival offers a bewitching chance to renew a sense of awe about where they live.”
Leonard Slatkin Sugns Two New Contracts
“Slatkin, 67, signed a new 3-year deal with the DSO on Tuesday, extending his tenure through the 2015-16 season. On Sunday Slatkin will also marry composer Cindy McTee at their home in Bloomfield Hills.”
They’re Building Him A Museum. Was He Good Enough To Warrant It?
“Was Clyfford Still a strong enough artist to validate an entire museum dedicated exclusively to him?”
“Slow” TV Picks Up Audiences Fast
“What distinguishes the current incarnation of slow TV is that it flies in the face of conventional wisdom about modern audiences demanding immediacy, their attention spans sapped by the ever-moving online era.”
Chinese Now Accuse Ai Weiwei Of Being Pornographer
“Ai Weiwei is under investigation for spreading pornography, the Chinese artist has said, as the authorities turned their attention from political subversion and tax evasion to online images of nudity.”