“New York City is where the world’s most daring architects come to complete their dullest projects. Indignant community boards and the various, ever-nervous municipal entities conspire with unimaginative developers to clip the wings of the architect’s inspiration, all the while deriving such satisfaction as they can from the architect’s fame.”
Tag: 12.01.10
Critics Can’t Be Truly Objective (It’s Just Not Possible)
“[L]ike it or lump it, the critic is not detached from the theatre but a living part of it. Fair enough for critics to strive to express their opinions honestly and without favour, but it is surely fanciful to imagine they can remove themselves from the equation altogether.”
Signs “Spiderman” Might have Short Run?
“Some Broadway producers said in interviews over the weekend and on Monday that the theater itself was sending signals that the show might not be around that long.”
Fisk U. To Appeal Art Sale Ruling
“Fisk University in Nashville, which wants to sell a $30 million ownership stake in its Stieglitz art collection to raise money, plans to appeal a court decision that set limits on the sale, the university announced on Wednesday.”
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Balances Its Budget
“Thanks to vigorous cost controls, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra ended its 2009-10 fiscal year with a balanced budget, despite small declines in both audience numbers and donations. This marks the seventh straight balanced budget for the SPCO.”
Minnesota Orchestra Balances Its Budget
“The Minnesota Orchestra balanced its budget for fiscal 2009-10. Tight financial controls resulted in a slim $8,000 surplus on expenses of $30.8 million, even as attendance and donations fell.”
A First Look At The New Picasso Trove
“The works date from 1900 to 1932, ranging from pictures of Picasso’s friends in early impoverished “Blue Period” Paris days to some finished drawings in the precise highly valued style of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres from the 1920’s. There are also Cubist pictures in the mix.”
Cleveland Orchestra Begins Climb Out of Financial Hole
“The recent economic meltdown left the Cleveland Orchestra little place to go last year but up. And that, in fact, is where it’s gone. Slightly. … [A] second year of deficit [was] offset by moderate increases in philanthropy, attendance and the value of its endowment.”
Two More Walls Collapse in Pompeii
“Two ancient walls fell in different areas of Pompeii on Wednesday, probably the casualties of heavy rains. The collapses were the third and fourth in less than a month. A staff member at the site said that the walls, a combination of ancient stone and mortar, did not contain frescoes.”
Our Pets Make Us Human
“Why do so many humans have pets? Animals are our friends, tools, and confidants, and may help children grow into socially responsible adults. An anthropologist believes the special bond that forms between people and animals is, paradoxically, part of what makes us human.”