“An unnamed American collector paid $70 million [£42 million] for Portrait of George Dyer Talking, a 1966 canvas depicting the artist’s lover perched on a stool, his twisted body positioned under a naked light bulb as though he were being interrogated.”
Archives for February 14, 2014
What the Monuments Men Brought Back to America
Christopher Knight looks at how the men and women who rescued so much great European art from the Nazis affected U.S. museums – much for the better – after they came home.
Irish Government Launches Complete Audit of Abbey Theatre
The Arts Council of Ireland has engaged London-based consultants to conduct a top-to-bottom review of the Republic’s national theatre company. While the Abbey has a high reputation in the U.S., observers at home have lately found it to have serious problems with both costs and artistic quality.
Actor Ralph Waite, 85
He’s best remembered for his Emmy-winning portrayal as Pa Walton, but he continued to work frequently in television through last year and founded a theater company in Los Angeles.
Director of Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera Resigns After Seven Months
“Recently hired general director Rob Tannenbaum has resigned as head of the Sacramento Region Performing Arts Alliance – the merged organization formed out of the Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera … for ‘personal and professional reasons’.”
Hot New Thing for Art Collectors: Old Ghanaian Movie Posters
“Art collectors are paying thousands of dollars for exuberantly garish movie posters that Ghanaian artists painted on flour sacks in the 1980s and 1990s, inspiring artists to start creating more of them.”
Lost Footage of Fonteyn as Sleeping Beauty Rediscovered
“Unseen for 55 years and thought missing, it is a classical ballet scene that should melt hearts – the moment when a handsome prince leans over and wakes up Margot Fonteyn’s Sleeping Beauty with a quick but tender kiss.” And we can watch it online next month.
Letting Loose the Clogs of War
A theatre company in northern England works clogging and Morris dancing into most of its productions – from Shakespeare’s history plays (the houses of York and Lancaster did battle with their wooden shoes) to a new script about the First World War.
Top Posts From AJBlogs 02.13.14
Pricing to fill the house
Source: For What it’s Worth | Published on 2014-02-14
New NEA Chair and More on Starving Artists
Source: CultureCrash | Published on 2014-02-13
Why Now? Federal Debt Limit Lifted, Obama Chooses Chu for NEA Chair
Source: CultureGrrl | Published on 2014-02-13
From Liza Figueroa Kravinsky: Living up to the hype
Source: Sandow | Published on 2014-02-13
Crystal Bridges Buys A Koons
Source: Real Clear Arts | Published on 2014-02-13
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