http://www.artsjournal.com/best-worst/ Copyright 2007 Wed, 26 Jul 2006 23:46:19 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.33 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Thanks everyone for participating in this conversation. As usual, I don't think anything in particular was resolved. But could it be with such a large topic? Still, it's worth talking about if only to get some insight on other pespectives.... http://www.artsjournal.com/best-worst/2006/07/thanks_to_all.html http://www.artsjournal.com/best-worst/2006/07/thanks_to_all.html Wed, 26 Jul 2006 23:46:19 -0800 Before this debate comes to an end, I couldn't resist relaying a small anecdote from this evening. I just came back home from a free concert in Madison Park, a small park across from the Flatiron Building in Manhattan which... http://www.artsjournal.com/best-worst/2006/07/different_appetites_for_differ.html http://www.artsjournal.com/best-worst/2006/07/different_appetites_for_differ.html Wed, 26 Jul 2006 20:47:38 -0800 Mr. Geelhoed states the prevailing attitude absolutely perfectly "If it's art that you're concerned about, you have to field the best team for it, and find a way to pay for it" and "no chief executive, mainly responsible for the... http://www.artsjournal.com/best-worst/2006/07/response_to_sam_bergman_and_ma.html http://www.artsjournal.com/best-worst/2006/07/response_to_sam_bergman_and_ma.html Wed, 26 Jul 2006 18:39:15 -0800 To answer Doug's questions: The absence of boxes as they exist in the great 19th century halls and their imitators is viewed by some architects as a way to break down the barriers between what Frank Oteri calls "the haves... http://www.artsjournal.com/best-worst/2006/07/luxury_seating_part_two.html http://www.artsjournal.com/best-worst/2006/07/luxury_seating_part_two.html Wed, 26 Jul 2006 15:39:08 -0800 Barbara brings up an excellent point about opera We are ignoring the opera industry, probably because most of the news we hear is more positive than that in the world of instrumental performing arts. Opera companies have younger audiences, they... http://www.artsjournal.com/best-worst/2006/07/why_were_ignoring_opera.html http://www.artsjournal.com/best-worst/2006/07/why_were_ignoring_opera.html Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:54:20 -0800