“The interiors of his buildings feature two-storey ballrooms that are spellbinding tapestries of bright paint, LED lights and playful Andean motifs: chandeliers anchored to butterfly symbols, doorways that resemble owls and candy-coloured pillars that could hold up a Willy Wonka factory.”
Picasso’s Grandson Shares Thousands Of Intimate Family Photos With The World
“Apart from images such as Picasso playing with his dogs, there are countless portraits of the women in his life, including his first wife, Olga, and his celebrated mistress, Dora Maar.”
Yes, Of Course There’s A Tumblr For Art In The Background At Movies
“Just think about it: most of the pieces of art are on screen for less than a second, yet each one had to be carefully selected or commissioned from scratch. It’s all a day’s work for under-praised production designers.”
Piecing Together A Smashed Renaissance Masterwork
“Adam’s plywood pedestal had buckled. ‘The head had come off,’ Mr. Soultanian said. ‘There were 28 recognizable pieces and hundreds of smaller fragments,’ he added, and skid marks on the torso where it slid across the patio floor.”
How The Met’s Chorus Recently Became A Vital Part Of The Opera Again
“‘What’s palpably different is that the commitment and the vitality of the group have been ignited again, and it functions very, very thrillingly,’ James Levine, the Met’s music director, said.”
What Will Happen To L.A.’s Marionette Theatre When A New Development Builds Around It?
“‘We plan on using some area with puppetry as its theme,’ said Albert, whose resume includes mixed-use apartment complexes throughout Los Angeles. ‘There may be an area where people who want puppet shows can carry on that tradition.'”
Despite The Terrible Art World And The Horrors Of War, Art Still Offers Hope
Peter Seibt: “War is not peace and the price of something is not the value. In short, the market is not the art. Cynicism is not creation. But we are not at all rendered helpless by this billion-dollar industry. Instead we created a radical art project. This has brought us great joy in the making and the sharing of art.”
When Richard Avedon Photographed The Fall Of The Berlin Wall
“A thousand years from now when history textbooks will allocate to the Cold War a mere couple of paragraphs, the text should be illustrated by one Berlin Wall photograph. For by seizing this singular moment in history, Richard Avedon exposed in the faces of his subjects the stress and the pain behind the wall and the related historical events.”
Orlando Has High Hopes For Its Big, Pretty, New Performing Arts Center
“‘The key, now that they’ve spent all this money, is to ensure momentum,’ she said. ‘This should be an escape.'”
Dancers Who Long Ago Left Cuba Return For International Ballet Festival
“Coming back, seeing my family again it was an indescribable feeling. It’s been such a long time. I started … I broke into tears ’cause it was so much emotion.”
Those Who Freak Out About Spoilers Are Clueless About The Art Of Criticism
“The rise of spoiler-free criticism seems like a move away from criticism as art — and a move toward criticism as an arm of fandom marketing. It’s fine to not want spoilers in your criticism. But there is something distasteful about the assumption that providing spoilers is some sort of lapse in ethics or etiquette.”
It’s Official: Atlanta Symphony Lockout Is Over
The ASO Players’ Association, the orchestra’s board, and parent organization the Woodruff Arts Center have all ratified the collective bargaining agreement negotiated with the help of Federal mediators. Concerts begin next Thursday, Nov. 13.
Detroit Institute Of Arts Saved As City’s Bankruptcy Plan Is Approved
“With his decision on Friday approving this city’s federal bankruptcy plan, Judge Steven W. Rhodes – aided by nearly a billion dollars in private and state rescue money – ended an unprecedented threat to the Detroit Institute of Arts, whose world-class paintings and sculpture could have been parceled off at auction to help pay city debt.”