With Bilbao a hit and expansion planned for Venice, the Guggenheim eyes its next move. This time the focus is on South America. São Paulo, perhaps? – ARTnews
Month: January 2000
THE POLITICS OF PLAIN TALK
The ongoing debate over “linguistic transparency” – the idea that good writers must write clearly – has pitted George Orwell against Theodor Adorno. The ranks are now being divided between intellectuals who are intolerant of deliberately difficult jargon, and those who believe plain talk can endanger writers’ ability depict the complexities of the world in more radical terms. – Lingua Franca
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A FILM
The screen version of Otto Preminger’s “Porgy and Bess” starred a Who’s Who of 1950s-era black American actors. Released against the backdrop of the insurgent civil rights movement, the film sparked considerable controversy during its initial run and eventually disappeared from the public eye. Why is that? – CultureFront 01/00