No, it’s not Haacke and Giuliani. The Whitney Biennial is about to open, and for the first time there will be internet art. Just one question, though – what qualifies as internet art (and why do you need a museum in which to see it?) – U.S. News & World Report
Month: March 2000
NEW BLOOD
This week the San Francisco Ballet will premiere six new pieces by young choreographers facing the “biggest challenge — and biggest exposure — of their careers.” – San Francisco Chronicle
THE REHEARSAL PROBLEM
Classical musicians are under pressure to produce better music with less rehearsal time. “Conductors could argue that they go into rehearsals with lower expectations because of the time pressures. What we are talking about is not shoddy workmanship; it is a culture in which routine music-making has become a fixture in the artistic climate and orchestral economy.” – Sunday Telegraph
THE POPE’S MUSICAL WORLD TOUR
The Pope has hired London’s Philharmonia Orchestra to play a world tour of concerts promoting peace. – BBC
JUST WHO ARE THESE GUYS ANYWAY?
Everyone talks about the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as if it was a group of people in a room somewhere making these big decisions. Just what – and who – is the Academy? – Chicago Tribune 03/26/00
THEATRE GLUT?
It’s not like business is terrible – there are still hits aplenty in London’s West End theaters. It’s just that many of the theaters are having a hard time making a go of it. Are there too many theaters to go around? – The Observer (UK)
GIVE ME A (TAX) BREAK
If wealthy collectors can claim tax breaks when they donate art to museums, why shouldn’t artists get the same deal? The director of the Whitney takes on the cause. – Los Angeles Times
REDEFINING BRITAIN’S ART
The new Tate Britain has opened with some new ideas about what art means to be British. – The Observer (UK)
- The Tate Modern is set to open later this spring. Here’s a preview of the doings inside.– The Sunday Telegraph (UK)
LET THE LAWSUIT COMMENCE
After it was discovered the Seattle Art Museum was in possession of a Matisse stolen by the Nazis during WWII, they were ordered to return it to its original heir. Then SAM tried to sue the New York art gallery who sold them the piece, but the judge threw out the case. In light of new evidence, however, the judge has decided to let the trial go ahead. – Seattle Times
THE POLITICS OF CONTROVERSY
It hasn’t been lost on anyone that New York mayor Rudy Giuliani is in the middle of a hot campaign for election to the US Senate. Artist Hans Haacke’s artwork for the Whitney Biennial makes fun of the mayor, but does it achieve anything? – Washington Post