“In works like ‘Medea in the Laundromat’ and ‘Awful People Are Coming Over So We Must Be Pretending to Be Hard at Work and Hope They Will Go Away,’ he presented cartoonishly stylized characters, equipped them with arch dialogue and set them loose in outlandish situations.” He also acted in many Ridiculous Theatrical Company productions.
Author: Laura Collins Hughes
Art Dealer Salander Pleads Guilty To $120M Fraud
”’I am deeply ashamed and sorry for my actions,’ the dealer, Lawrence B. Salander, 60, said after acknowledging that he had defrauded clients including the tennis star John McEnroe; Roy Lennox, a hedge fund manager; and Earl Davis, the son of the painter Stuart Davis.” He admitted “to 29 charges of grand larceny and scheming to defraud investors.”
Bloomberg Ending Charitable Program For NYC Nonprofits
Through the program, the billionaire mayor has channeled “nearly $200 million of his fortune” to local groups. “His decision, which is not yet public, has set off alarm in the city’s arts and social services worlds, which depend heavily on his largesse and are grappling with deep budget cuts and a brutal fund-raising climate.”
Why Arts Vouchers Would Be Disastrous For The Theatre
The “suggestion that ‘the definition of good art would be that which people wanted to see, or that which private patrons wanted to fund’ turns art into a kind of popularity contest. Such an approach to funding would kill our thriving and innovative theatre culture stone dead – the same theatre culture that gives such a good return on the investment it attracts.”
Flush With $7.5M Infusion, Art Gallery Of Ontario Cuts Staff
“[T]he Art Gallery of Ontario says it will lay off 37 employees during the construction of its new state-of-the-art learning centre. Despite promising an expansion of staff when the money came in, the AGO told part-time and occasional part-time workers this week that their jobs will be axed starting April 1, when construction begins.”
No Deal: Talks Between Detroit Symphony, Musicians End
The talks were aimed at gaining “players’ concessions as a key to stabilizing the orchestra’s finances. Battered by the recession, the DSO ran a $3.8-million deficit in 2009 and projects about a $5-million shortfall on a $30-million budget in 2010.”
Publishing’s Future, Through The Lens Of SXSW Interactive
“[D]evotees of SXSWi never hated publishing or wanted us to roll over and die: They just wanted us to repurpose. This past weekend several publishing experts suggested how that repurposing might look. While last year’s future of publishing panel met with hostility, this year the response was generally civil — a major improvement.”
Cultural Olympiad Won’t Repeat Millennium Dome Debacle
“There will be no political interference,” promised Tony Hall, chief executive of the Royal Opera House and chairman of the Cultural Olympiad board. Said the Olympiad’s artistic director, Ruth Mackenzie: “One might imagine that even the politicians have learned from the millennium dome that you need to have clear artistic leadership.”
Released In June, Longlisted For Orange, Not Yet Reviewed
Rosie Alison’s first novel, “The Very Thought of You,” “has not thus far been deemed worthy of review by a single British national newspaper.”
Halo, Banned On Banksy Tube Poster, Is Restored
“Transport for London (TfL) banned the halo dripping with paint on Banksy’s artwork promoting his film Forgive Us Our Trespassing. The poster was reworked and displayed without the offending drips. But within days of it going up at London Bridge Tube on 11 March, the golden circle over the kneeling boy’s head was repainted.”