Two of the world’s top van Gogh scholars say there’s no way these are forgeries or copies: “These are absolutely O.K., from one to 65. End of song, end of story.” A senior researcher at the Van Gogh Museum says they’ve seen the book and dismissed it twice already. So – what’s the evidence?
Author: Matthew Westphal
‘The William Faulkner Of Jazz’, Mose Allison, Dead At 89
He combined the mordant blues of his native Mississippi with sophisticated jazz rhythm – and he became a sort of minor deity to the ’60s and ’70s rockers who covered his songs. And those songs could be biting: “What Do You Do After You Ruin Your Life?”, “Your Mind Is On Vacation (But Your Mouth Is Working Overtime),” and “Everybody’s Crying Mercy.”
They’re Charities Now: U.S. Orchestras Take In More In Contributions Than In Earned Income
Another milestone (if that’s the word) in the new report: subscription sales are now lower than single-ticket sales.
‘Shuffle Along’ Producers Sue Lloyd’s Of London, Saying Accident Insurance Should Cover Audra McDonald’s Pregnancy
It’s fairly standard for Broadway producers to take out insurance covering any illness or accident that causes the main box-office draw to drop out. But does McDonald’s surprise pregnancy (she’s 45) qualify as accident or illness?
Munch’s ‘Girls On The Bridge’ Sells For $54.5 Million
It’s the second-highest price ever paid for a Munch (after you-know-what). Yet it was the only bid on the painting, and that was by a party that guaranteed the sale. In fact, the entire evening was disappointing sales-wise.
CEO Who Stabilized Atlanta’s Woodruff Arts Center Is Stepping Down
Virginia Hepner arrived at the Woodruff, which includes the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Alliance Theatre and the High Museum of Art, in May of 2012 – at a point when the ASO was going through financial woes and bitter labor battles and a Woodruff employee had embezzled $1 million. She’ll be leaving it in much better shape next May.
Jules Eskin, 85, Longtime Principal Cellist Of Boston Symphony
The man Yo-Yo Ma considers a mentor became BSO principal in 1964 and co-founded the Boston Symphony Chamber Players in 1967.
How The Chief Of The Paris Opera Is Trying To Keep The Art Form Relevant
Stéphane Lissner talks about updated stagings and the company’s digital project, 3e Scène (Third Stage), and he takes a reporter to one of his Avant-premières Jeunes (Youth Previews), pre-opening performances for teens and young adults for which tickets are either €10 or free.
ESPN Figures Out That The Performers In ‘The Lion King’ Really Do Qualify As Athletes – Because Science Says So
The network’s Sports Science shown went backstage with high-tech monitoring equipment and finds out just how much physical strength, aerobic capacity, stamina, and balance these champions actually have. (video)
Top Posts From AJBlogs 11.15.16
Your organization sucks at ‘community’ and let me tell you why
by Ronia Holmes, Assistant Director of Communications for Arts + Public Life at the University of Chicago … read more
AJBlog: Engaging Matters Published 2016-11-15
Mose Allison Is Gone
Mose Allison has died at the age of 89. A Mississippi pianist, singer, composer, songwriter and sometime trumpeter, Allison made his New York debut in the 1950s as a bebop pianist. … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2016-11-15
Propwatch: the lace in Giselle
It’s only a moment. Giselle, a migrant seamstress made rootless by a changing world, confronts the dauntingly affluent Bathilde. Their encounter ripples with instinctive distrust (unwittingly, each loves the same guy; this is ballet). … read more
AJBlog: Performance Monkey Published 2016-11-15