“As alleged, Glafira Rosales gave new meaning to the phrase ‘artful dodger’ by avoiding taxes on millions of dollars in income from dealing in fake artworks for fake clients,” said federal prosecutor Preet Bharara in a statement.
Author: Matthew Westphal
The Architecture Of Antarctica
“It is no coincidence that many of the buildings in the first exhibition on architecture in Antarctica, shaped like caterpillars or icebergs, on stilts or stubby legs, will look like science-fiction illustrations – the storms, blizzards, extremes of temperature, darkness and howling winds they have been designed to withstand are so extreme that conditions have been likened to those on Mars.”
Unpublished Pearl S. Buck Novel To Be Released After 40 Years
“Buck, the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, is believed to have completed the manuscript for the book, The Eternal Wonder, shortly before she died of cancer in 1973 … The manuscript was stumbled upon in a storage unit in Texas and returned to the Buck family in December in exchange for a small fee.”
Ai Weiwei Launches His Rock Star Career With ‘Dumbass’
“The Chinese artist … has always had something of the rock star about him. Now his hotly anticipated musical debut has finally emerged blinking into the glare of international attention: the self-proclaimed heavy metal single ‘Dumbass'” – complete with video by superstar cinematographer Christopher Doyle.
Lincoln Center Sued Over Public Access To Park
“A lawsuit has been filed against New York City and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts accusing them of limiting public access to Damrosch Park by using it for commercial purposes, including Fashion Week, for as many as 10 months of the year.”
Village Voice Lays Off Theater Critic Michael Feingold After 42 Years
“Feingold, 67, began writing for The Village Voice in 1970. His columns are known for the erudition and understanding of theatre history, both ancient and modern, and how current plays fit in with that continuum. Aside from John Simon, Feingold probably possesses more first-hand knowledge of New York stage history than any other currently working theatre critic.”
A Tie At The Obie Awards
“Because of a tie vote, the judges for the 2013 Obie Awards, announced on Monday night, chose two winners for best new American play: Lisa D’Amour’s dark comedy Detroit and Julia Jarcho’s triptych Grimly Handsome. Other Obies included playwriting awards for Annie Baker (The Flick) and Ayad Akhtar for Disgraced, which won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.”
Judge Allows Composer To Sue Brooklyn Philharmonic For Breach of Contract
“A Brooklyn Supreme Court judge has denied an attempt by the Brooklyn Philharmonic to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the composer Nathan Currier, who alleges that the orchestra broke a contract by abruptly terminating the premiere of his oratorio mid-performance at Avery Fisher Hall.”
Hear The Voice Of Virginia Woolf
“What follows is the only known surviving recording of Virginia Woolf, part of a BBC radio broadcast from 1937. The talk is titled ‘Craftsmanship’.”
Why Does Dante Still Have A Hold On Us?
“People can’t seem to let go of the Divine Comedy. You’d think that a fourteenth-century allegorical poem on sin and redemption, written in a medieval Italian vernacular and in accord with the Scholastic theology of that period, would have been turned over, long ago, to the scholars in the back carrels. But no.”