“I was working with [director] Peter Brook once on Shakespeare’s ‘Antony and Cleopatra’ with Glenda Jackson, and he said, ‘The thing is, you’ll never be as good as the text.’ And that came as a kind of relief, really.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Nothing Happened In The U.S. Before Warhol. For Real?
“Sara Friedlander, the 27-year-old head of First Open Sale at Christie’s in New York, has a startling view of American art history. … There was, in this view, no American Titian or Picasso, Raphael or Matisse. And then, suddenly, on July 9th 1962, there was. That was the date of the first solo show by Andy Warhol.”
Want To Play The Question Game For A Whole Book? Why Not?
What if a book reviewer wrote a review entirely in the interrogative of a book written entirely in the interrogative? Is that cutesy or smart? (We’ll let you decide.)
Art For Everyone! At The Cost Of (Almost) Everyone’s Salaries?
The East Coast criticizes the new Crystal Bridges Museum for taking art away from New York — but local protesters see the “Wal-Mart gallery” as an example of robber baron excess at the expense of workers.
This Magic Moment Will Last Forever (Or For 12 Hours, Anyway)
Repeating one of the best moments in opera. And repeating it. And repeating it – live, for 12 hours.
Making A Panterragaffe (A What? And Why?)
“None of us are the ‘let’s ask for permission’ types. Our biggest problem isn’t deciding what we can do, it’s having the time to do all the things we know we CAN do. Panterragaffe was conceived from the beginning as a public exhibition piece. Its purpose had shock value and public participation in mind from the start.”
A Dancer’s Life, In Diary Form
“Bodies require constant upkeep and attention. Escaping injury is a combination of knowledge, care and luck. Our injury report is no less impressive than that of the Colts.”
Christo On Movies, Mozart And 36 Miles Of Steel Cable
Christo, busy with the new “Over the River” project, talks about making his assistants smarter, the Jeanne-Claude way – and what’s on his shopping list.
The Crisis Of Cultural Irrelevance (When You’re A Twenty-Something)
A cultural critic realizes that she just doesn’t get the culture of young ones anymore. And then she realizes this, about Kreayshawn: “She was so young and vibrant that I could feel myself withering.”
Don’t Leave Out London! (Is That Even Possible In British Performance?)
The BBC’s cultivating regional talent, but is it neglecting London? One producer thinks so.