“Altman became her husband’s indispensable amanuensis, uncredited on the screen but indelibly helpful on the set, where she was a smoother of feathers, a personal connector among the various layers of personnel, a social director at gatherings that followed the viewing of dailies. She was also a keeper of the Altman history.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Is ‘To Tate Modern’ A Real Verb Now, And Can The New Design Museum Do It?
“Before Tate Modern was built there was a sense that contemporary art was at the periphery of things, on the edge and even seen as not relevant to British life. It has changed so much. We can do that with design as well.”
You Think Boulez And Harnoncourt Were Opposites? Let’s Take A Closer Look
“Each gleefully took sides. Each sought to kill off suffocating traditions. Each confronted a conservative establishment and created new ensembles in response. Each advocated repertoire that was formerly marginal and later became central. Each yoked the once-growing power of the recording industry to his own purposes.”
A New Movie Brings Nora Ephron’s Hilarity And Toughness Briefly Back To Life
“At the screening I attended, Jacob Bernstein said the thing that surprised him, going back through his mother’s work, was ‘how many people she whacked.’ I have wondered, reading and re-reading Ephron, if she always knew she was whacking them.”
How Do Museums Attract New (And Younger) Audiences?
With events, says Cleveland: “For a museum trying to lure in a younger crowd, MIX provides the perfect atmosphere: Millennials mingling, DJs spinning, cocktails swirling. In the museum’s dimmed atrium, for example, visitors chat over drinks and dance in the roaming colored spotlights.”
Turkey Has Gotten So Terrifying For Journalists That Diplomats Had To Escort This One To The Airport As He Fled
“When I moved to Turkey three years ago — full of curiosity and interest — I could never have imagined that I would be forced to leave the country in such a fashion. Prior to my posting in Istanbul, I had reported for Der Spiegel and Spiegel Online from Pakistan. We thought Istanbul would be quieter than Islamabad, without the terrorism and with greater press freedoms. How wrong we were.”
This Poet Laureate Appointment Made Scotland Practically Giddy
“‘Her poetry achieves that joyful and rare thing,’ one literary commentator said last week. ‘It is of high literary merit and also accessible.'”
Is Baltimore Now The Most Fashion-Forward Orchestra?
“These people are like athletes. … The clothes that they had, the men especially, were too hot and too restrictive. The shirt plackets and jacket lapels, for example, can really get in the way of someone playing a string instrument.”
Even Passion Plays, With An Almost Guaranteed Religious Audience, Are Facing Shrinking Crowds
“As Fox aims for a ratings bonanza from Sunday’s live telecast of ‘The Passion’ — a modern-dress musical production featuring pop stars Trisha Yearwood, Seal and Chris Daughtry — staged Passion plays across the country say they are facing dwindling audiences and a challenging financial environment.”
Arts Organizations Can’t Toss Out The Past If They Want To Succeed In The Future
“The tricky part of this equation is that it is difficult (some would say impossible) to reinvent yourself while maintaining a structure that allows you to hold on to that existing well of loyalty.”