The Barnes Foundation, currently in court trying to convince a judge to allow it to break its founder’s trust and move to Philadelphia, is considering two sites if it is allowed to move…
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Knight: Is Getty On The Wrong Track?
What does Deborah Gribbon’s resignation as director mean for the Getty Museum? Christopher Knight canvasses the museum world and finds some criticism. “For longtime museum watchers, this avalanche of public dismay from within the upper echelon of American art museum administration amounts to a stunning rebuke.”
The Two-Sided Carr
A rare double-sided painting by Emily Carr is coming up for auction in Canada. One of the images is a self-portrait that Carr presumably didn’t like…
New Scottish Ballet Wins Award
Last year Scottish Ballet reinvented itself, cutting half its dancers and becoming a modern company. But the new company has won a prestigious award. “Scottish Ballet claimed the Outstanding Achievement in Dance prize from the Theatrical Management Association (TMA) in recognition of its modernisation programme and dynamic performances.”
Far Leaving Bristol Old Vic
“David Farr is leaving the Bristol Old Vic to take over the Lyric Hammersmith in London. He joins the theatre next June, replacing current artistic director Neil Bartlett, who steps down at the end of this month.”
Take A Pill And Forget Me In The Morning
What if you could take a pill and erase memories that were painful? “Some memories can be very disruptive. They come back to you when you don’t want to have them — in a daydream or nightmare or flashbacks — and are usually accompanied by very painful emotions. This could relieve a lot of that suffering.” Research continues. But there are skeptics…
Canadians: US Inflates Damage Of Runaway Productions
A new study suggests that American TV and movie producers have exagerated the impact of American productions that film in Canada. “A Canadian consulting firm last week released a hard-nosed 45-page report accusing the U.S. industry of employing inflated statistics and scare tactics in blaming its northern neighbor for wooing productions away from the United States.”
Lincoln Centre’s $1.5 Billion Impact On NY
A new study measures the economic impact of Lincoln Centre on New York City. It’s significant. “Direct spending on operations by Lincoln Center and all of its resident organizations, the report says, totaled $530 million in 2003; fully $350 million of that figure represented spending on employee wages and benefits. This translated into 9,000 full-time, part-time, and contract positions, equal to approximately 5,500 full-time employees.”
Dispute Threatens English PEN
A dispute about the “modernizing” of the English PEN writers’ organization threatens to bring down the group. “Suspicion, distrust, backbiting, smear tactics, simple loathing and sometimes extremely unliterary abuse have come to characterise a struggle that has been waged until now behind the closed doors of London’s literary salons.”
What Does It Mean To Be A Classical Music Critic?
What’s the role of a classical music critic in the 21st Century? A symposium in New York last weekend dissected the profession. “The idea of critic as advocate was a central theme of the symposium and was alternately supported, tolerated, and scornfully dismissed.”