“Twenty-four of the paintings and drawings which vanished from the great collection of the Rouart family, who are descendants of Edouard Manet and Berthe Morisot, have mysteriously turned up in the Swiss bank vault belonging to the Renoir expert, François Daulte, who died in April 1998.” The Art Newspaper
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I CAME TO BE AMAZED AND ASTOUNDED
And, let’s face it, also to sneer and feel superior. But the art in London’s Millennial Experience -supposedly by Britain’s best and brightest – is underwhelming. The Guardian
A REAL MESS
The Millennial Dome is a mishmash more at home in the 70s. This is looking ahead? This is visionary? “Asking clever architects to do their bit here was rather like giving children boxes of very different glitterballs and fairy lights and asking them to decorate a Christmas tree.” The Guardian
A FIGHT OVER “LEONARDO”
“Cultural organizations were some of the first people on the Net, and certain names are very valuable. And now there are people who are trying to cash in.” Wired
A CULTURAL ZONE FOR TOKYO
The northeast corner of Tokyo boasts the biggest concentration of museums in the country. Now a plan to make a cultural zone out of them. The Art Newspaper
SWEET AND LOWDOWN
Woody Allen’s portrait of the Jazz Age.
- Flat and shallow Toronto Globe and Mail 12/22/99
- Lightweight Boston Globe 12/22/99
- Loving tribute – irony passion and bluesy riffs Chicago Tribune 12/22/99
- Quirky, tender, splendidly acted fable Washington Post 12/22/99
- Woody’s back on track San Francisco Chronicle 12/22/99
FILMMAKER ROBERT BRESSON DIES
THE “WORST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME”
83-year-old dance legend Bella Lewitsky has had her leg amputated. – Los Angeles Times
MANY RESPONSIBILITIES AND MUCH TO LIVE UP TO
Straining to like John Harbison’s “Gatsby” opening at the Metropolitan Opera. – New York Times
- One of the best operas by an American – a classic. Boston Globe 12/22/99
- Nothing great about “Gatsby” – the dullest new opera of the decade. Toronto Globe and Mail 12/22/99
- Lacking passion Boston Herald 12/22/99
- The Snorin’ 20s Washington Post 12/22/99
- Dazzling songs, well chosen cast, sumptuous production fail to reinvigorate a worn artform San Francisco Chronicle 12/22/99
- An opera of great intelligence, subtlety and expertise. Los Angeles Times 12/22/99
- Enormous skill; elusive effect Cleveland Plain Dealer 12/22/99
- Fatal errors USA Today 12/22/99
- Grim and judgmental view of Gatsby Philadelphia Inquirer 12/22/99
- Fails to digest the heart of the book San Francisco Examiner 12/22/99
- Looks ten, music… Dallas Morning News 12/26/99
- Failing to engage Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 12/22/99
- Skill, subtlety and charm Financial Times 01/04/00
- Disappointing. New York Observer 01/10/00
MUST BE THE PR
Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has had a tough time attracting visitors. “None of us has been totally satisfied with how well the public understands who we are, what we do, how successful we’ve been, what our vision of this institution is and where we’re going.” So the PR director’s been fired. – Cleveland Plain Dealer