Reforms in public art since “Tilted Arc” have improved process, blandized art. The Nation
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DOING IT RIGHT THIS TIME
Hartford Ballet folded earlier this year, and many thought resident dance was through in Hartford. But Dance Connecticut has risen from the old company’s ashes and early signs are promising. – Hartford Courant
CROSSING OVER
Five artists – choreographer Donald McKayle, visual artist Alexis Smith, TV producer Darren Star, R.E.M singer Michael Stipe, and director Julie Taymor – sit down to talk about art in the new century. Los Angeles Times 11/28/99
- And:LESSONS OF THE 20TH CENTURY: The wild ride that changed the meaning of visual art. Christopher Knight explains. Los Angeles Times 11/28/99
- And: 100 years of Cal art at the LA County Museum.
- And: A century of architecture.
- And: In TV. Media. Movies. Dance. Music. Theater.
- And: internet is key to LA theater prosperity.
Los Angeles Times 11/28/99
CANADA
heads to this week’s World Trade Organization meetings in Seattle with cultural protection on its mind. CBC
THAT THEATRICAL QUALITY
A trap for the imagination – remembering installation art. New York Times
RETHINKING MODERN ART
Shocking developments at the Museum of Modern Art – a new way at looking at art of (nearly) our time. Dallas Morning News
WILL PLAY FOR FOOD:
The National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia’s tour of the UK wasn’t going well and the budget was busted. Musicians quarreled with the conductor, then took matters into their own hands – they hit the street to play for money. Compassionate Swansea shoppers helped save them. – BBC
REMEMBERING ALVIN AILEY
Hard to believe it’s been ten years – Ailey company looks back on the tenth anniversary of Judith Jamison’s reign. New York Times
A LIFE IN FILM
Since Woody Allen’s personal life went tabloid in 1992, the man can’t release a movie without his personal life becoming a source of endless speculation. As the latest movie opens, a critic asks him why he continues. – Toronto Globe and Mail
CELLULOID RUSTBELT?
On the eve of next week’s World Trade Organization meetings in Seattle, Los Angeles’ film industry loudly sounds warning bells about shipping its jobs out of country. LA Weekly