Buying art online is starting to take off. “We’re seeing a lot of new buyers who may be intimidated by the traditional art world environment,” says one online dealer. Wired
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GOULD IS GOLD
National Ballet of Canada’s evening of dance inspired by pianist Glenn Gould was “one of the strangest evenings of ballet.” Program was daring as it was provocative, and audience members lingered long after the performance finished, discussing what it all meant. Toronto Globe and Mail
QUENTIN CRISP DIES AT 90
On the eve of a new national tour. – BBC
100 BEST MOVIES OF ALL TIME
Here’s an international list, with nods to each decade and many countries. Chicago Tribune
CLASSICAL REVENGE
Washington public radio station drops morning classical music programming in favor of “Morning Edition.” Music-lovers desert, taking their pledges with them. Washington Post
THEATERSPORTS
“Just when you think the American musical has nowhere to go, it leaps up and rushes in a new direction.” Cleveland Plain Dealer
RUN BY 17 PEOPLE?
Debate over Turner Prize has some wondering if the group making decisions about British contemporary art is too small. Has this small coterie dictating contemporary taste lost touch? London Sunday Times
FINALISTS for this year’s Turner Prize –
– are announced in London. Winner to be announced November 30. ARTNewspaper.com
FOR SALE – THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC?
Venerable Philadelphia concert hall may be on the block as Philadelphia Orchestra struggles to raise remaining $25 million for its new home. – Philadelphia Inquirer
AND: Philadelphia Orchestra’s new home now under construction – a wildly ambitious plan with technical bells and whistles that rival any performance space in the country.
And:What about the acoustics? Philadelphia Inquirer 11/21/99
EIGHT AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS ARE LOOKING –
– for music directors. Never a better time to be a maestro. – Chicago Tribune