In 1994 the Metropolitan Museum embarked on a $300 million campaign for renovation and expansion. Now, with $450 million in hand, the museum has set it sights on $650 million. – New York Times
Tag: 01.10.00
BEATING UP ON BEAUTY
In the ’90s, notions of beauty were stirred around like ingredients in a soup. Does beauty matter any more in art? – Salon
STILL HERE
Huxley, Yeats and Orwell painted bleak visions of the future into which we’ve entered. Not so bad though now that we’ve got here, is it? A look at what made their versions of our time so grim. – Irish Times
NEW DEAL
Hartford Stage has no problem filling its house for classic plays. But new plays – even acclaimed high-octane productions of new plays – greet rows of empty seats. Now a plan to try and change it. – Hartford Courant.