“[His] 1972 film, The Leopard, based on a novel by the Syrian author Haydar Haydar, was the first feature film released by the state-run National Film Organization and won first prize at the Locarno Film Festival that year. It tells the story of a lone rebel who defends his village against corrupt local authorities.”
Tag: 03.02.16
So What Exactly Has The Met Done With The Old Whitney Museum? Here’s A First Look
“On Tuesday, the Metropolitan Museum of Art formally reintroduced the building as the Met Breuer.” According to one of the architects who restored the building, “most of the decisions involved simple, originalist steps backward, to [original architect Marcel] Breuer’s intentions.”