Scottish Opera is to resume producing at the Edinburgh Festival with a production of John Adams’ “The Death of Klinghoffer” But already, critics are attacking the company for its choice: “It is breaking into its “year of darkness” with an opera of such disputed taste that it will only confirm to critics that it is either out of control or in the grip of an incomprehensible death wish.”
Tag: 03.18.05
Singapore – A Guggenheim In A Casino?
A major US casino has produced plans to build a new casino In Singapore that would include a branch of the Guggenheim. “Sources say that the planned development would cost more than US$2 billion, making it one of the most expensive casino projects in the region.” The project would be built by Las Vegas Sands, which “owns the Venetian hotel and casino on the Las Vegas strip. And the Venetian hosts the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum, a venue for the presentation of exhibitions based on the collections of the Guggenheim and Hermitage museums.”
Creative Strategies – UK Arts Funding Cuts Little Guy
The UK Arts Council strategy of taking care of major arts groups while cutting smaller ones “made the best of a bad job. But they have cut the people who can’t shout. They have cut community arts and young artists who might turn out to be tomorrow’s major artists. And it is really tragic to have cut back on Creative Partnerships, which is targeted at the most deprived young people.”
Stolen Paintings (Said Worth $67 Million) Are Fakes
Paintings stolen last summer in Australia which were “described at the time as Australia’s biggest art heist” and “worth $67 million” are fakes. “The paintings – which included one entitled Son in a High Chair alleged to have been painted by French impressionist Paul Cezanne – were recovered from a Robina duplex last June. But Tweed-Byron police Acting Inspector Brett Greentree said experts consulted, including international art dealers Sothebys, had determined that the paintings were not genuine.”