Dominic Dromgoole, who took over from Mark Rylance as artistic director in 2006, called it an “excellent appointment in keeping with the Globe’s traditions of boldness and adventure.”
Tag: 05.01.15
Are We Losing The Art Of Signing Our Names?
“While 61% of responders sign paper at least once a week or more, nearly half do so in a hurry and a full 30% just scribble something fast to get it done. It seems that in our rushed, digital age, the curlicues immortalized by Queen Elizabeth I have become unthinkable.”
The Man Who Collected Every #1 Hit On The British Music Charts
“Single-minded Keith Sivyer bought every new release that entered the UK single charts since their inception in 1952 until his death in February aged 75. Every week, without fail, Keith visited his local record shop with a copy of Music Week and bought the latest songs that had entered the top 40 before going home and adding them to his archive.”
Roberta Smith: New Whitney Signals Change In NY Art Scene
“The new Whitney forces a decisive yet organic realignment of the balance of power among New York’s main museums that is good for all concerned. With its enlarged galleries and the reveal of its collection, the Whitney, and to some extent American art, should begin getting the full respect both deserve.”
How The Frieze Fair Empire Was Born
“Between the quality of the art and the intellectual ambition of the programming and commissions, it was clear that the fair was going to cause a seismic shift across the art world.”
Banksy Finds New Surfaces, And A New Fan Base, Amidst Gaza’s Ruins
The elusive British street artist “slipped in and out of Gaza in February, leaving his mark on three slabs of rubble left from Israel’s 50-day fight with Hamas, the Islamic group that controls Gaza.”