“[Albert] Barnes believed that in old age Renoir achieved a rare mastery over form, light, and color. Even more heretical, he considered Renoir to be a wellspring of modern art, on a par in his influence on younger artists with his friend Cézanne … Many critics, scholars, and collectors have rejected this apotheosis, and still do.” This summer, you can visit two exhibits in Philadelphia and decide for yourself.”
Tag: 06.13.10
Getty Trust President James N. Wood Dies Suddenly
“James N. Wood, who helped the J. Paul Getty Trust regain its good name as its president and chief executive over the last three years and led the Art Institute of Chicago through 24 years of growth, died Friday” at age 69. He was found dead at his home on Friday after failing to arrive at a meeting in Chicago.
PhilOrch Grabs Its Own Dudamel: Yannick Nezet-Seguin
The dynamic, diminutive Canadian maestro, now 35 and very much a rising star in both symphonic music and opera, will begin a five-year term as the Philadelphia Orchestra’s music director in September 2012. Says the orchestra’s board chair, “I believe that we have attracted a rising star early in his career, and he will assume the post of music director at about the same age as Ormandy and Muti.”