“Romanian-born German novelist, essayist and poet Herta Müller has been named winner of the 2009 Nobel prize for literature, praised by the judges for depicting the ‘landscape of the dispossessed’ with ‘the concentration of poetry and the frankness of prose’. Müller becomes only the 12th woman to have won the Nobel….”
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Photographer Irving Penn, 92
“[His] ‘less is more’ aesthetic, combined with a startling sensuality, defined a visual style that he applied to such varied subjects as designer dresses, cigarette butts and cosmetics jars, many of them now-famous photographs owned by leading art museums.”
Meanwhile In Salt Lake, Musicians Offer Pay Cuts Themselves
“Utah Symphony musicians, in what officials are calling an ‘unprecedented’ agreement, will become this year’s largest donor to the state’s largest arts organization … The union musicians, who made the proposal in the face of the nation’s continuing economic downturn, will donate $1.3 million in salary and benefits to their employer.”
Egypt Cuts Off Relations With Louvre In Dispute Over Artifacts
“Egypt said Wednesday that its antiquities department had severed ties with the Louvre Museum, because it had refused to return what the Egyptians say are stolen artifacts.” The decision “means that no archaeological expeditions connected to the Louvre will be allowed to work in Egypt.”
St. Paul Chamber Orch. Names Newest ‘Artistic Partner’
The choice is violinist and conductor Thomas Zehetmair, who – in addition to a successful career as a soloist – is music director of England’s Northern Sinfonia and heads up his own string quartet. He starts with the SPCO in the 2010-11 season.