Is the country’s mainstream art becoming too commercial? New York Times
AND: Trance music captivates Israel – has authorities worried.
AND: Building a major international museum from scratch in few short decades.
Tag: 10.24.99
ART IN ISRAEL
PROTEST
London’s Tate Gallery was shut for the day Sunday after two men staged a pillow fight in the Turner Prize exhibition. They jumped onto a bed which was part of a controversial exhibition by young British artist Tracey Emin. BBC
A DECADENT SNOB
John Fry was Britain’s most influential critic of the 20th Century. He invented modernism for the British public and championed the post-Impressionists – but his aesthetic is totally out of step with contemporary notions of aesthetic taste in the UK. London Sunday Times
SIZING UP “SENSATION”
Rarely has an art show had so many reluctant champions. New York Times
THE SCOTTISH OPERA is £1 million in debt –
– which threatens a proposed merger with the Scottish Ballet. – BBC
AUDIENCE INVOLVEMENT
When it’s really, really bad, booing is the only polite thing to do. – The Philadelphia Inquirer
(PREVIOUSLY: IVO PLAYS THE BOOS? Pianist Ivo Pogorelich played an all-time slow Rachmaninoff concerto with the Philadelphia Orchestra last week to a chorus of boos. Then he canceled his performance with the orchestra at Carnegie Hall. Just the latest in a series of unhappy incidents. – The Philadelphia Inquirer 10.20.99
AND: Enjoying the aftermath. – The Philadelphia Inquirer 10.26.99)
TO VOTE OR NOT TO VOTE
The League of American Theatres and Producers decides to take away the Tony-voting privileges from league members who had not been principals in Broadway shows, first-class tours or bus-and-truck productions in the previous four years. Not without a fight, say the affected members. – Variety