“Borrowing a page from the opera and European museums, the Museum of Modern Art will soon begin to experiment with taking its exhibitions into movie theaters. On Jan. 13, Matisse – a documentary based on the highly popular exhibition Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs … – will open in movie theaters across the United States.”
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The Near-Impossible Challenge Of Fitting The Harvard Art Museum Expansion Into That Location
“The long list of difficulties Renzo Piano faced with this renovation and expansion point to why many architects prefer greenfield builds to infill.”
Why I Became A Philosophy Journalist (And Why We Need Such A Thing)
Steve Neumann: “I feel I owe a debt to philosophy. It liberated me; it gave me the courage to leave behind the comfort and security of a religious worldview, and provided me with a purpose I will be glad to pursue for the rest of my life. So despite having a demanding day job as a guide dog mobility instructor, I spend much of my free time studying it, working out my own positions and trying to inject it into popular culture so that others can be touched by it the way I was. I’ve become not an academic philosopher, but a sort of hybrid – a philosophy journalist.”
Two California Opera Companies Merge
“We were looking at a sustainable model to pay for, support and increase quality for markets of our size.”
San Francisco Symphony Transforms A Dead Acoustical Space Into A Sound Marvel
“Using real-time reverberation and spatialization algorithms, this sound engineering solution tricks our brains into perceiving vastly different acoustic spaces. Add comfortable, if scarce, seating, evocative video projections, blue-and-green mood lighting, and of course alcoholic libations, and you might have created just the kind of alternative venue that would make Jonny Greenwood proud.”
Leadership Changes At Sotheby’s, Christie’s Have Art World Buzzing
“The leadership shake-ups coincide with changes in the contemporary art auction world, where record sales do not necessarily translate into big profits, and where new markets — primarily China and the Web — are proving vital for growth.”
La Monnaie, Belgium’s National Opera House, Eliminates Dance Programming
Faced with huge funding cuts from the federal government, the Brussels theater – home to Maurice Béjart’s company for 27 years, the place where Mark Morris created his most popular works, the base for Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker and her company – must abandon dance, says its chief executive, so that it can continue its core function as an opera company. (in French)
Can They Reinvent The Chamber Orchestra In St. Paul?
With now-stable finances, new leadership, a revamped musicians’ contract, 90% capacity audiences, and plenty of ambition, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra means to try.
Explaining How An Opera Company Works To A Business Journalist
L.A. Opera CEO Christopher Koelsch talks about keeping the company healthy fiscally and artistically, how they weathered the financial crash and recession, and why lower total box office revenue isn’t always a worrisome thing.
Why’s It Taking So Long For The NEA To Get A New Theater Chief?
“This week marks a year since [Ralph] Remington left his job as director of theater and musical theater at the National Endowment for the Arts to take a position with the Actors’ Equity Association in Los Angeles. In the interim, the federal agency has advertised the position twice but hasn’t filled the job.”