Big Stakes For This Art Week
Tempus fugit! I’ve been meaning to write more about The European Fine Art Fair’s arrival in New York later this week, but have not had the time. But you can bet that I will be there, … read more
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2016-10-18
Artistic Excellence and Mutual Self-Interests
This post is part of a series in conjunction with TRG Arts on developing relationships with both new communities and existing stakeholders through artistic programming, marketing and fundraising, community engagement and public policy. … read more
AJBlog: Engaging Matters Published 2016-10-18
“Capital Overhaul”: My WSJ Review of National Gallery’s Reinvented East & Strengthened West
Here’s the cast of curators who reshuffled the deck with provocative pairings and strengthened representation of key artists, aided by the influx of some 8,766 works (219 now on display), acquired from the venerable (now defunct) Corcoran Gallery of Art. … read more
AJBlog: CultureGrrl Published 2016-10-18
The bizarre wonder of The Iceland Concert
About a week ago I went to see a cryptically named sort-of opera called The Iceland Concert at the John Anson Ford Amphitheater. … I got a bit lost in the storytelling — probably my fault, not the production’s — but the music and setting could hardly have been bettered. … read more
AJBlog: CultureCrash Published 2016-10-18
Ten years after: is music sexy?
From 2006: Love-hungry bachelors of the Fifties and early Sixties were notorious for using jazz and romantic ballads to grease the skids. Frank Sinatra, I’m told, was their artist of choice, though … read more
AJBlog: About Last Night Published 2016-10-18
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