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ArtsJournal: music
2019-11-21 20:31:00
Marciano Foundation: The Museum That Wasn’t
“To put it bluntly, the Marciano Art Foundation was never a real museum. Yes, it had access to a collection—some 1,500 pieces acquired primarily by Maurice Marciano, including L.A.’s trendiest artists as well its most talented. Yes, it organised a big show every six months or so—installations by Jim Shaw, Olafur Eliasson, Ai Weiwei and, […]
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ArtsJournal: music
2019-09-24 20:28:22
Olafur Eliasson Named As UN Special Ambassador On Climate Change
Eliasson is known for his environmentally-themed work, which includes the installation Ice Watch, displayed during the UN Climate Summit in 2015. He is the subject of a retrospective show currently on display at Tate Modern, London. – Arts Professional
2019-03-17 21:01:00
Rameau Hippolyte et Aricie - Staatsoper unter der Linden
Jean-Phillippe Rameau Hippolyte et Aricie at the Staatsoper unter den Linden Berlin, staged last November, now on arte.tv. with Simon Rattle conducting the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. When Hippolyte et Aricie was premiered in 1733, it was considered radically inventive. Baroque tastes were extravagant. Louis XIV, Le Roi Soleil, and his successor Louis XV, epitomized the aesthetic: audacity, not gentility, vigour, not timidity. Rameau and his audiences were so well versed in classical antiquity that they didn't need character development in the modern sense, and had no problems with symbolism and stylization. The plot, as such, is allegory as much as drama, more poetry than narrative. At the premiere last year, this production directed by Artletta Collins, wasn't well received, critics judging by surface appearances. So there are mirrors, mists, shadows and beams of light ? That's pretty much part of the plot. Diana is the goddess of the […]
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ArtsJournal: music
2018-12-17 17:23:45
An Artistic Approach To Helping People Understand Dire Issues
“When I asked Olafur Eliasson about the impact of the work, he said he thinks that fear-based narratives tend to be unpersuasive, and he prefers to create a meaningful encounter with the environment to encourage change. London’s deputy mayor for culture, Justine Simons, expressed confidence that the work will change attitudes, saying at the launch […]
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