As a general rule, great or interesting art and exhibitions are not found in summer resorts, the art buying and appreciating public being transient, the season short, and the major galleries in urban art centers (New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Hong Kong) being proprietary about their artists and their collectors. However, that may be […]
On a recent trip to New York and its summer environs, I was struck by what was in some ways a small exhibition centered on just one painting, quite well known, that is more than 110 years old and that has been part of a museum collection for more than 75 years: Matisse, The Red […]
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The other night Natasha, my adult-ish daughter, asked me to accompany her to a book author event for standup comic and podcaster Tom Segura’s best-selling “I”d like to Play Alone, Please” (Grand Central Publishing), a comic she is a fan of and whom she thought I would enjoy. It would take me too long to […]
There are no more CD sales (what’s a CD?) and streaming revenue is just a trickle of what Songwriters once earned. Superstar performers” hits now list teams of songwriting contributors and although live performances are back in demand, if your name is not marquee-worthy (and sometimes even if it is) the gigs that pay a […]
On a recent Saturday night, Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra performed at the Southampton Arts Center as part of the Hamptons Jazz Fest to celebrate 30 years of Independence for the Republic of Georgia and to honor thirty years of Georgian-American friendship; and, like all things Georgian and all things Wynton, […]
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In the last few weeks, I”ve had two cultural experiences that I”m still trying to get my head around: Bob Dylan on his “Rough and Ready Ways” Tour and Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis.” Each, in their singular way, speaks to the struggle for authenticity in one’s art.Bob Dylan, who recently turned 81, performed three nights at […]
The Power of Photography by Peter Fetterman (ACC ART BOOKS $45) is a perfect Father’s Day gift â in fact, for me, this will be my gift of choice for birthdays and other present-bearing occasions.Fetterman, the long-time impresario of The Peter Fetterman Gallery at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica, has suffered the difficulties of a […]
Arma Virumque Cano, I sing of arms and the man. Thus begins the first line of Virgil’s epic Latin poem, The Aeneid, which came to mind as I sat down to write about one of the most fascinating and extraordinary experiences I”ve recently had.Late one afternoon, I found myself in Downtown LA, standing in a […]
Have you thought about any final words you want to leave your loved ones to remember you by after you”ve gone? My guess is that even if you have, like me, you”ve haven”t committed those thoughts to paper. Well, Steve Leder thinks you should and he has authored a new book, For You When I […]
“A Forest for the Trees” is a multi-media installation that, like much of artist Glenn Kaino’s work, is conceptual, collaborative, has a moral and ethical dimension, and is a political call to action. The exhibition also brings together a novel marriage of sponsors: Presented by The Atlantic magazine and Superblue (a showcase for experiential art), […]
Although San Diego is less than three hours south of where I live, I visit there less than I would have imagined, mostly for lack of reasons to do so.However, a recent invitation to visit the Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA) in Balboa Park in San Diego introduced me to a gem I had not […]
Opera singer, Institution builder, Arts Administrator, Fundraiser, Theater Producer, Tony Winner, advocate for women’s stories. You would not be wrong to imagine this as the dream team of players needed for a successful production at an arts venue. Or we could just be talking about Dale Franzen.Franzen is the Tony-winning lead producer on Hadestown (now […]
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