From The New York Times:
Lots of Wine, but None to Drink
Find out what goes into creating a show like, “How Wine Became Modern: Design + Wine 1976 to Now,” which is the current exhibit at SFMOMA.
From The New York Times:
Picasso Is Springing Up in Asia
Although not as exciting as last week’s Picasso news, more of his work is in the spotlight. This time from Asia instead of France.
From The New York Times:
Paris Court Orders Sculptures Returned to Calder Estate
After an eight year dispute, the art dealer who represented Alexander Calder, is ordered to return the artist’s work.
From The New York Times:
For Artists’ Fund-Raising, a Social Network Site
The nonprofit group, United States Artists launches a new Web site that solicits small donations to help underwrite specific artworks. USA announced the recipients of fifty, $50,000 USA Fellowship grants, including: Berkeley ceramist W.A Ehren Tool; San Francisco short story writer Susan Steinberg; Oakland pianist and composer Gabriela Lena Frank; San Francisco artist and filmmaker Renee Green; and Oakland sculptor Alison Smith.
From SFGate:
San Francisco Symphony’s Centennial Celebration
The San Francisco Symphony announces their plans to celebrate their anniversary in the 2011-12 season.
From SFGate:
Historian David Kiehn Traces Old Bay Area Films
Kiehn disputes the Library of Congress, taking the definition of “film geek” to a whole new level.
From the SFGate:
Capote’s ‘Christmas Memory’ Adds Music for Stage
Truman Capote’s A Christmas Memory has been adapted for TV twice, and now Silicon Valley’s TheatreWorks has turned it into a full-scale stage musical. (Watch a video about TheatreWorks on Spark.)
From SFGate:
Who Will Fill Philanthropy Void in San Francisco?
Within the last year and a half, four of San Francisco’s most influential philanthropists have passed away: Donald Fisher, Evelyn Haas, Walter Shorenstein and Richard Goldman.
From SFGate:
San Francisco Ballet Duo: From Russia with Love
Starring in San Francisco Ballet’s “Nutcracker” 2010, Elana Kazakova and Artem Yachmenikov fell in love when they danced with the Bolshoi in 2008.
From Salon:
Ballet’s Big Fat Body Issues
Yes, “ballet” is being dubbed as the new “Twilight” (by Entertainment Weekly) and so, Alastair Macaulay’s comments about a dancer’s weight in his New York Times review of “The Nutcracker,” has created quite a stir.
From the San Jose Mercury News:
Pizarro: San Jose Jazz Taps Veteran Arts Leader as Its New Executive Director
San Jose Jazz names a new bandleader: Michael Miller, from the now-defunct American Musical Theatre of San Jose.
From The Washington Post:
Pesky Ant Video Refuses to Die
There are protests at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery over the removal of David Wojnarowicz video’s “A Fire in My Belly,” which is said to be offensive to Christians. (Watch the video on YouTube. Note: You must be 18 or older to view.)
