http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/ en-us Copyright 2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:03:26 -0500 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:21:44 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=1.53 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sometimes, you get lucky and discover something wonderful in your own backyard. For me, that moment came tonight in Arlington, where we stumbled into 13Forest Gallery. I'm not saying I loved everything, but I found myself particularly drawn to the... http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/2009/11/gallery_discove.html http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/2009/11/gallery_discove.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:03:26 -0500 Apollo Magazine names Malcolm Rogers, director of the Museum of Fine Arts, its personality of the year. We'll post chunks of the interview as soon as we get it. For now, here's the cover.... http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/2009/11/malcolm_rogers_4.html http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/2009/11/malcolm_rogers_4.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:26:35 -0500 Michael Rush, the former director of the Rose Art Museum during the messy, public drama, returns to the area with a show at MIT's List Visual Arts Center in February. He will curate "Virtuoso Illusion: Cross Dressing and the New... http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/2009/11/rush_returns.html http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/2009/11/rush_returns.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:13:20 -0500 I wasn't kidding when I praised Greg Cook yesterday while we were participating on a panel at the annual New England Museum Association conference. In that spirit, here are four entries on Cook's blog worth clicking to. - Cultural facilities... http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/2009/11/catching_up_wit.html http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/2009/11/catching_up_wit.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:09:14 -0500 Two excellent letters over the last couple of days. First, Sydelle Gomberg, wife of the late, great Ralph Gomberg, takes issue with our coverage of James Levine's medical issues. "How could Geoff Edgers be so insensitive to publish Peg Monahan-Pashall's... http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/2009/11/easy_on_levine.html http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/2009/11/easy_on_levine.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:22:02 -0500 Scanning the “25 Most Stylish Bostonians,” I was struck by the interview with Joćo Ribas. In particular, I wondered about the claim by the new curator at MIT’s List Visual Art Center that he doesn’t own a pair of jeans.... http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/2009/11/curator_confess.html http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/2009/11/curator_confess.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:36:47 -0500 Joćo Ribas, newly minted curator at the MIT List Visual Arts Center, has been recognized as one of Boston's 25 most stylish, according to the Globe. Read his entire interview here. And then there's my favorite Q & A: Where... http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/2009/11/no_jeans_for_ne.html http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/2009/11/no_jeans_for_ne.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:35:36 -0500 Here's a reminder why we, the print industry, need to maintain a healthy stable of critics. Look at the contrast between Jeremy Eichler's view of the Lorin Maazel substitution with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the sentiment of Allan Kozinn.... http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/2009/11/maazel_variatio.html http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/2009/11/maazel_variatio.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:48:12 -0500 Today's award for best-titled event goes to the organizer's of "Goethe Your Hand Off My Heine." That's the German art song cabaret being held by OperaHub on Nov. 14 (in Boston) and 15 (in Harvard Square.) Give credit to Jordan... http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/2009/11/goethe_your_han.html http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/2009/11/goethe_your_han.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:17:04 -0500 It has taken a while in his sluggish economy, but it appears that the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is pushing forward on its building project. Boston Business Journal reports on Moody's rating of the museum, which is going to use... http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/2009/10/gardner_moving.html http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/2009/10/gardner_moving.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:45:49 -0500 The Daily News Tribune's account of the Rose Art Museum's opening portrays a pretty colorful night. You have Brandeis University President Jehuda Reinharz letting everyone know the "Rose is open." Then we have his wife not so pleased with students... http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/2009/10/rose_opening_no.html http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/2009/10/rose_opening_no.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:12:06 -0500 Yes, we have headed to Twitter. It's like a blog, except with less substance!... http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/2009/10/tweeting_at_ged.html http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/2009/10/tweeting_at_ged.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:18:37 -0500 I hate it now. In fact, a few years ago I took my vinyl copy and threw it on my Victrola with one of those thick needles meant for a shellac 78. Ever tried that? The needle scrapes through the... http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/2009/10/i_hated_born_in.html http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/2009/10/i_hated_born_in.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:03:16 -0500 Here's a box set I won't be owning... at least, until my next Powerball win. Sony is putting out a Yo-Yo Ma set with his complete recordings. That's 90 CDs. And this thing ain't put together with balsa wood and... http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/2009/10/yoyo_ma_as_gino.html http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/2009/10/yoyo_ma_as_gino.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:53:07 -0500 Music Director James Levine will not be able to return by Oct. 30, the Boston Symphony Orchestra reports in a press release. That means the conductor, who recently had back surgery for a herniated disc, will miss the orchestra's entire... http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/2009/10/breaking_james_2.html http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/2009/10/breaking_james_2.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:59:19 -0500