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A Fabulous Debut at Davies Symphony Hall for Natalie Dessay
Natalie Dessay's debut recital at San Francisco's Davies Symphony Hall this past Saturday night was delightful, delirious and de-lovely. Since early last June when she told me of her decision to retire...
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Ed and Nancy Keinholz With Gajin Fujita at LA Louver (PHOTOS)
LA Louver held an opening reception on Thursday, March 13, 2014 with an exhibition of works by Ed and Nancy Keinholz called Berlin/Hope. The art featured were pieces that were collaborated by the two....
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The Expressive Edge of Paper
With the New York weather finally thawing, gallery visits are back on the agenda big time. When I received an invitation to the Anita Shapolsky exhibit, The Expressive Edge of Paper, it struck a chord....
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Turkey Lurkey Time
What does one of the world's greatest male ballet dancers have in common with a middle-aged Latina lesbian? They both love to talk turkey (and trust me, it's not a question of who prefers white meat...
View ArticleMy Conversation With Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman: Collaborative 'Harmony'
Tonight on PBS, I have a conversation with longtime musical collaborators Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman. The Grammy-winning songwriters have been partners for more than 40 years, with projects that...
View ArticleWhere Did Our Musical Legacy Go?
Several months ago, I wrote on this site about the lack of younger American talent on the podiums of major orchestras in the United States. Since there are still a couple of ensembles that have not yet...
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Interview and Review: Son Keeps His Father's Legacy in Motion, While "Others"...
Recently the Brooklyn Museum launched an important new exhibit entitled, "Witness: Art and Civil Rights in the Sixties." They had been in dialogue with Alaina Simone, the director of the Merton...
View ArticleLobbying for the Arts
Arts Advocacy Day 2014 is next week (March 24-25). But what to advocate this year? More money? Always nice. More prestige? That, too. The argument I would put forth to artists and art organizations...
View ArticleReturn of The Artists
TAlk to me You've gotta get up and try, and try, and try Gotta get up and try, and try, and try You gotta get up and try, and try, and try Just think of all those hungry mouths we have to feed Take a...
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Israel Galván's 'La Curva' at Schimmel Theater
Israel Galván in La Curva at Pace's Schimmel Theater Photo: Kevin Yatarola Israel Galván comes with the reputation as a performer who doesn't mind irritating people. He is more concerned with...
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Wayne Thiebaud, Frida Kahlo: Art Calories Galore
Let me ask you, my friends, what would happen if I presented you with a rich variety of the most delicious eye-catching pies, candies, and many other desserts? And, I would swear that you can gobble...
View ArticleTheater: Arianda Can't Rescue Murky Tales From Red Vienna
TALES FROM RED VIENNA ** out of **** MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB What's the most essential skill for an actor who wants a successful and creatively satisfying career? It's not talent. A lot of actors have...
View ArticleFirst Nighter: David Grimm's "Tales From Red Vienna"
Nowhere in the program for Tales From Red Vienna, at Manhattan Theater Club's City Center Stage I, is there any indication that it's timed in anticipation of the 100th anniversary of the June 28, 1914...
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A Chicago Humorist Named 'Dont Fret' Cracks Up The Street
Oh, so you're a comedian now, hah? A real funny boy, hah? Art on the streets is not always neatly folded into archetypes. Street artists and graffiti writers are not all anti-social miscreants intent...
View ArticleMusic I (Mostly) Hold Dear: Beaser
Robert Beaser is one of our very strongest composers. For full disclosure, let me say that I have known Beaser since our student days at the Yale School of Music in the 70's and we were co-music...
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Success
From a rejection letter received the other day -- I am both honored and deeply flattered that you have chosen "X" Gallery to review your work for exhibition. I am in awe at all the personal stories,...
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I Love Lucy: Live on Stage, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa
Photos courtesy of Jeremy Daniel, Ed Krieger, and Justin Barbin. "Luuucy!" She's home, home being the Segerstrom Center for the Arts where, for an excruciatingly brief run, Rick Sparks is directing I...
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The Aesthetic Feminine
Here, let's look at a Dorian Vallejo painting. Ascent (68x46) oil on canvas Vallejo's solo show, "A Dream Within a Dream," is at Sirona Fine Art in Hallandale Beach, Florida until March 27. To a...
View ArticleThe Unauthorized Transformation of the Heidelberg Project
There has been yet a ninth fire at the internationally acclaimed Heidelberg Project (HP). People write to us from all over the world in absolute horror at what has taken place over the last 11 months....
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7 Keys to Rembrandt's Secret
By Zhenya Gershman Rembrandt is unquestionably one of the most famous and beloved artists of all time. His work has been scrutinized for centuries with fascinating books on just about every aspect of...
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