Exhibitionist

Second act for NSMT?

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:35:54 -0500

Is the North Shore Music Theatre coming back from the dead? The Salem News says so, quoting a Rhode Island theater owner on his plans to buy the property of the now defunct institution and revive it in the spring....

Gallery discovery

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:03:26 -0500

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...

Malcolm Rogers... personality of the year.

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:26:35 -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....

Rush returns

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:13:20 -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...

Catching up with, Greg Cook

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:09:14 -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...

Easy on Levine, no rockin' at Symphony Hall

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:22:02 -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...

Curator Confesses: I Wear Jeans

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:36:47 -0500

Scanning the �25 Most Stylish Bostonians,� I was struck by the interview with Jo�o 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....

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Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:36:47 -0500

No jeans for new MIT curator

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:35:36 -0500

Jo�o 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...

Maazel, variations on

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:48:12 -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....

Goethe Your Hand Off My Heine

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:17:04 -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...

Gardner, moving forward

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:45:49 -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...

Rose opening: Not all smiles

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:12:06 -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...

Tweeting at: gedgers1

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:18:37 -0500

Yes, we have headed to Twitter. It's like a blog, except with less substance!...

I hated Born in the U.S.A. then and...

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:03:16 -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...

Yo-Yo Ma, as ginormous box set

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:53:07 -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...