Arts Post: September 26, 2010 - October 2, 2010
Gopnik's Daily Pic: "Fire" at the Art Museum of the Americas
By Blake Gopnik The latest feed from my morning musings about art and objects at www.blakegopnik.com. Daily Pic: Once again at the Organization of American States, this time looking at the facade of its museum, altered by a temporary mural...
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| October 1, 2010; 10:45 AM ET |
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Wolf Trap's best-ever summer
Sheryl Crow (Evy Mages / For The Washington Post) By Jacqueline Trescott When the legendary Willie Nelson pulled into Wolf Trap this summer, every seat from the rim of the stage to the back of the sloping lawn, was...
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Jacqueline Trescott
| October 1, 2010; 8:20 AM ET |
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Step Afrika! set to tour Egypt
by Sarah Kaufman Step Afrika!, the Washington-based company that specializes in the dance style known as stepping, will tour Egypt at the request of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo beginning Oct. 6, the troupe has announced. While in Egypt, Step...
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Christian Pelusi
| September 30, 2010; 5:07 PM ET |
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Next Spring, it's La Dolce D.C.
19th-century Italian gondola. (Courtesy: The National Gallery) By Jacqueline Trescott Next spring the sights, sounds and good smells of Italy will cloak our city. The National Gallery of Art has booked two major Italian art shows and that has...
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Jacqueline Trescott
| September 30, 2010; 2:14 PM ET |
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Picasso comes to Richmond
By Blake Gopnik The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond just announced what it is calling "the most important exhibition in its history", a touring show called "Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris," on view from Feb....
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| September 30, 2010; 11:45 AM ET |
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Gopnik's Daily Pic: Bertoia at the National Gallery
By Blake Gopnik Another entry from my morning musings about art and objects at www.blakegopnik.com. Daily Pic: Harry Bertoia's 1977 "Tonal Sculpture," recently moved indoors at the National Gallery. Bertoia's best known for the great woven-wire chairs he designed...
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| September 30, 2010; 11:44 AM ET |
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Music of defiance
Murry Sidlin's "Defiant Requiem" recreates the Verdi Requiem as it might have been performed by Jewish prisoners at the Nazi concentration camp in Terezin, or Theresienstadt.
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Anne Midgette
| September 30, 2010; 6:30 AM ET |
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The NEA'S 45 years of numbers
To mark the creation of the National Endowment for the Arts 45 years ago Wednesday, the agency whipped up a celebratory list of its statistics. And the first was a whopper, even for the endowment, the country's largest grantmaker in...
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Jacqueline Trescott
| September 29, 2010; 2:15 PM ET |
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Arachne Aerial Arts combines dance with aerial acrobatics
Andrea Burkholder, foreground, and Sharon Witting of Arachne Aerial Arts rehearse. (Astrid Riecken / For The Washington Post) By Pamela Squires Three duets performed by the Washington company at Dance Place on Saturday were breath taking. They more than...
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Christian Pelusi
| September 29, 2010; 2:07 PM ET |
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President Carter cancels tonight's talk
Due to his hospitalization, President Carter has cancelled Wednesday's appearances in Washington. The former president was scheduled to discuss his time at the White House and his most recent book, "White House Diary" Wednesday night in a program sponsored by...
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Jacqueline Trescott
| September 29, 2010; 12:58 PM ET |
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Tina Fey's funny friends
An all-star reunion of talent from "Saturday Night Live" will headline the salute to Tina Fey at the annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Tina Fey. (Peter Kramer / AP) Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers and Fred Armisen, as well...
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Jacqueline Trescott
| September 29, 2010; 10:00 AM ET |
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Gopnik's Daily Pic: The OAS Sculpture Garden
By Blake Gopnik The latest feed from my morning musings about art and objects at www.blakegopnik.com. (Lucy Hogg / For The Washington Post) Daily Pic: "Grand Diagonal," a 1990 work by Venezuelan artist Rolando Pena, in one of my new...
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| September 29, 2010; 9:33 AM ET |
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'Brief Encounter': Mad about its style
By Peter Marks When the theater goes to the movies, parody and satire tend to be its close companions. Witness the madcap antics of "The 39 Steps," the Hitchcock sendup still raking in laughs off-Broadway, or the caustic sneer...
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Peter Marks
| September 29, 2010; 8:59 AM ET |
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Phillips Collection at 90
Sir Howard Hodgkin's As Time Goes By (2009) (Courtesy: The Phillips Collection) By Jacqueline Trescott The 90 years of artistic innovation at the Phillips Collection will be celebrated in 2011 with a series of installation flashbacks. The Phillips, opened...
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| September 28, 2010; 4:55 PM ET |
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To launch 2010-11 season, Barns at Wolf Trap calls on musicians with local ties
By Chris Richards The Barns at Wolf Trap will kick off its 2010-11 concert season with three performances showcasing acts with roots in the Washington area. Robbie Schaefer, guitarist of local rock vets Eddie From Ohio, will get the season...
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Chris Richards
| September 28, 2010; 4:00 PM ET |
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Go-go legend Chuck Brown on his fans, his city and his late night television debut
Chuck Brown appears on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" on Tuesday night. (John Shore) By Chris Richards At the age of 74, Washington's beloved "Godfather of Go-Go," Chuck Brown, is making his big premiere on late night television. In just...
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Chris Richards
| September 28, 2010; 12:31 PM ET |
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Teaching, inspired by Sondheim
The Kennedy Center announced Tuesday it is creating an award for teachers in honor of Stephen Sondheim's 80th birthday. This marks the millionth way people have paid tribute to the Broadway legend during his celebratory year, but this one will...
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Jacqueline Trescott
| September 28, 2010; 12:01 PM ET |
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Gopnik's Daily Pic: Mexican Design
By Blake Gopnik The latest feed from my morning musings about art and objects at www.blakegopnik.com. Daily Pic: Thierry Jeannot, a Frenchman practicing in Mexico City, designed this deluxe Venetian-style chandelier -- but built it entirely of recycled plastic...
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Blake Gopnik
| September 28, 2010; 10:33 AM ET |
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'Dancing' with each other
I tuned in near the end of DWTS last night (my own reality having gotten in the way, no news there), and caught only the last 30 minutes -- but what golden moments they were. I felt lucky to have...
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Sarah Kaufman
| September 28, 2010; 8:21 AM ET |
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Domingo: no contract renewal at WNO
Plácido Domingo announces that he will not extend his contract with the Washington National Opera.
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Anne Midgette
| September 27, 2010; 4:45 PM ET |
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Google's birthday logo, by the master slatherer Thiebaud
By Blake Gopnik This morning, Google launched a special logo on its home page to celebrate its birthday: A pretty little picture of a cake with a candle and the word Google in icing, all drawn by pop-art master Wayne...
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| September 27, 2010; 4:35 PM ET |
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A stunning diamond arrives at Natural History Museum
By Jacqueline Trescott A famous necklace of hundreds of diamonds, including nine rare blue diamonds, was installed at the National Museum of Natural History Monday. And just like its hefty neighbor, the Hope Diamond, the jewelry has an interesting history....
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Jacqueline Trescott
| September 27, 2010; 1:05 PM ET |
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Gopnik's Daily Pic: Dan Steinhilber
By Blake Gopnik The latest feed from my morning musings about art and objects at www.blakegopnik.com. (Courtesy of G Fine Art) Daily Pic: A wall sconce by Washington sculptor Dan Steinhilber, seen recently on a wall at G Fine Art,...
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Blake Gopnik
| September 27, 2010; 7:59 AM ET |
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