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Philippe de Montebello
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New York, Basel, Berlin, Chicago, and London host international art fairs. But for a city with a population under 100,000 and a convention center that was once a high school gymnasium, presenting an international art fair certainly takes optimism and spunk. It can be done, however, as the list of exhibitors at ART Santa Fe 2005 proves. The 41 scheduled participants in the sixth biennial contemporary art expo include both new and established galleries from Asia, Europe, South America, and the United States. Holding an art fair in Santa Fe has its challenges. Less than two weeks before the mid-July opening of ART Santa Fe, organizer Charlotte Jackson got a call from a shipper in Albuquerque who needed instructions for the delivery of a 2,000-pound cargo container from Germany. A half-doze...
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REVIEW THE PHILIPPE DE MONTEBELLO YEARS: CURATORS CELEBRATE THREE DECADES OF ACQUISITIONS
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Of particular interest are Whistler's masterly "Arrangement in Flesh Colour and Black: Portrait of Theodore Duret," painted in 1883; Eakins's "Writing Master," a sensitive portrait of his father, painted in 1882; and John Singer Sargent's "Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau)" painted in 1883-84. Paris became the world's most beautiful metropolis in the late 19th century, and one of its most dynamic," noted Philippe de Montebello, Director of the Metropolitan Museum. "Filled with the best of the old and the new-from the Louvre's magnificent collections to Haussmann's grand boulevards-the city attracted throngs of American art students and artists. Along with their international counterparts, they found themselves plunged into a vibrant cultural milieu, a place that a Boston painter descri...
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On one of the coldest, snowiest, of recent days in what already seems like a very long winter, I fought the elements and our balking, antiquated Metro North trains to travel to New York for a pre-op appointment with a hip surgeon. Despite a condition that now makes walking painful, I was determined to turn the necessity of the medical appointment into a pleasurable day and squeeze in a visit to the Metropolitan Museum. One of the outstanding exhibits is the celebration of Philippe de Montebello's 39 years as director of the Met, featuring 300 works of art from a total of 84,000, which were acquired during his tenure. While "The Philippe de Montebello Years: Curators Celebrate Three Decades of Acquisitions" is scheduled to close Feb. 1, the Met has made the exhibit available at www.metmu...
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ROCKLAND - Philippe de Montebello is considered one of the most powerful men in the world of art. Yet de Montebello, who recently retired after 31 years as the director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, joked Thursday evening that he grew to dread the renowned art experts who worked under him. I have the utmost respect, and fear, of curators," said de Montebello, who participated in a question-and-answer session at the Strand Theatre with Roger Dell, the Farnsworth Art Museum's director of education, as part of the museum's Farnsworth Forum series.
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While we're still on the subject of art, I had a chance to see the play "Phantom of the Opera." It was fabulous. With an intriguing set, beautiful costumes and a magnificent performance by the cast, the theater, for a Tuesday night, was packed. There are discount tickets available-a rare Broadway treat-and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for an enjoyable evening out. Should you prefer to keep it uptown, Voza Rivers/New Heritage Theatre Group with Community Works and the Museum of the City of New York presents the Roger Furman Reading Series as they host "Almost September," written and directed by Ajene Washington. The reading will take place Jan. 24 at the museum, located on Fifth Avenue at 104th Street. "Set in a sleepy college town, the work revolves around the conflicts of an...
... Fine Arts show, and the retirement of Philippe de Montebello, Director of the Metropolitan Museum...
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ROME New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art will return 21 looted artifacts to Italy in exchange for loans of other treasures in a deal signed Tuesday that the Italians called a model for other museums with stolen goods in their collections. Met chief Philippe de Montebello said the agreement with officials from the Italian Culture Ministry "corrects a number of improprieties and errors committed in the past" and would encourage museums to put in place new legal and ethical measures.
