Word: 20th
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Organized Jeanne L. Wasserman, honorary curator of 19th-and 20th-century sculpture, the show will continue until January...
...centuries it has been the purpose of art to make order out of chaos. In the 20th century, perhaps in rebellion against too much order, many artists seek to make chaos out of order. Julian Schnabel [Nov. 1] is a rarity among artists. He makes chaos out of chaos. Like that other 20th century phenomenon, the trash compactor, Schnabel can turn 25 Ibs. of garbage into 25 Ibs. of garbage. He lacks, however, the redeeming feature of the compactor: it reduces the mass of trash...
...Soviet weaponry. Surveying the broad sweep of the bishops' document, Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy, 64, of Miami said last week, "Cataclysmic threats demand dramatic responses. We need to demonstrate that waging peace has become a high priority of the church of the Prince of Peace in this 20th century crisis...
...that an entire season can now go by without their releasing a single big picture. They're more concerned with fighting a bigger war, for a potentially bigger market: television." In the past two weeks, all six major studios were moving in on pay cable: Columbia, MGM/UA and 20th Century-Fox are reportedly dealing to buy into Showtime, the second largest pay cable network; and Paramount, Universal and Warner Bros. announced an agreement to purchase the Movie Channel, the third largest. The immediate effect is likely to be an increase in the cable licensing fees of popular movies, especially...
What else lies in store? Berg's Wozzeck, perhaps. A demanding performer who turned down a request by Herbert von Karajan to sing Beckmesser because he disagreed with Karajan's concept, Prey is currently mulling a couple of offers to sing the foremost 20th century antihero. He plans to ignore the tradition of croaking and barking the role that has evolved since the challenging opera's premiere in 1925. "Berg wanted a beautiful voice," says Prey. "I want to sing every note as it is written...