Word: demeanors
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Though his style is unlike Turner’s, Crook’s easygoing demeanor has made him an instant player favorite...
...perhaps more lovable than inspirational, usually to be found below deck, sweating over a laptop and dog-eared papers, rather than breasting the wind on deck as his ship slices through the shimmering swells. Yet when he talks about the project, his resolve glints through his mild demeanor. "We're following the ancient Cinnamon Route," he says proudly, seated atop a coil of rope in the ship's bow as it skims across the Java Sea. "Indonesian ships sailed it thousands of years ago, bringing the spices of the islands to Africa and returning with iron, luxury goods such...
...false hope or make promises he can't keep. The audience has responded to his ruthlessly practical, no-nonsense approach. "When I first started this program in 1998, people thought I was aggressive and rude," recalls the former business journalist whose bookish appearance belies his swaggering on-air demeanor. "But within a few months, people were ringing to tell me that now they think I am brave and sincere...
Illingworth, who was known for his consistently cheery demeanor, has also taken on other controversial issues during his deanship...
...lavish praise. But the State Department chose Fred Wilson, whose installation about Africans in Venice through the ages has been panned by the critics. One even suggested that the best reason to visit the U.S. pavilion was the air conditioning. You'd never guess any of this from Krens' demeanor in Venice. At the Biennale, he is all charm and confidence. This is Europe, where Krens has forged some of the Guggenheim's most important business and artistic ties, including close alliances with the Russian State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg and Vienna's Kunsthistorisches Museum. Europe also provides...