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Meanwhile, Sophie has to play detective on another front. From time to time she gets postcards that are intended for another 14-year-old, Hilde Moller Knag, who by coincidence also has an absentee father, serving with the U.N. forces in Lebanon. Who is this Hilde? Why is her mail...
Many of these flaws were partially overcome by the spectacular scenery, designed by Gianni Quaranta. Act I transpires before the backdrop of elaborate, orangeish, interlaced trees set against a vibrant blue sky; traditional German houses and a grape arbor complete the dramatic set. Act II begins with dry ice sweeping...
Before TV cameras, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and his Cabinet spun a whirlwind of threats and possible further moves to get at the elusive terrorists--including an international campaign to cut off donations to Hamas from charity groups in the U.S. and elsewhere, and drafting all eligible Israeli youths...
The Oxford New American Dictionary defines "still life" as "a painting of lifeless things." Unfortunately, in most cases, a lifeless subject means a dull painting. And five rooms full of dull paintings--the MFA's "Grand Illusion: Four Centuries of Still Life"--definitely makes for a lifeless show.
The exhibit recently returned from a tour of department store galleries in Japan; the money the MFA made from renting out this show funded the massive Reubens retrospective the museum mounted last year. "Grand Illusion" feels like a second-tier, low-budget project. It draws from the permanent collection, as...