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SINCE Louis XIV looked with favor upon the artists of France, Paris has been the capital of the world of art. Great art revolutions spilled out of Paris; great art masters stormed the barricades there, ruled as tastemakers for more than two centuries. In mid-20th century, with France drifting toward ever lesser status as a world power, how does the Ecole de Paris stand...
...VIII, M 3 Sat., Jan. 18 IX, M 4 Sat., Jan. 18 X, T 8 Tues., Jan. 28 XI, T 9 Fri., Jan. 24 XII, T 10 Tues., Jan. 21 XIII, T 11 Fri., Jan. 17 XIV, T 12 Sat., Jan. 25 XV, T 1 Tues., Jan. 28 XVI, T 2 Tues., Jan. 28 XVII, T 3 Wed., Jan. 22 XVIII...
...VIII, M 3 Sat., Jan. 18 IX, M 4 Sat., Jan. 18 X, T 8 Tues., Jan. 28 XI, T 9 Fri., Jan. 24 XII, T 10 Tues., Jan. 21 XIII, T 11 Fri., Jan. 17 XIV, T 12 Sat., Jan. 25 XV, T 1 Tues., Jan. 28 XVI, T 2 Tues., Jan. 28 XVII, T 3 Wed., Jan. 22 XVIII...
...Decline and Fall of Institutions : "a perfection of planned layout is achieved only by institutions on the point of collapse." Is the tourist awestruck before St. Peter's in Rome? The Popes "lost half their authority while the work was still in progress." The reign of Louis XIV, the "Sun King," began to set shortly after he settled at Versailles. On the shores of Lake Geneva stands the finest mausoleum since the Taj Mahal the Palace of the Nations, which opened in 1937 when the League of Nations "had practically ceased to exist...
...stated that a Danish drama critic with decades of experience and love for the theatre had finally concluded that the three chief traits in the acting profession were egotism, eroticism and exhibitionism. This elicited a vehement rebuttal from Strasberg, who then took his leave, like Marechal Villars from Louis XIV, by exclaiming, "God save me from my friends; I can protect myself from my enemies...