David Hockney,
(1987), Contemporary Art Evening Auction, Sotheby’s, New York, 12 May. Estimate: $1.8m-$2.5m
The first portrait by David Hockney from the late 1980s to appear at auction in more than ten years, this work makes direct reference to Hockney’s hero, Pablo Picasso and the Cubist technique of forming composite images with multiple views. It depicts Ian Falconer, a set designer and illustrator, who was Hockney’s long-time collaborator and former partner. Falconer served as a frequent model and muse for Hockney throughout the 1980s and even moved to Los Angeles to be with him. Although their romance had fizzled out by August 1983, they remained close and Hockney invited Falconer to work with him on many of his stage design projects during the 1980s and 90s. Falconer would later go on to date the fashion designer and film director Tom Ford, who gave the main character of his 2009 film
: Sunday, December 27, 2020, 7:00 AM IST
From One World concert to #savewithstories: How virtual events kept the world afloat amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra also participated in One World: Together At Home
It was like the rarest of rare cases that cultural institutions around the world and in India shut down â during the coronavirus prompted lockdown. Whether it was the NCPA Mumbai, the MOMA New York or the Tate Modern London. Soon, curators of art festivals, theatre directors, musicians and writers started thinking of how to put their plays, their tunes and their works of art online, and also generate some of that same experience for a lockdown tired viewer. Whether it was watch parties held virtually, or plays which re-formatted themselves to fit a virtual platform, like Zoom, culture went through a process of fine-tuning. How to cater to a virtual audience craving for some feel-good entertainment.
âThe Nutcrackerâ Reviews: Balanchine at Home for the Holidays
New York City Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet offer filmed productions of George Balanchineâs staging of Tchaikovskyâs Christmas classic.
Pacific Northwest Ballet company dancers and PNB School students in the finale of âGeorge Balanchine s âThe Nutcrackerââ Photo: Angela Sterling By Robert Greskovic Dec. 16, 2020 3:28 pm ET
Two films of âGeorge Balanchineâs âThe Nutcracker,ââ one made by Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle and the other by New York City Ballet, began streaming on Friday. But for the current pandemic, these troupes would be performing the work, live, for most of December in front of their theatersâ audiences.
The PNB is offering two ticket levels that determine how long you have access to the stream, the higher of which also includes bonus content. Streaming with the Digital Performance level ($39) starts on Dec. 18 and will be available through Dec. 26. The Digital Performance Plus ($55) grants one week earlier access to the stream, starting on Dec. 11, and includes “Olivia’s reading list,” a gallery of costume sketches by Ian Falconer, and videos of dancers discussing their roles in the ballet.
Included on the PNB’s website are some digital viewing tips, which recommends connecting your device to your TV with an HDMI cable for the best quality viewing.