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Art in the USA: Elites Are From 'Sweden,' the Rest of Us From 'India'
By Patrick Beldio - Politics DailySociologist Peter Berger, discussing the religious landscape of America, noted that India is one of the most religious and religiously diverse places on Earth, while Sweden is perhaps the most secularized. The Unites States, he said, is a unique country populated with "Indians," governed by an intelligentsia comprised of "Swedes." Nowhere is this tension of "Indians" and "Swedes" more pronounced than in the fine arts. James Elkins, art historian and theorist at the Chicago Art Institute, argues that the art world -- that is, gallery directors, art professors, museum boards, collectors, art ...
Cleveland Orchestra Critic, Despite Losing Lawsuit, Feels He Had His Say
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyForget the old, overblown Cleveland jokes -- the mistake by the lake, the mayor whose hair caught on fire, the mayor's wife who passed up an invitation to the White House because it fell on her bowling night. The Cleveland Orchestra is the real deal. It puts its host city on the cultural map in the same way that the Cleveland Clinic makes it a health care destination. Clevelanders who have never been to Severance Hall, the orchestra's elegant east side home, take pride in knowing they have a world-renowned cultural asset in their city. So it comes as no surprise that "The Cleveland," as it is ...
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