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Achin' for Eakins? Count me out
The Wal-Mart heiress Alice Walton is breaking Philadelphia’s heart just as she brokeNew York's. But in light of Philadelphia’s impending theft of the Barnes Foundation from Lower Merion, Philadelphia deserves to lose The Gross Clinic. It deserves to feel what it’s like to be on the other end of grand larceny.
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Bob Knight: Coaching or abusing?
The response of basketball coaches and sports commentators to coach Bobby Knight’s latest abuse demonstrates their implicit contempt for rules, language, and ordinary meaning, which have now become subordinate to fame and revenue-generating potential.
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Public art, private ownership
Yes, “The Gross Clinic” belongs in Philadelphia. But the painting does not belong at Jefferson University and probably should have been moved elsewhere long ago. The onus is not on Thomas Jefferson University; it’s on local public leaders and private wealth. Mayor Street’s well-intentioned rescue strategy will harm, not help, those efforts.
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Public art, private ownership
Yes, “The Gross Clinic” belongs in Philadelphia. But the painting does not belong at Jefferson University and probably should have been moved elsewhere long ago. The onus is not on Jefferson; it’s on local public leaders and private wealth. Mayor Street’s well-intentioned rescue strategy will harm, not help, those efforts.
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A 'Gross' malpractice
One question for the Jefferson trustees who secretly decided to ship “The Gross Clinic” to Arkansas: Is this the way good citizens behave?
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Jefferson sells "The Gross Clinic'
Why all the fuss about selling “The Gross Clinic”? Let’s look on the bright side and think about all the other cultural treasures Philadelphia could unload as well.
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Art Museum anoints Frank Gehry
First the Art Museum opened its sacred space to Rocky. Now it’s inviting Frank Gehry, with his Computer Aided Design schtick. Let’s hear it for another egotist with a Jesus complex: This architect thinks he can turn water into wine.
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Cool to Calders
Three generations of sculpting Calders are Philadelphia’s hidden pride and joy. The two most recent generations are another story. Here's a modest solution.
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Beware Greeks bearing basketballs
Americans invented basketball, but the Greeks invented passion. At this year’s World Championship games, even diehard American fans found themselves cheering for the children of Sophocles against our own arrogant superstars. Oh, and guess who won?
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The arts and 9/11
Have the arts failed us in our current crisis? The Inquirer’s critics seem to think so. But the long view of history suggests that the best responses to 9/11 are yet to come, and will amply justify the wait.
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