The Brooklyn Museum has agreed to voluntary separation packages and retirement incentives after a series of rallies and a special oversight hearing at City Hall, avoiding staff cuts that unions had been advocating for. The museum's leadership, including Pasternak, offered alternatives such as reducing senior staff salaries by 10% to 20%, cutting back on programming, freezing hiring, and pausing the popular First Saturdays event. Union leaders, including DC 37 Executive Director Henry A. Garrido and Local 1502 President Wilson Souffrant, had stressed that workers should not take the fall for the institution's economic troubles. This decision comes as cultural institutions across the US face instability and job cuts due to rising expenses, unpredictable federal funding, and loosening labor protections, with other museums such as the Guggenheim Museum in New York City and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco also facing similar challenges.
https://hyperallergic.com/998364/brooklyn-museum-pauses-layoffs-but-workers-not-out-of-the-woods/Delhi NCR is set to host a cultural and artistic whirlwind in the last week of March 2025, with a series of events that cater to diverse interests. The city will feature thought-provoking art installations, such as "Below 2° – A Climate Responsive Art Installation" by artist Aakash Ranison at Karma Lakelands, which aims to raise awareness about global temperatures and their consequences. Additionally, gripping theatrical performances and electrifying musical experiences are planned, promising an unforgettable cultural feast for the city's residents and visitors.
https://www.news18.com/lifestyle/delhi-ncr-gears-up-for-a-cultural-and-artistic-whirlwind-end-of-march-2025-9273580.htmlEdgar Moreau, a multi-award-winning cellist, has had a distinguished career, performing with notable conductors such as Valery Gergiev and Gustavo Dudamel. He won the Academie Maurice Ravel Prize in 2011 and was named "New Talent of the Year" by France's Victoires de la Musique in 2013. Moreau regularly performs at prestigious venues like Carnegie Hall, Berlin Philharmonie, and Amsterdam Concertgebouw. His upcoming concert at InClassica on April 8 will feature collaborations with Spanish conductor Tomàs Grau and the Franz Schubert Filharmonia, showcasing his performance of Ludwig van Beethoven's "Egmont" overture.
https://www.gulftoday.ae/culture/2025/03/25/im-in-love-with-alexey-shors-lyrical-themes-says-edgar-moreau-ahead-of-inclassica-2025-performance-at-dubai-operaElton John shared a personal and emotional experience while working on his new album "When This Old World Is Done With Me". The song's theme resonated with him, evoking a strong feeling that he described as hitting him hard during the creative process.
https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1295246-elton-john-breaks-down-in-tears-over-his-mortality-as-he-turns-78The Frick Collection has returned to its original Fifth Avenue home after a five-year $220 million expansion. The museum's curators, including Giulia Dalvit, gained new insights during their three-year exhibitions at the Brutalist Breuer building, where they reimagined how European icons would be displayed in the museum's period rooms.
https://hyperallergic.com/998638/what-the-frick-changed/Indian live events market is expected to grow significantly, reaching Rs 143 billion by 2026, driven by a massive opportunity for artists to perform in the country. The market's compound annual growth rate (CAGR) is projected at 17.6 percent. Music events are a key part of this ecosystem, with concert numbers anticipated to increase from 8,000 in 2018 to over 16,700 by 2025.
https://www.forbesindia.com/article/leadership/were-investing-heavily-to-position-india-as-a-destination-on-global-music-circuits-bookmyshows-anil-makhija/95640/1John Lennon and Yoko Ono met in 1966 at a solo exhibition of her art, where she displayed works like "Play It By Trust" and "Apple". Initially, Ono didn't know who Lennon was, but he was impressed by her audacious pieces. After their meeting, Ono sent Lennon a copy of her book "Grapefruit", which influenced the lyrics of his song "Imagine". The song's title, concept, and much of its lyricism were inspired by Ono's philosophy. Lennon and Ono collaborated on various projects, including the protest "Bed-In for Peace" and experimental albums like "Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins" and "Double Fantasy", which won a Grammy Award in 1982. After Lennon's death in 1980, Ono continued to promote his music and legacy, including lobbying for a "Strawberry Fields" mural in Central Park.
https://www.insider.com/john-lennon-yoko-ono-imagine-songwriting-credit-explained-2025-3A solo show dedicated to Northern Cheyenne painter Jordan Ann Craig is being held in the Block's downstairs gallery, featuring her crisp geometric compositions with a mix of rigidity and Southwestern colors, accompanied by a larger installation that mirrors a member of the Sac and Fox Nation, rendered in graphite and gouache.
https://hyperallergic.com/995214/woven-being-block-museum-interweaves-the-complexities-of-native-art-and-life/Mary Cassatt's work showcases her cosmopolitan sensibility, as seen in a self-portrait from 1878 where she depicts herself with confident body language and outdoors attire, indicating her connection to the city. However, Iskin presents a nuanced portrayal of Cassatt, highlighting the artist's contradictory statements about women's capabilities as artists, including a young statement expressing desire to surpass the old masters and a later letter to critic Roger Marx expressing doubt about women's artistic greatness.
https://hyperallergic.com/997476/mary-cassatt-was-forever-an-american-in-paris-ruth-e-iskin/