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January 26, 2007
Screen gems
The Plain Dealer, January 26, 2007
Seeing Billy Wilder's films on the big screen is a rare thrill, and you'll have a chance Monday night at 7 when the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque presents a restored 35 mm print of Sunset Boulevard. As a bonus, movie historian and author Lou Giannetti will introduce the film and host a chat session afterwards. What keeps him jazzed about seeing a movie released 57 years ago? "It's still a great film. You look at it and realize how fresh it is," said Giannetti, a former professor of English and film at Case Western Reserve University and author of Understanding Movies. Read article.
January 09, 2007
Everson says it's sticking with Pollock
The Syracuse Post Standard, January 9, 2007
As controversy swirls over the authenticity of a group of paintings by dribble-and-drip master Jackson Pollock, the Everson Museum of Art is staying with its plan to exhibit the works this summer. Ellen Landau, a Pollock expert and professor at Case Western Reserve University, is among those who say the pieces should be considered originals. Read article.
January 03, 2007
Even as bookstores close, readers flock to writers
The Plain Dealer, December 31, 2006
Americans, especially young adults, are reading less. In the early 1990s, the United States boasted some 4,500 independent bookstores. There are only 1,800 today. In a more literary vein, Case Western Reserve University's Thrity Umrigar mined her Mumbai, India, childhood to write an evocative novel, "The Space Between Us," about an upper-class woman and her domestic servant. Read article.
December 19, 2006
Pollock paintings not so easy to spot
San Francisco Chronicle, December 18, 2006
Finding a Jackson Pollock painting is the art world's equivalent of a winning lottery ticket. But proving a Pollock painting's authenticity isn't easy, which is why physicist Richard Taylor's theory that the famed artist's work can be identified using fractals has stirred such interest and controversy. "I firmly believe his analysis is seriously flawed," said Kate Jones-Smith, a third-year doctoral student in physics at Case Western Reserve University. Read article.
December 04, 2006
The case of Pollock's fractals focuses on physics
New York Times, December 2, 2006
In an article published this week in the prestigious science journal Nature, two physicists contend that a method intended to identify complex geometric patterns in the seemingly chaotic drip paintings of Jackson Pollock is flawed and may be useless in the increasingly convoluted world of authenticating Pollock's work. The article, written by a physics professor and a physics doctoral student at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, provides a new twist in the mystery surrounding a group of small drip paintings discovered several years ago in a storage locker in Wainscott, N.Y. In 2004, before the examination of the disputed paintings, a physics doctoral student at Case Western, Katherine Jones-Smith, became interested in Taylor's published reports about Pollock and fractals and made the research the subject of a presentation. Read article.
November 30, 2006
Case researchers say artwork analysis flawed
The Plain Dealer, November 30, 2006
A Case Western Reserve University physics student and her colleague have added a new twist to a nasty feud about whether a group of recently discovered paintings is the work of renowned artist Jackson Pollock. The Case research, published today in the prestigious journal Nature, casts doubt on a method a fellow scientist had used to suggest that the paintings weren't real Pollocks. Read article.
November 08, 2006
A resurgence in Cleveland
New York Times, November 8, 2006
According to research by the Brookings Institution, the potential for high-wage job growth is less likely to be found in traditional downtowns than in districts like University Circle, areas referred to as "eds and meds" for their typical concentration of educational and medical institutions. There are ripples of commercial development activity as a result of collaboration among University Circles partners. Case Western Reserve University recently announced it was negotiating with MRN Ltd. and Zaremba Inc., two local developers, to turn a site of eight and a half acres into a mixed-use arts, retail and residential district. The $100 million project would produce more than 400,000 new square feet on Euclid Avenue, the main street that connects University Circle to downtown. "This is different in its orientation. Really this is a community project sponsored by Case and developed privately by a team," said Russell Berusch, vice president for commercial real estate at Case. Read article.
November 07, 2006
They Love (column)
The Plain Dealer, November 5, 2006
Interviewed: Creg Jantz, sports information director and assistant athletic director, Case Western Reserve University
Most embarrassing thing in your CD collection? "Merry Christmas—Mariah Carey." Sorry if that puts a damper on the upcoming holiday season.
First song you're singing on karaoke night? "Roadhouse Blues" by the Doors.
Headline on your obituary? Creg Jantz dead—what a drag!
Movies you've walked out of? "The English Patient." Brutal!
If you went to hell, what song would be played over and over? "1999" by Prince... Read article.
November 03, 2006
Case acting program draws rave reviews
The Plain Dealer, November 3, 2006
This summer, six students from Case Western Reserve University's graduate acting program showcased their talent in New York City. All six were signed by major talent agencies. "It is unheard of for an entire class to get signed and especially by agencies of this quality," said Paul Fouquet, casting director at Elissa Myers Casting Agency in New York. Read article.