Where contemporary pop music idolizes the adolescent, world music still prizes old folks.
Across the world, Mr. Marino sets the stage for sophisticated shopping, where contemporary art is an accessory as much as the handbags.
With an impeccable sense of mise-en-scène, Sotheby's set it up at the end of the hall where contemporary art was on view in early May.
This effort is not an encouraging sight, but then the Met has a long way to go where contemporary art is concerned.
In a country where contemporary artists remain fixated on traditional techniques, Mr. Rana chose a decade ago to venture into new technology.
A few American critics, addicted to anything new, have moaned that his sullen and fleshy figures put him out of step with where contemporary taste was headed.
He was lamenting that, since the Stedelijk Museum closed for renovation, there are very few places where contemporary art can be displayed.
But in a country where contemporary art continually struggles against the public's indifference and a restrictive government, the exhibition was an important marker.
But they look right at home at Tibet House, where contemporary versions of religious tankas, meant for esoteric instruction and meditation, often hang (Cotter).
But they look right at home at Tibet House, where contemporary versions of religious tankas, meant for esoteric instructon and meditation, often hang (Cotter).
So she switched her specialty to government and business, which she called "the two areas where contemporary issues of power and morality played out".
