The Dali experience comes to the Philadelphia Art Museum

JESSICA MARRELLA FEATURES EDITOR JRM722@CABRINI EDU

The Philadelphia Museum of Art has orchestrated the first Salvador Dali exhibition to be seen anywhere since the artist’s death in 1989 and the first in the United States in more than 60 years. Philadelphia is the only place in the United States where the exhibition can be seen from Feb. 16 through May 15, 2005.

Salvador Dali consists of over 200 works, 150 of which are paintings, the largest amount of Dali’s pictures to be on display at one time. Other pieces include sculpture, works on paper, photographs of Dali and a documentary section. Many of the works are being displayed in the US for the first time. The works have been gathered from both public and private collections in 14 countries.

According to Anne d’Harnoncourt, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, “Dali is one of the best-known artists of all time and yet 15 years after his death and despite such remarkable public recognition, his achievement has yet to be fully understood. This exhibition will provide a splendid opportunity for scholars, artists and visitors to encounter a complete and complex picture of the artist’s oeuvre.”

To enhance the exhibition The Philadelphia Museum of Art is offering a variety of educational public programs. Included with admission is an audio tour. The tour offers a commentary on many of the works by Michael Taylor and Dawn Ades, guest curator, and also by Anne d’Harnoncourt.

Aone-day workshop is being offered called “Salvador Dali and the Art of Enjoying Catalan Wines” on April 30.

Two art history courses are being offered including “Surrealism and its Discontents” and “Dali, Dali, Dali: ACelebration of the Artist’s Life and Work.” Each course discusses realism and each is $80.

“The Conquest of the Irrational: Salvador Dali and the Limits of Surrealism” is a lecture being offered Friday Feb. 25 by Michael Taylor. The lecture is $20 after the Museum admission. An international symposium is being offered April 10 and 11 which will cover the significance of Dali’s theories and artistic production. Guest speakers from Spain, France, Great Britain, Ireland and North America will be presenting papers during the lecture.

The exhibition, arranged chronologically, displays Dali’s earliest efforts as an artist, his most notable surrealist paintings as well as paintings that he did in response to politics.

For more information visit www.philamuseum.org or www.dalli2004.org. Tickets for the exhibition are $20 for adults, $17 for seniors and students and $10 for children. Aspecial student price of $12 will apply between Feb. 16 and April 1, this includes the audio tour.

In response to the offensive material and severe criticism, Hot 97 took action. The morning show producer, Rick Delgado, and morning show member, Todd Lynn, have been fired. Morning show host, Miss Jones, and two others have been suspended for two weeks. In addition, Sprint and McDonald’s corporations have pulled their advertisements from the Hot 97 radio station.

Many protesters from the Asian Media Watch and the New York City Council have argued that the suspensions given are too light and all members should be fired. Another huge question raised by protesters is why hasn’t the

FCC stepped in to do its job?

“I can’t believe someone would think a song like that is funny,” Erik Parrillo, sophomore marketing major, said. “It’s strange the FCC hasn’t stepped into the situation. They are usually so quick to take action and make sure something like that doesn’t air,” Parrillo said.

Fiery controversy has surrounded Federal Communications Commission (FCC) media regulation for years. First Amendment advocates battle for the valuable possession of free speech, while conservatives seek to eliminate the “trash” from the airwaves. In a post 9/11 society, restrictions have been common, yet many people feel the FCC has failed to take appropriate action in this case.

Krista Mazzeo, Cabrini communications center general supervisor and general manager of 89.1 WYBF-FM, feels differently. “The FCC is traditionally a higher authority that steps in when the station’s internal management cannot handle a situation,” Mazzeo said. “In this case, management handled the situation and imposed the penalties they thought were correct.”

Although two careers have been terminated and two others suspended, there is still a great number of people complaining to the station that the suspensions are too light of punishments. The station has recently aired messages of apology to the public. Also, Hot 97 has given statements that Sprint and McDonald’s had no connection to the song being played. Whether or not the host of the morning show, Miss Jones, will be fired or not is still up in the air.

LCD Soundsystem infiltrates dance floors

CHRISTINE ERNEST ASSISTANTA&EEDITOR CME722@CABRINI EDU

James Murphy, mastermind behind LCD Soundsystem and DFARecords, will make any listener dance or at least nod his head. Since his 2002 hit release, “Losing My Edge”/ “Beat Connection” Murphy has been getting hipsters all over the world to get their dance groove on.

LCD Soundsystem’s release of their self-titled album in January 2005 is indie-electronic album that will no doubt make a big splash with new and old fans alike.

Opening track “Daft Punk is Playing at My House” captures the essence of any true party song: a full house of people, good music, robots, neighbors who won’t call the police and most importantly drum solos