Word: controller
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...subject is explosive, says Chadwick, because to question quality not only challenges cultural history but also "threatens the dealers, curators, critics and auctioneers who control the system that assigns value to artists' works." That may be so, says Kirk Varnedoe, director of the department of painting and sculpture at New York City's Museum of Modern Art, who does not completely accept or reject the feminist critique. But to dismiss the notion of quality, he says, also challenges the very purpose of art criticism and art appreciation. Says Varnedoe: "One is never relieved of the burden of making judgments about...
...Klara Ungarn, 32, a cheerful and dynamic leader of the small Federation of Young Democrats, may rise higher, but for now their activism is their greatest claim to power. Ungarn's party holds only 21 seats in the parliament, but she is confident its influence is growing. "We will control the government in 10 years," she says, "but not before." With rare wisdom, she acknowledges that the women of the East "need time to learn the profession of politics. Being in the opposition is very different from running the government...
...long enjoyed by athletic men: the heady, sweaty, solitary joy of hard physical exercise and the rosy, relaxed afterglow that follows it. "Sports and exercise make you feel better," says Gail Weldon, who runs the Women's Traac Health Club in Los Angeles. "Women want to be more in control of their bodies...
Once a single woman has decided to follow that drive, she faces a choice of methods. Each option presents its own perils. For adoption, there are long waits, deals that fall through, no control over genes. Intercourse with a selected partner or insemination by a known donor can open the door to future wrangles over custodial rights. Hence many women opt for insemination with the sperm of a faceless donor. The amount of information about the donor varies from clinic to clinic; a few provide detailed medical histories and personal profiles...
Meanwhile, Republican Joseph D. Malone '78 lived up to his billing and defeated Democrat William F. Galvin in the face for state treasurer, putting the office in Republican hands after 26 years under the control of Robert Q. Crane...