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...reviewing the "Van Gogh in Aries" exhibit in New York City [ART, Oct. 22], Robert Hughes notes that the enormous crowds who attend such exhibits make it nearly impossible to see, let alone appreciate, the pictures. This is tragic for observing the works of Van Gogh, which need careful study of the dashes and slashes that create his unique style. This matter concerned Van Gogh as well. While he was at Aries, he wrote to his brother Theo, "When anyone says that such and such is done too fast, you can reply that they have looked at it too quickly...
Fearing that the tragic news might spark street demonstrations and clashes with police, church leaders and Solidarity activists appealed for calm. During his weekly audience at the Vatican, Pope John Paul II urged his countrymen not to disturb "the great moral eloquence of this death." Former Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa asked Poles to observe "the silence of mourning." Said he: "They wanted to kill, and they killed not only a man, not only a Pole, not only a priest. They wanted to kill the hope that it is possible in Poland to avoid violence in political life...
Bankers and investment-house officials complain that they are being blamed unfairly. Contends Daniel Buser, a spokesman for the American Bankers Association: "To say blanketly that financial institutions are cooperating with organized crime is a tragic remark." John M. Walker Jr., the Treasury Department's chief for enforcement of the Bank Secrecy Act, claims most bankers are aware of money-laundering problems and are "looking for ways to cooperate...
...Dance Theatre of Harlem was born in response to profoundly different needs, and their performances in Boston last week showed the unique perspective they bring to American dance. Arthur Mitchell, the current director, founded the company in 1969 as his commitment to the people of Harlem following the tragic assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Today, the multiracial company includes 48 dancers and sports a repertoire of more than 60 classical, modern and ethnic pieces. By forcing us to rethink and reconsider traditional stereotypes and associations, the company represents a deliberate expansion of classical ballet...
...latest attack against the U.S. embassy in Beirut [WORLD, Oct. 1] is another tragic example of terrorists attempting to alter our nation's foreign policy in the Middle East...