Sentences with phrase «into patronage»

Since coming to UCCA in 2011, he has led its transformation from a founder - driven private museum into China's leading independent contemporary art institution, culminating in the 2017 restructure that has brought UCCA into the patronage of a new group of trustees.

And upstate, we just want to make sure it doesn't turn into a patronage mill in some of those cities.»

Eventually it may shade into something else, something less noble» into patronage, into a situation where the guilty one comes to have contempt for the claimant, and the claimant comes to feel shame, and its natural accompaniment, rage, at his impotence.

Not exact matches

The causes of the crisis that nearly killed Bilinkis's company were many: a patronage system, started by Juan and Eva Perón in the 1950s, that grew into a bloated government bureaucracy; a corrupt privatization of government services that sold off some of the country's most valuable assets at fire - sale prices; and a reactionary monetary policy that exacerbated both of these problems.

«Tom and I are excited to take this classic brand into the future and create a new, artist - centric, artist - friendly company driven by strong business principles,» says Wagner, who likened their vision for UA to that of the Medici family's patronage of the arts during Italian Renaissance.

The purpose has been to put his own loyal men into all the government positions, consolidate his own power, reward his supporters like any good political patronage system would.

Many translations from Indian languages into Persian were made under the patronage of the Mughal emperors, notably the translation of the Mahabharata and Ramayana under Akbar.

Rainey comes bearing the new, academically orthodox, message that «modernism... is a strategy whereby the work of art invites and solicits its commodification, but does so in such a way that it becomes a commodity of a special sort, one that is temporarily exempted from the exigencies of immediate consumption prevalent within the larger cultural economy and instead is integrated into a different economic circuit of patronage, collecting, speculation, and investment.»

The latter is especially important because Boiardo» gentleman of Ferrara» was a beneficiary of the Estensi; and because Ariosto» also dependent on that House's patronage» would explicitly transform Ruggiero (Ariosto's spelling) into the Ferraran Aeneas, and Rodomonte into a new Turnus (which gives Rodomonte the privilege of bringing the epic to its sudden conclusion by dying under Ruggiero's blade).

With the enhancement of the dignity of the bishop and the extension of his judicial authority under the patronage of the Empire, the old cathedra upon which the ante-Nicene bishop had sat in his capacity as teacher, was gradually converted into a veritable throne, imitative of that of the emperor.25 It is quite possible that the courtly protocol and the sartorial details of the so - called Donation of Constantine are a reasonably accurate description of the dress, insignia, and prerogatives of the chief bishop of the West in the late imperial period, that even the account of the bestowal of these privileges primarily errs in fictionally ascribing to one emperor what was probably done by several in the course of the fourth and fifth centuries, and that once the fictional monopolization of these prerogatives by one bishop is removed, the Donation is recognized as supplying us with a picture of a late imperial prelate.26

While an MP might owe his or her place in parliament, or even cabinet, not due to patronage from above, but because he was an NUM MP, or had backing from the public sector unions, or the London Labour Party etc, s / he could enter into those discussions pre-vote from a position of real stregnth.

Consequently, unemployed and disaffected youth are drawn into complex patronage relationship with political officeholders and are easily mobilized into youth wings of political parties.

Patronage jobs for relatives, personal holiday cards printed at taxpayer expense, and lavish weddings for the fair director's daughters were among the shocking examples of «flagrant, chronic abuse» detailed yesterday by a watchdog's probe into mismanagement at — of all places — the Great New York State Fair.

«The clause is the turn of the screw by the coalition into our democratic system of government, which, at its essence, is about the individuality and votes of conscience of MPs, irrespective of the Whips and the patronage system.

An investigation by The New York Times into hiring by the Empire State Development Corporation, shows Cuomo's administration has engaged in some of the same patronage practices that have often prevailed here, despite the governor's pledges to the contrary.

Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has launched a probe into the state fair, to look into «patronage, cronyism, and waste of taxpayer money.»

Syracuse, NY — Any semblance of peace between Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney and the leadership of her own political party has vaporized amid battles over political patronage and a grand jury investigation into allegations of election law violations.

«In many areas, it could tip buses into a spiral of decline with fares rises, falling patronage and service cuts, all with impacts on some of the poorest in society.

«Ed Miliband, like his brother, has succeeded in converting his patronage - momentum into real political capital which should have made him an evens bet to be the next leader.

The payment issue has been a nagging yet sensitive one for SUNY Poly and the governor's office, which have become embroiled in an investigation by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara into potential political patronage involving Cuomo's economic development projects across upstate.

He would turn the AG's office into the Republican Patronage mill and the state would be worse for it.

Driving into the town, it was easy to observe that the city wasn't bubbling as most roads were deserted, exotic mansions abandoned and fine hotels had low patronage even with their generous discounts on accommodation.

That is, unlike the Republican county machines, which have traditionally been able to leverage patronage into electoral muscle, the Tea Party groups depend entirely on volunteers.

Nimick and his fellow directors of the Clarkstown Residents Opposing Patronage, Ralph Sabatini and Michael Hull, asked the town board to look into Town Attorney, Amy Mele, and the rest of the Town Attorney staff.

Savino was the Bronx GOP Chairman when he was hired by Supervisor Gromack into a part - time patronage job for $ 87,000 as Clarkstown's Tax Certiorari attorney.

I always drum it into the ears of the people that we should reduce our reliance on government patronage as a means of survival.

Your patronage helps keep a locally beloved salon, which is maybe family - owned for generations or founded by an independent entrepreneur bringing more talent into the area, in business.

Demeter's patronage over the harvest is best translated into an autumnal outfit.

When one takes a look at the date scene in this city, they really have to go back to the heady days of 1859, when New Westminster became the capital of the Colony of British Columbia — this was when the area began to see its first real infiltration of dating types into the area, which in turn led to the creation of all sorts of dating bars, lounges, and parlours to accept their dating patronage.

Ashley is a troubling character not because she's a dingbat, but because she might not be a dingbat — and Madeleine's quest to bring a disadvantaged southern artist into the literati spotlight is mired in problems with exploitation and a system of patronage that sees virtue (for themselves or their subjects) in noble savagery.

Sullivan is orphaned and living with his grandmother when Costello comes into his life, and the mobster's patronage gives him a sense of place that's worth more than any amount of easy money.

Mitsubishi has always managed to find patronage amongst enthusiasts and racers but somehow could not break into the mainstream market.

They begin with William Rackham, an egotistical perfume magnate whose ambition is fueled by his lust for Sugar, and whose patronage of her brings her into proximity to his extended family and milieu: his unhinged, child - like wife, Agnes; his mysteriously hidden - away daughter, Sophie; and his pious brother Henry, foiled in his devotional calling by a persistently less - than - chaste love for the Widow Fox, whose efforts on behalf of The Rescue Society lead Henry into ever - more disturbing confrontations with flesh.

The radio, television, and, now, personal computers have brought information into our homes in such a way that institutions like libraries and bookstores are quickly losing patronage.

The town developed into a modern state under the patronage of the Kingdom of Romania and was also nicknamed as «Little Paris» due to the similarities in the architecture.

With one of the Great Ocean Road's finest beaches on its doorstep that disappears into the crystal blue waters of Louttit Bay and the unspoiled rainforests of the Otway Ranges bordering the entire region, it is easy to understand why Lorne enjoys patronage from visitors as diverse as the region.

While the aristocracy has always provided the lion's share of the patronage and the audience for art — as, indeed, the aristocracy of wealth does even in our more democratic days — it has contributed little beyond amateurish efforts to the creation of art itself, despite the fact that aristocrats (like many women) have had more than their share of educational advantages, plenty of leisure and, indeed, like women, were often encouraged to dabble in the arts and even develop into respectable amateurs, like Napoleon III's cousin, the Princess Mathilde, who exhibited at the official Salons, or Queen Victoria, who, with Prince Albert, studied art with no less a figure than Landseer himself.

Wile the aristocracy has always provided the lion's share of the patronage and the audience for art — as, indeed, the aristocracy of wealth does even in our more democratic days — it has contributed little beyond amateurish efforts to the creation of art itself, despite the fact that aristocrats (like many women) have had more than their share of educational advantages, plenty of leisure and, indeed, like women, were often encouraged to dabble in the arts and even develop into respectable amateurs, like Napoleon III's cousin, the Princess Mathilde, who exhibited at the official Salons, or Queen Victoria, who, with Prince Albert, studied art with no less a figure than Landseer himself.

I AM is a peacebuilding exhibition that premiered in Amman, Jordan under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah involving 31 of the Middle East's premier contemporary women artists that promotes and celebrates the many accomplishments of Middle Eastern women in shaping our world into a peaceful and harmonious one.

The primary aim of the South Side Community Art Center, where Majeed formerly served as executive director, was to offer support for the self - determination of local artists and «to convert their passion into a career,» where no infrastructure for learning, exhibiting, and patronage formerly existed.

In the»90s, individual patronage regained the prominence it held for museums in the United States up to the»70s, and the corporate populism of the»80s turned into the mass marketing of elite taste.

It examined public support for the arts, corporate and private collecting and art patronage taking into consideration the state of the economic climate.

Reinvigorating Sir John Soane's patronage of contemporary British artists and delving into the emotionally charged forces of light at work in the Museum, acclaimed multi-media artist Michael Petry will be exhibiting at Sir John Soane's Museum later this year and returning early in 2011 with a second exhibition of site - specific work developed in response to the museum, its unique ambience, its collections and its archives.

Reinvigorating Sir John Soane's patronage of contemporary British artists and delving into the emotionally charged forces of light at work in the Museum, acclaimed multi-media artist Michael Petry will be exhibiting at Sir John Soane's Museum later this year and returning early in 2011 with a second exhibition of site - specific work developed in response to -LSB-...]

Reinvigorating Sir John Soane's patronage of contemporary British artists and delving into the emotionally charged forces of light at work in the Museum

Once you break the discipline of having every penny of the tax go back to the taxpayer immediately through the payroll tax reduction, you've turned the gas tax into a slush fund where politicians pick winners and losers, play favorites and dole out patronage.

In the developing world, theft, family ties, tribal allegiances, tithing conspire to prohibit large scale energy projects as the patronage: inserting into leadership and technical skill roles of sons, daughters, cousins, aunts and uncles is too tempting and the incompetence of most of these relatives and obligate parasites leads to no re-investment in the maintenance for these large scale projects an example of which is the hydro electric project near Kinshasa in Democratic Republic of Congo.

How exactly such a digital - era transformation can be best modelled, piloted, and rolled out — which is to say, how the spirit of this earlier patronage of learning for greater public benefit, can be preserved into the digital era — is the work that I and others have underway with such initiatives as the Open Access Publishing Cooperative, Open Library of the Humanities, and SCOAP3 for journals; Knowledge Unlatched and Lever Press for books; and the Public Knowledge Project for open source publishing software.

But when a stadium - seating theater goes into an area, patronage declines at nearby, older...