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News and notes The Jackson Pollock catalogue raisonné is The Oxford Gallery, 23, High Street, Oxford,
now in preparation. Eugene Victor Thaw and will be showing new works by Robert Medley
Virginia Allen are editors of the publication. between 22 May and 21 June. The artist
This extensive project is being undertaken with comments: 'Since 1966 I have been increasingly
the full cooperation of Lee Krasner Pollock and involved in non-figurative presentation. My
the Marlborough Gallery. In addition, noted pictures are geometrical but they are not
Pollock scholars, institutions, individuals, and patterns. They are spatial webs to trap the
other galleries that have handled the work of imagination. They are not mood paintings, they
Jackson Pollock have given their support to are emblem and image; puzzles of the simple.
the project. A committee composed of Lee I try, in a small way, to make pictures in a way
Krasner Pollock, Donald McKinney, William that is analogous to the processes of nature.'
S. Lieberman, and the editors of the publication
will meet periodically to review questions of Chris Orr has been awarded the major prize
authenticity and deal with problems of at the Bradford Print Biennale.
documentation.
Institutions and individuals owning works Modern French Tapestries will be shown at
by PolloCk or having biographical material, the Royal College of Art Galleries. Nearly fifty
correspondenCe, or photographs pertaining to tapestries will be in the exhibition, dating from
his paintings or work in other media are the pioneer work of Lurcat and Gromaire in the
requested to communicate with the editors, 1930s, PiCasso's Acrobats and Chagall's Night.
c/o E. V. Thaw and Co., 525 Park Avenue, Hartung, Léger, Matisse, de Stael and Vasarely
New York, N.Y. 10021. are all represented.

Music Now will present the first visit to this
country since 1966 of John Cage and David
Tudor, during the European tour whiCh marks
Cage's sixtieth anniversary year. The concert
will be held in the Royal Albert Hall on Monday
22nd May.

The Newcastle Festival takes place this year
from 22 September to 21 October. Mr David
Laing, the new Director of the Festival, took up
his post on 1 March.

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