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• Soprano Danielle de Niese: 'I'm not the first singer to go back to work after having a baby'

  13-05-2015 22:30
  
  Over lunch at Glyndebourne's staff canteen, the soprano Danielle de Niese, who is heavily pregnant, is telling star-studded anecdotes. Recently, en route to a charity gala with her tell-tale bump disguised beneath the drapes of a Vivienne Westwood gown, she changed trains at Clapham Junction. A hand on her arm, an "Excuse me, but…" – and there on the station platform, she declares, was Dame Vivienne Westwood herself: "She spotted her dress first and then said – 'Oh, it's you!'" De Niese g
  
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• I Am The Walrus: Joanna Malinowska Sculptures at CANADA

  13-05-2015 22:03 via artnews.com
  “There’s nothing else like it at the fair,” CANADA’s Phil Grauer said in regards to the Polish artist Joanna Malinowska’s trilogy of touching walrus sculptures at their Frieze booth. “I think it’s called three walruses fucking but I’m not sure.”The … Read More
  
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• Racks on Racks on Racks: Pia Camil Is Giving Away 800 Ponchos at Frieze

  13-05-2015 21:58 via artnews.com
  Around noon today, a pretty sizable scrum of people were waiting in a line next to a long rack of clothing near the north entrance of Frieze New York. A sample sale? Sort of. Mexico City–based artist Pia Camil has sewn … Read More
  
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• Navigating the Fluxus Labyrinth at Frieze New York

  13-05-2015 21:56 via artnews.com
  Between the aisles clogged with collectors drifting along at glacial speeds and the free-wheeling art advisors hurtling about with iPads at the ready, art fairs can feel a lot like obstacle courses. Tribute to Flux-Labyrinth (1976/2015), a participatory project at Frieze New … Read More
  
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• Grab a Bud or 2,978: Kader Attia Installs Beer Cans at Frieze

  13-05-2015 21:37 via artnews.com
  Somewhere inside the enormous white tent housing Frieze this year (“towards the back, I mean, towards the front? I can’t even tell anymore,” said a security guard hopelessly while attempting to direct me to the bathroom, or any bathroom), 2,978 … Read More
  
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• A Philosophy Of Philosophy That Has Left Women Philosophers Out Of The Canon

  13-05-2015 21:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Overlooking these women’s contributions doesn’t just misrepresent the era, it’s also helped solidify philosophy’s status as a white men’s club. About 35 percent of U.S. philosophy faculty members in 2009, the most recent year for which reliable data is available, were women, and just 30 percent of the doctorates awarded that year went to women, […]
  
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• Why The Berlin Philharmonic Is Having Difficulty Picking A New Music Director

  13-05-2015 21:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  “The fact that they’re dampening down expectations of a quick re-election suggests this is more than a tussle of wills over a few preferred candidates. It points to a profound disagreement over fundamentals. The classical music world is changing, and that makes the business of finding a new leader for the BPO challenging, in a […]
  
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• Zak Kitnick and D’Ette Nogle Bring Pure Olive Oil to Frieze

  13-05-2015 21:16 via artnews.com
  Like art, the best kind of oil is the purest. Or at least it’s supposed to be that way.That may have been the thought process behind the work that Zak Kitnick and D’Ette Nogle made for New York gallery Clifton Benevento’s booth … Read More
  
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• Astronomical Rise In Prices For High End Art Illustrates Rising Global Financial Inequality

  13-05-2015 21:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  “The astronomical rise in prices for the most-sought-after works of art over the last generation is in large part the story of rising global inequality. At its core, this is the simplest of economic math. The supply of Picasso paintings or Giacometti sculptures (one of which sold for $141 million in the same auction this […]
  
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• Catherine Deneuve: Social Media Is Destroying Hollywood’s Ability To Make Stars

  13-05-2015 20:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  The invasive and non-stop nature of online social networks puts too much exposure on stars, while at the same time turning regular people into instant celebrities, Deneuve said. “To be a star, that requires glamour and secrecy,” she said, speaking in French.
  
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• UK Theatres And Unions Make Agreement On Higher Pay For Backstage Workers

  13-05-2015 20:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  “With this framework, we have a real opportunity to transform pay and terms and conditions in the theatre industry.”
  
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• Leading UK Scientists Lobby To Get Arts Education Prominence Alongside STEM

  13-05-2015 20:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  Leading British scientists and engineers are calling on the incoming government to give arts education the same value as science, technology, engineering and maths. It comes after education secretary Nicky Morgan said last year that choosing to study arts subjects could “hold [students] back for the rest of their lives”.
  
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• Plan To Get San Jose Repertory Theatre Back Up And Running Again

  13-05-2015 20:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Built in 1997, the city-owned $31.6 million facility has been largely dormant, with the exception of pop-up retail ventures, since last June when the Rep announced it was filing for bankruptcy after 34 years. The death of the city’s premiere theater company has been a considerable blow to downtown business such as bars and restaurants […]
  
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• Dr. Dre Makes an Appearance at Frieze, Courtesy Tom Sachs’s Ceramic Boombox

  13-05-2015 20:43 via artnews.com
  Walking by the Salon 94 booth, I heard the instrumental version of Dr. Dre’s classic turn-of-the century banger “The Next Episode” play out of a ceramic boombox at a moderate volume. This is the work of the artist Tom Sachs, … Read More
  
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• ‘I Hope They Will Come for Something That Isn’t Just Consumerist': Paul Schimmel Talks About His New L.A. Gallery

  13-05-2015 20:38 via artnews.com
  One of the more intriguing sights at the Frieze New York art fair on opening day was Paul Schimmel, the curator and art historian, selling works at the booth of Hauser & Wirth. Schimmel spent 35 years working for museums … Read More
  
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• Is Suing Hollywood Studios The Best Way To Get Them To Hire More Women?

  13-05-2015 20:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  The ACLU is giving it try. “There are a lot of parties involved in putting together a film,” Robinson said. “If they do bring a lawsuit, one of the challenges of plaintiffs in court would be showing who’s responsible for the hiring decision. The studios will do what’s minimally necessary to avoid government scrutiny.”
  
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• How A Producer Made Canadian History Videos Cool Again

  13-05-2015 20:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Nearly 25 years since they were first broadcast across Canada, Heritage Minutes have got their swagger back. Their original target audience – young, impressionable Canadians – is now a huge, digitally savvy slice of the country’s makeup, and there’s little they crave more than nostalgia and parody.”
  
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• Leidy Churchman at Murray Guy, New York

  13-05-2015 20:03 via artnews.com
  Pictures at an Exhibition presents images of one notable show every weekday.Today’s show: “Leidy Churchman:The Meal of the Lion” is currently on view at Murray Guy in New York until Saturday, June 6. Churchman refers to the exhibition as an “extraordinary junkyard” of symbols, … Read More
  
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• Should Writing Well Still Be A Sign Of Whether You’re Educated Or Smart?

  13-05-2015 20:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  “It may be time to understand that the writing culture of an earlier era was a matter of fashion, much like the elaborate clothing required of anyone who stepped outside. And just as fashions can be utilitarian—houses weren’t as well heated in the old days, making all those textiles more necessary most of the year—writing […]
  
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• Smart Machines Are Now Teaching Us How To Look At Art In Deeper Ways

  13-05-2015 19:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  “One application of the new algorithms is to pick out paintings with similar characteristics (see images). That provides a new and powerful tool for historians to look for influences between artists that may never have been aware of. It also allows a new form of art exploration, jumping from one image to another similar one, […]
  
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• DiCaprio Digs Dots: Jonathan Horowitz at Frieze Art Fair

  13-05-2015 19:15 via artnews.com
  An hour into the frenzied Frieze New York VIP preview this morning, one booth had caught Leonardo DiCaprio’s eye. “Jonathan Horowitz at Gavin Brown’s,” he said, clad in his signature incognito ensemble, famous face hidden beneath bushy beard, sunglasses and a newsboy … Read More
  
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• Unseen Henry Moore sculpture designs to be shown in London

  13-05-2015 18:35
  
  Long-lost photographs of plaster models used by the British sculptor to offer Unesco a choice of works in 1957 are to go on display this summer
  A collection of unseen photographs by Henry Moore are to go on display for the first time, revealing a series of works the Yorkshire sculptor designed but which were never realised.All 20 of the images to be exhibited in London were taken between 1956 and 1957, revealing the various options that Moore crafted to sit outside the Unesco building in Paris.
  
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• A New Business Model For Music Royalties That Makes Sense?

  13-05-2015 18:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  Initially, Josh Collum didn’t get much income from Rumblefish — a few hundred dollars here and there. Then, a couple of years ago, something changed. He started seeing real money — tens of thousands of dollar a quarter. “So I called,” he says. “And I’m like, ‘What’s happening? Why the jump?'”
  
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• Seattle’s Main PBS Affiliate Cuts Local Production. Does It Deserve To Be Supported Locally?

  13-05-2015 18:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  “The problem is that being able to perpetuate yourself is not the same as having a distinctive mission. KCTS is a tax-exempt organization licensed to use the public airwaves in the public interest. Our region deserves better. Only a little more than half of KCTS spending is on program services. The rest goes for fundraising […]
  
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• Red lorry, yellow lorry: articulated art hits the road – in pictures

  13-05-2015 18:00
  Ten lorries have been transformed into mobile artworks as part of South Lincolnshire arts programme, Transported. The ten custom wraps feature works by artist Alisha Miller that celebrate the county’s landscapes. The project is funded by Arts Council England’s Creative People and Places programme, which aims to targets areas of the country where people are less likely to engage with the arts Continue reading...
  
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• Andy Warhol Polaroid selfies go up for sale on eBay

  13-05-2015 17:50
  
  Self-portraits – or selfies for short – are incredibly popular. From Kim Kardashian to Obama, everyone’s taking photos of themselves, but one man beat them all to it: Andy Warhol.
  
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• Register for the 2015 Annual Convention – Arts Leadership Preconference

  13-05-2015 16:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  The future of the arts is crafted by those who test norms, evolve, and anticipate tomorrow. Build on your expertise and learn about new leadership models, technology, and vision for the future.
  
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• Paint the town green: the hidden history of Irish art

  13-05-2015 16:00
  
  The first major show of Irish art in London for over 30 years – taken from a collection assembled by a bank then made available to the nation after the financial crisis – reveals a century’s worth of poetry and protest on canvasSome of the gems of a museum-quality art collection – which could easily have been scattered in a fire sale when the Irish economy crashed and burned – are going on show in London this week at Mall Galleries. It is, the gallery’s director, Lewis McNaught, obse
  
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• Preview NADA New York 2015

  13-05-2015 16:00 via artnews.com
  The fourth edition of the New Art Dealers Association (NADA) New York fair opens May 14 and runs through Sunday at Pier 36 in the Lower East Side. Bringing together 103 galleries from 36 cities throughout the world, the fair … Read More
  
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• Morning Links: Michael Heizer Edition

  13-05-2015 15:27 via artnews.com
  Art Basel has announced the 74 artists who will contribute to its large-scale show, “Unlimited,” which runs in tandem to the fair and features large works that would not be able to fit in traditional gallery areas. Works by Kader Attia, David Shrigley, Ai … Read More
  
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• Art Fairs Are Slaughterhouses

  13-05-2015 15:07 via artnews.com
  London Art Pitch is a monthly column by Jamie Sterns, a New York curator and writer based in the British capital. There are more than 200 art fairs a year. Did you hear that? More than 200 art fairs in … Read More
  
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• Picasso's stepdaughter accuses Paris art dealer Oliver Tomas of stealing artworks he was entrusted to transport and store

  13-05-2015 13:08
  
  French prosecutors have begun investigating a Paris art dealer suspected of stealing works from Pablo Picasso’s stepdaughter only hours after the artist's tribute to Henry Matisse, Les Femmes d’Alger (version O), sold for a record breaking $179 million at auction.
  
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• Three Women And A Housing Project Are Finalists For 2015 Turner Prize

  13-05-2015 10:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  The housing project, a Liverpool complex revamped by the young architecture collective called Assemble, is joined on the shortlist by a study room, a chamber opera, and fur coats sewn onto Marcel Breuer chairs.
  
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• Picasso’s Stepdaughter Has Paris Dealer Arrested For Trying To Steal Her Picassos

  13-05-2015 10:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Catherine Hutin-Blay, the only daughter of Picasso’s second wife Jacqueline, … believes that some of the works the art dealer was hired to transport have gone missing. Prosecutors would not say which works were involved nor give their estimated value.”
  
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• How Sex On TV Began Resembling Sex In Real Life (With All The Awkwardness And Miscommunication)

  13-05-2015 10:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Critics debate whether we’ve passed the golden age of television defined by shows like The Sopranos and The Wire and if new TV dramas will live up to those classics. One thing is certain though: We are in a new age of sex on TV. TIME spoke to six of the showrunners who are taking […]
  
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• Brooklyn’s Hipster Mecca Gets A Classical Music Venue

  13-05-2015 10:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  “A long-discussed plan to turn a disused sawdust factory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn into a venue for classical and contemporary music appears to be now taking shape. Organizers of the 13,000-square-foot space on Friday announced plans to open this October with a program of ‘genre-spanning music at accessible ticket prices.’ The venue is to be called […]
  
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• Will Philadelphia’s Next Mayor Pay Attention To The Arts, Which Have Led The City’s Renaissance?

  13-05-2015 10:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Like a prospector who discovers a gold mine then watches others pull riches from it, the Philadelphia arts and culture community has been looking around and wondering when its turn will come. Center City is a boomtown, its vibrant street life and desirable real estate in large part a consequence of arts pioneers taking a […]
  
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• Soprano Montserrat Caballé Fails To Attend Court For Tax Evasion Sentence

  13-05-2015 10:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  Always notorious for cancelling, the diva missed a hearing to ratify the plea deal that would allow her to avoid jail time for defrauding the Spanish government of €500,000 in taxes owed. Her attorney, fed up, dropped her as a client over the weekend. (in English)
  
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• Defendant Loses First Round Of Lawsuits Over Collapse Of Broadway ‘Rebecca’

  13-05-2015 10:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  “That publicist, Marc Thibodeau, who had been hired to help bring to Broadway the gothic musical based on the Daphne du Maurier novel, had sent foreboding emails under phony names to a potential investor and his lawyers, warning that the show’s producers had been tricked by a fraud scheme.”
  
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• In Defense Of The Negative Book Review: Can Hatchet Jobs Build Strong Literary Culture?

  13-05-2015 10:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  “The language of marketing is that of ‘appreciation,’ and if literary critics adopt appreciation as their primary mode, they have not achieved critical distance from market interests. … The reviewer must be allowed to retain the option of proclaiming some books superior to others in the canon; if this right is denied her, then reviewing […]
  
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• A Brief History Of AOL (Now That Verizon’s About To Swallow It Whole)

  13-05-2015 10:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  A suggested reading list of journalism, ranging from the early days (1996), through the late ’90s “chat wars,” the failed experiment with Patch, and the disastrous merger with Time-Warner.
  
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• Philly’s About To Get A New Dance Mecca

  13-05-2015 10:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  As a 32-year series of dance performances ends at the Annenberg Center at U.Penn., the city’s top dance presenter is moving to the newly-available Prince Music Theater.
  
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• Satyajit Ray’s Great ‘Apu Trilogy,’ Restored And Returning To Movie Screens

  13-05-2015 10:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Now, a new generation of filmgoers has a chance to discover Ray’s humane genius in a rerelease of the [films]” – Pather Panchali, Aparajito, and The World of Apu – “first in New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles in May, and then in selected theaters around the country, after a lengthy and painstaking restoration by […]
  
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• Elizabeth Wilson, 94, Character Actress With Six-Decade Career

  13-05-2015 10:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  “As much as any actor of her generation, Ms. Wilson was the epitome of the redoubtable trouper: always working; good in almost any role; roundly respected by her peers; yet never rising to the level of star.” Her best-known roles were the mother of Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) in The Graduate and Roz the office […]
  
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• Encore: Celebrating 25 Years Of The Only Lit Prize To Honor Second Novels

  13-05-2015 10:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  “In particular, as suggested by the phrase ‘the difficult second novel’, things can get tough after first publication. If your first book has gone like the clappers, you’ll probably be feeling pressure, both self-generated and from expectant publishers; at the same time, … your schedule may seem to conspire against you ever writing another word.”
  
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• The All-Male Black Gay Dance Team That’s Braving The Deep South

  13-05-2015 10:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  “The Prancing Elites hail from Mobile, Alabama, and they’re a forceful reminder that in the era of ‘just do you,’ it can be a radical – even dangerous – proposition to do just that. Wherever they go, the Elites, as they often call themselves, arouse visceral reactions from local residents, of both disgust and admiration.” […]
  
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• Top Posts From AJBlogs 05.12.15

  13-05-2015 09:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  Parsing “Engage” AJBlog: Engaging Matters Published 2015-05-12 Strong Start, Weak Finish at Sotheby’s $379.68-Million Contemporary Sale AJBlog: CultureGrrl Published 2015-05-12 A New Heldentenor AJBlog: OperaSleuth Published 2015-05-12 Mike Leigh’s Piratical Sense of Duty AJBlog: Plain English Published 2015-05-12 Coming Down for Air AJBlog: Infinite Curves Published 2015-05-12
  
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• Sotheby’s Delivers a Solid, If Slow, $379.7 M. Contemporary Sale, With Records for Polke, Wool, More

  13-05-2015 06:22 via artnews.com
  Earlier this evening in New York Sotheby’s held a contemporary art sale that brought in $379.7 million, well within its presale estimates of $322.1 million to $420.7 million, and that saw new records for seven artists—Christopher Wool, Mark Bradford, Mark Grotjahn, Danh … Read More
  
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