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• Once shrouded in mystery, a masterpiece of medieval ages is back on show

  10-12-2016 23:00
  
  The translucent beauty of an early English alabaster Virgin and Child has survived 600 years of destructionShe has survived state-sponsored destruction, revolution in Europe and the ravages of time to return now to our shores after a 600-year absence. On Sunday an early alabaster religious statue of the Virgin and Child will take its place among the rarer medieval glories of the British Museum; unveiled to the public as a testament to the forgotten artistry of 14th-century English sculptors.&ldq
  
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• Medieval statue that survived persecution is back on show

  10-12-2016 23:00
  
  Early English alabaster Virgin and Child that withstood the Reformation and the French Revolution dates from 14th centuryShe has survived state-sponsored destruction, revolution in Europe and the ravages of time to return now to our shores after a 600-year absence. On Sunday an early alabaster religious statue of the Virgin and Child will take its place among the rarer medieval glories of the British Museum; unveiled to the public as a testament to the forgotten artistry of 14th-century English
  
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• Today's AJBlog Highlights

  10-12-2016 06:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  Amateur work On Facebook and Twitter I’ve been talking about bad graphic design in classical music. Why does bad design matter? Because we need a new audience. Our new audience comes — will come — from the ... read more
  AJBlog: Sandow Published 2016-12-09Looking for love in Bodunk In the online edition of today’s Wall Street Journal, I review a new off-Broadway musical, the stage version of The Band’s Visit. Here’s an excerpt. * * * As delightfu
  
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• Where Risk Lives - Increasingly Not In Big Institutions But In The Small Nimble Startups

  10-12-2016 06:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  Just as Hollywood studios have abandoned making movies that don't promise blockbuster potential, so have major publishers narrowed their interests to "big" books. Increasingly, risks in new authors are taken by small, nimble presses with small staffs. They invest in these writers, and, when they become successful, bigger publishers snap them up.
  Increasingly, “risky” authors, those who’ve been rejected over and over again by traditional publishers or dozens of agents, are being
  
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• Assistant Professor of Arts Management and Entrepreneurship at The New School's College of Performing Arts

  10-12-2016 04:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  The College of Performing Arts (CoPA) at The New School (consisting of the Mannes School of Music, The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, and The School of Drama) invites applications for a full-time Renewable Term Appointment (RTA) at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor in Creative Technology. This is a key faculty position to help establish creative technologies as a core part of the curricula for all CoPA students.
  Responsibilities include leading the advancement of technolo
  
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