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• Nene Humphrey at Lesley Heller Workspace, New York

  22-01-2018 22:36 via artnews.com
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• French Artists, Arts Professionals Pan Jeff Koons’s Proposed Paris Memorial to Victims of Terrorist Attacks

  22-01-2018 21:18 via artnews.com
  The 30-ton work has ignited controversy in the French capital. Read More
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• NADA New York to Launch Acquisition Fund for Bronx Museum of the Arts

  22-01-2018 20:02 via artnews.com
  The next edition of the fair opens in New York in March. Read More
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• Charles I: King and Collector review – majestic collection fit for an unfit king

  22-01-2018 19:01
  Royal Academy, London
  This blockbuster show is chock-full of masterpieces. So why is our critic calling for revolution?Just for a moment the tapestry of grandeur parts to reveal the brutal truth. Armies clash on an English field in a chaos of smoke and horses. From under a furled flag peers the grey, dead face of the monster Medusa, snakes writhing on her severed head. This hideous face and the armies behind it suggest all is not well with the British monarchy. In the foreground stands the young
  
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• Expo Chicago Announces 2018 Special Project Curators

  22-01-2018 18:15 via artnews.com
  Pablo León de la Barra, Anna Gritz, and Justine Ludwig will organize sectors for the fair's seventh edition.Read More
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• Alex Needham Named Arts Editor of the Guardian in London

  22-01-2018 17:37 via artnews.com
  He had worked previously as the New York-based arts editor of the publication's American edition. Read More
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• Critics of Jeff Koons' floral tribute to Paris victims raise a stink

  22-01-2018 16:57
  Open letter dismisses Bouquet of Tulips, a gift in memory of 2015 attacks, as ‘product placement’ A year after the terror attacks that struck Paris in November 2015, Jeff Koons said he would give the city a monumental sculpture meant to honour the victims – but critics of the project are saying “no thanks”.About two dozen artists, gallery owners and officials have written an open letter urging the city of Paris not to install the 12-metre-tall Bouquet of Tulips outs
  
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• Scarlett Johannson Tells James Franco To Give Back His Time's Up Pin

  22-01-2018 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Johansson addressed Franco, and the many allegations against him, at the Women’s March in L.A. She questioned "how a person could 'publicly stand by an organization that helps to provide support for victims of sexual assault, while privately preying on people who have no power.' She then added, 'I want my pin back, by the way.'"
  
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• Germany Invades The United States

  22-01-2018 15:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In board games, anyway. That's right: Board games are back, baby, especially Eurogames. "Most Eurogames are designed such that scoring comes at the end of the game, after some defined milestone or turn limit, so that every player can enjoy the experience of being a contender until the final moments. If this sounds somewhat Euro-socialistic, that’s because it is."
  
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• Julius Lester, Activist, Author, And Newbery Award Finalist, Dies At 78

  22-01-2018 15:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  "After initially publishing the instruction book The Folksinger’s Guide to the 12-String Guitar as Played by Leadbelly with musician Pete Seeger in 1965, Professor Lester went on to write essays, fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books. Among the latter was 1968’s To Be a Slave, which was named a Newbery Honor Book – a finalist for the prestigious Newbery Medal. He also collaborated with African-American illustrator Jerry Pinkney on children’s books, including a r
  
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• Some New Zealanders Can't Deal With Shakespeare In Maori Language

  22-01-2018 15:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The fairies in the latest production of Midsummer Night's Dream speak Te Reo, one of New Zealand's official languages, for about 20 percent of the production. "Online reviews left about the Pop-up Globe performance said the move was 'disrespectful' and 'bastardising' Shakespeare and confusing for audiences. Other theatre goers have made their equally damning views direct to the venue's management."
  
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• Smithsonian Sites Remain Open In D.C. On Monday As Federal Government Remains Shut Down

  22-01-2018 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  After Monday? Probably not; and the National Zoo webcams will also close down as the Zoo closes (personnel will still care for the animals, however). "The Smithsonian announced that it has 'funds available to keep the museums open on Monday. We will update this announcement as needed.'"
  
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• Morning Links: Government Shutdown Edition

  22-01-2018 15:00 via artnews.com
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• At Two Awards Shows, Different Top Contenders For Oscars Get Big Wins, Over The Weekend

  22-01-2018 14:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Producers Guild Awards loved Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water, but the Screen Actors Guild (where women headlined, and wore pink instead of black in reference to the weekend's many marches) went for Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri.
  
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• Cherokee Nation Member Wes Studi, The Star Of A New Film, Says Theatre Acting Is A Like The Adrenaline Rush Of War

  22-01-2018 14:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Community theatre, of course. Studi: "It was kind of a combination of the aftereffect of Vietnam in a way, in that — I won't say I was addicted or a junkie of adrenaline — but, you know, I tried a number of fairly dangerous things just to kick that off in my brain again. ... What I saw in community theater was you could learn your lines and do rehearsals and all of that, but finally opening night shows up and you're in the wings and I rediscovered that huge wall of fear."
  
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• What's Next For The Partly Recovered San Antonio Symphony?

  22-01-2018 14:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Some good things have happened since the near total shutdown in December: "The musicians have a contract that extends through August, and interim executive director Karina Bharne is in place. In addition, the original board, known as the Symphony Society of San Antonio is back at the helm with a new chairwoman, Kathleen Weir Vale. Still unknown is what will happen next. Musicians will begin negotiating their next contract soon, and it’s unclear who the next generation of leadership will be
  
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• This San Francisco Chinatown Building May Become The First U.S. Chinese American Museum

  22-01-2018 13:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  It may be an idea whose time has come, especially if it honors recently - and suddenly - deceased mayor Ed Lee. "The 838 Grant Ave. property is just a block from historic Portsmouth Square, which some politicians have already begun pushing to rename after Lee. Now there is talk of blending the two efforts, with the museum serving as an entryway to the park behind it."
  
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• The Power - And Importance - Of Fragonard And His Merry Band

  22-01-2018 13:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Were his "fantasy portraits" actually a group of random people that he dressed in theatrical costumes? Are the dynamic canvases painted from memory instead of from life? "Fragonard’s drawing is a Rosetta stone whose implications are still to be fully interpreted and absorbed, despite the pioneering scholarship of several of the authors who have previously published on the series."
  
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• A Tacoma Artist Gets Love From The Art Establishment, But Loving It Back Isn't His Goal

  22-01-2018 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Christopher Jordan says, "The whole idea is using public art and social media to connect the black diaspora. ... I see my work as supporting communities of color that have been disconnected —to have opportunities to engage, collaborate and share."
  
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• 'We're stepping out of a binary' – celebrating the art of marginalized LGBT Muslims

  22-01-2018 12:30
  The Third Muslim show aims to encourage inclusivity by challenging stereotypes giving voice to queer MuslimsIn the aftermath of the Orlando terror attack – the deadliest incident of violence against LGBT people in American history – queer Muslims felt the chill when it was announced the killer was Omar Mateen, a homophobic Muslim man who was reported to be gay.“It was a particularly fraught moment for queer and transgender Muslims because the attacker was unfortunately a Muslim
  
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• The Big Burns Supper – in pictures

  22-01-2018 10:00
  Dumfries celebrates the birth of Robert Burns with dance, theatre, live art and comedy, turning Burns Night into a festival of contemporary arts Continue reading...
  
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• Titian painting given to Charles I's plumber goes up for sale

  22-01-2018 07:01
  Oliver Cromwell’s government gave artwork as part payment of money owed for palace repairsA Titian painting once owned by Charles I and given to his plumber as part payment for money owed is coming to auction.The two-metre tall painting is a show-stopper in its own right, depicting the terrified virgin martyr St Margaret escaping from the mouth of Satan in the shape of a dragon. But its extraordinary provenance adds another layer to its story.(November 15, 2017) Continue reading...
  
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• Jack Whitten, Beloved Painter of Abstract Cosmologies, Dies at 78

  22-01-2018 01:09 via artnews.com
  His "conceptual paintings" offered new possibilities for what abstraction could be. Read More
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