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• Robert Pincus-Witten, Historian, Critic, and Curator Who Coined ‘Post-Minimalism,’ Has Died

  28-01-2018 21:06 via artnews.com
  A longtime Artforum contributor, he also organized shows for leading New York galleries.Read More
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• On my radar: Laurie Anderson’s cultural highlights

  28-01-2018 11:00
  The artist, composer and film-maker on her favourite New York restaurant, the restorative power of Central Park, and the courage of rappers in addressing the current political crisisLaurie Anderson is an artist, composer and film-maker. Her notable works include the 1981 single O Superman and the 2015 film Heart of a Dog, dedicated to her her husband, Lou Reed. Last week she organised Art Action Day, an event in New York promoting open cultural borders. Her album with Kronos Quartet, Landfall, i
  
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• Sketches from the front line: works by war artist in Iraq on display

  28-01-2018 01:05
  George Butler’s drawings from modern conflicts are displayed in an exhibition at Lambeth Palace in London until AprilScenes of warfare that rarely receive attention, from burnt-out cars in Mosul to cows being led on a 50 mile trek by a refugee teenage cowherd, are the subjects of George Butler, an award-winning artist whose recent work in Iraq is now on display at Lambeth Palace, London home of the archbishop of Canterbury, until 23 April.A rare breed of journalist, a “reportage
  
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• Secret tapes shed light on Francis Bacon’s bitter battle with Lucian Freud

  28-01-2018 01:04
  Conversations between Francis Bacon and a friend reveal details of the long-running feud between two giants of British artThey were titans of 20th-century art, painters whose friendship and rivalry helped create some of the most expensive artworks ever sold. Yet Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud had a falling out, for reasons that neither man fully explained.Now, recordings of Bacon have emerged that shed light on the estrangement. Talking with a close friend, Bacon poured scorn on Freud, ridiculin
  
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