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• William Bailey, Modernist Figurative Painter, Has Died At 89

  19-04-2020 22:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Bailey, who taught at the Yale School of Art for decades, created “pristine, idealized still lifes and female nudes [that] made him one of the leading figures in the return of figurative art in the 1980s.” – The New York Times
  
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• Weirdly, It’s A Great Time To Pitch A TV Show

  19-04-2020 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Of course, streaming services are dominating at the moment for whenever the industry can start shooting again. “The market is active enough that even companies with stacked-up development slates, like HBO Max, are shopping, said one Hollywood literary agent. ‘They have FOMO, so they’re still taking Zoom pitches from writers.'” – Slate
  
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• Jeffery Camp obituary

  19-04-2020 18:49
  
  English painter inspired by the landscape of the south coast, and in particular the drama of Beachy Head In a world where artists can be judged as much by their celebrity as by their work, Jeffery Camp, who has died aged 96, was reliably unconventional in both aspects. While highly regarded by his peers, Camp seemed undesirous of becoming a household name, and approached life entirely as an artist and a teacher of art.It was the English coastal landscape, from his childhood home of Lowestoft, Su
  
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• This week's best culture, indoors – from Lady Gaga and co to Mark Morris and Treasure Island

  19-04-2020 09:30
  
  The Observer’s critics recommend the best new arts shows to enjoy on TV, on the radio and onlineOne World: Together at Home
  Covid-19 gets its own Live Aid, isolation-style. Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder, Lizzo, the Rolling Stones, Billie Eilish, Chris Martin and Burna Boy head up a televised edit of yesterday’s live-streamed performances in aid of Global Citizen. Tonight, BBC One, 7.15pm, then on iPlayer. Kitty Empire Continue reading...
  
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• Culture quiz: from Jurassic Park's raptors to Rihanna's Vogue shoot

  19-04-2020 08:30
  
  Tests your arts knowledge with these questions from the Observer’s criticsThe line “I’ll have what she’s having!”, from When Harry Met Sally, ranks 33rd on the American Film Institute’s list of the 100 greatest movie quotes of all time. But who was the actor who delivered the line?Billy Crystal’s grannyWriter Nora Ephron’s stepmotherDirector Rob Reiner’s motherThe sound design team on Jurassic Park used what to create the terrifying noises ma
  
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• Letters reveal postnatal crisis of Barbara Hepworth

  19-04-2020 08:21
  
  Previously unpublished correspondence sheds new light on artist’s struggle to pursue career while caring for triplets alone For decades, Barbara Hepworth has been portrayed as a coldly ambitious artist who sent her children away when they were infants so that she could focus on her work. Now, however, that view is to be challenged by previously unpublished letters showing how deeply Hepworth struggled to care alone for her newborn triplets, and how she agonised over what to do for the best
  
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