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• As London Prices Out Artists, They’re Leaving. And The City’s Role As Arts Center Is Dimming

  25-02-2022 23:58 via nytimes.com
  
   In the past couple of decades, artists have migrated from the East End — where the Whitechapel is — to Peckham and various other spots in southeast London. Some are now settling in coastal towns such as Margate and Folkestone. The exodus poses a threat to London’s status as an art-world center. – The New York Times
  
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• Meanwhile In Afghanistan… The Libraries Are Closed

  25-02-2022 23:31 via theconversation.com
  
  “It has been seven months that no one has peeked into the library. It is painful to see the distance between people and books grow.” – The Conversation
  
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• Lessons: I Wrote A Satire Of A Classical Musician. People Took It Seriously…

  25-02-2022 23:01 via van-magazine.com
  
  When these people realized that my article was satire, the overwhelming response was that its components were simply too realistic to set off the “this is fake” alarm bells. Given that almost every single line was inspired by a real profile or memoir I’d read, I realized they had a point. – Van
  
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• Time To Get Rid Of Gendered Acting Awards?

  25-02-2022 22:32 via americantheatre.org
  
  What might an awards show that more accurately reflects the world around us actually look like? Specifically, what might an awards show that rewards actors without dividing them along the gender binary look like? – American Theatre
  
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• Sotheby’s Pulls Flashy NFT Sale

  25-02-2022 22:01 via artnews.com
  
  The lot was composed of 104 “CryptoPunks,” a historic and popular PFP NFT collection designed by Larva Labs in 2017. The estimate for the lot was $20 million–$30 million, but in the end, the lot didn’t sell at all. “ – ARTnews
  
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• Have You Heard Of “Sensitivity” Readers? Oh My.

  25-02-2022 21:32 via unherd.com
  
  The Readers were explicit that this was not to do with any actual words on the page, but because they could tell that I personally had not done “the self-reflection and self-education that is necessary to understand the underlying reason that so many people felt harmed by [my] work”. – Unherd
  
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• What Is It That Makes A Group Of Neighboring Venues Into An “Arts District”?

  25-02-2022 21:03 via artshub.com.au
  For a start, there should be multiple art forms available and multiple points of entry, both physical and metaphorical. – ArtsHub (Australia)
  
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• Munich Mayor Gives Valery Gergiev 3-Day Ultimatum

  25-02-2022 20:28 via operawire.com
  
  “I have clarified my stance against Valery Gergiev and urge him to also clearly and indisputably distance himself from the brutal assault, Putin against Ukraine and now especially against our partner city Kyiv. If Valery Gergiev does not clearly position himself here on Monday, he can no longer remain the chief conductor of our philharmonic.” – OperaWire
  
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• Long Wharf Theatre Is Leaving Its Building. So What Is My Relationship With The Company?

  25-02-2022 20:15 via thestage.co.uk
  This forces me and so many others whose lives have included hours spent in the building to examine how we connect with a theatre conceptually, when there is no longer a fixed location. Is a theatre the building or the work? – The Stage
  
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• Not Only Are TV Series Episodes Longer These Days, They’re No Longer At Standardized Lengths

  25-02-2022 20:02 via variety.com
  
  “Freed from the need to fill a half-hour (actually, 21 minutes with commercials) or an hourlong (e.g., 44 minutes plus ads) time slot in linear TV, producers are allowing their shows to breathe — and let the story dictate how long or short an episode can be.” – Variety
  
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• Why Do Some Teams Inspire While Others Sap Energy?

  25-02-2022 19:29 via psyche.co
  
  Why might a person let her team down in one situation but give it her all in a different one? Sometimes, as in the first scenario, teamwork is demotivating. In fact, in German, ‘team’ is an acronym for Toll, ein anderer macht’s, meaning ‘Great, someone else does it.’ – Psyche
  
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• The Transcript Of The Emmett Till Murder Trial Is Put Onstage For The First Time

  25-02-2022 19:04 via msn.com
  
  The Chicago company Collaboraction has edited the proceedings of the 1955 case — in which an all-white Mississippi jury acquitted two white men who later admitted killing the 14-year-old victim — into an immersive theater piece titled Trial in the Delta: The Murder of Emmett Till. – MSN (Chicago Tribune)
  
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• Scottish Ballet Is Latest Arts Company To Sever Ties With BP Funding

  25-02-2022 18:32 via bbc.com
  
  Campaigners have urged the arts and culture sector to cut all ties to oil companies over claims of greenwashing. BP said it was proud of the 10-year partnership, which Scottish Ballet said had reached a “natural conclusion”. – BBC
  
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• Seattle Arts Groups Say COVID Costs Are Crippling

  25-02-2022 18:28 via thestranger.com
  
  To avoid costly shutdowns, they’re shelling out for hospital-grade filtration systems, daily testing regimes for performers and crew, more staff to check vaccine cards and IDs, and COVID compliance officers to ensure quality control. But all that health and safety comes at a price these institutions can’t afford. – The Stranger
  
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• Paloma Herrera Walks Away From The Helm Of Buenos Aires’s Leading Ballet Company

  25-02-2022 18:01 via lanacion.com.ar
  
  In 2017, after 20 years as a principal at ABT, Herrera became artistic director of the Ballet Estable del Teatro Colón, where she trained as a child. Early this month, she resigned in frustration, saying that the company’s work rules make consistent excellence impossible. (in Spanish) – La Nación (Argentina)
  
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• After 46 Years, San Diego Repertory Theatre’s Founding Artistic Director Is Retiring

  25-02-2022 17:03 via sandiegouniontribune.com
  
  In 1976, Sam Woodhouse and D.W. Jacobs launched a theater company “for a San Diego that didn’t exist at the time” — cosmopolitan, with a vibrant downtown. After more than 330 productions, including 50+ world premieres, that helped create the city he envisioned, Woodhouse is stepping down. – The San Diego Union-Tribune
  
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• This Literary Journal Was Philadelphia’s Answer To The Harlem Renaissance

  25-02-2022 16:32 via msn.com
  
  “Black Opals” had only four issues, in 1927-28, but it’s now among the most requested items in the Free Library of Philadelphia’s rare books collection, valuable both as literature and as evidence that the 1920s flowering of Black American creativity extended well beyond Upper Manhattan. – MSN (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
  
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• Why Francis Ford Coppola Has Done A New Restoration Of “The Godfather” For Its 50th Anniversary

  25-02-2022 16:04 via nytimes.com
  
  “Paramount was very unprepared for (the film’s) success. … Instead of saying, let’s preserve the original negative because it’s going to be a valuable asset, they basically wore it out something awful because they used it to make so many prints.” – The New York Times
  
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• Nelson Mandela paintings of life in prison to be sold as NFTs

  25-02-2022 16:00
  
  My Robben Island consists of five watercolours painted by former South African presidentThe contrast between the tiny austere cell on Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela spent 18 of his 27 years in jail, and the infinite diversity of the digital world could not be greater.But the two will come together next month when the first non-fungible tokens (NFTs) of artwork by the former South African president and anti-apartheid hero are sold against the backdrop of a booming global digital art market.
  
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• Dan Graham obituary

  25-02-2022 15:38
  
  Artist whose prodigious career spanned video, photography, sculpture and performanceHumour, anthropology and psychoanalytic theory may not be natural bedfellows, but the artist Dan Graham spent more than 50 years utilising all three in a prodigious career that encompassed photography, video, performance and sculpture and strayed into architecture, astrology and music criticism.In 1966, Graham, who has died aged 79, was travelling on a train from Manhattan to New Jersey when he saw a subtle patte
  
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• San Diego Symphony Starts A Nine-Figure Renovation Of Its Main Venue

  25-02-2022 15:31 via kpbs.org
  
  Ten months after inaugurating the Rady Shell on the city’s waterfront, the orchestra has begun what’s budgeted as a $125 million overhaul of Copley Symphony Hall that includes improved acoustics, reconfigured space onstage for orchestra and chorus, larger seats, and expanded backstage facilities. – KPBS (San Diego)
  
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• As Russian Troops Invade, Ukrainian Museum Workers Rush To Protect Their Collections

  25-02-2022 15:03 via tinyurl.com
  
  “Even if cultural sites are unlikely to be direct targets of Russian aggression, administrators worry about the security of their collections if fighting escalates and enters urban areas. Some were concerned that Russian nationalists could attack institutions that put forward Ukrainian historical and cultural narratives.” – The New York Times
  
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• At Last Minute, Valery Gergiev Dropped From Vienna Philharmonic’s New York-Florida Tour

  25-02-2022 14:35 via apnews.com
  
  Barely 24 hours before curtain time, in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Gergiev was replaced as conductor of three concerts at Carnegie Hall this weekend and two next week in Naples, Florida. Yannick Nézet-Séguin will step in at Carnegie; no conductor has yet been announced for Florida. – AP
  
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• Actor Sally Kellerman, 84

  25-02-2022 14:07 via hollywoodreporter.com
  
  Among her notable performances in film and television were Welcome to L.A., Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Brewster McCloud, and the third episode ever of Star Trek, but she’s best remembered for her Oscar-nominated portrayal of Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan in Robert Altman’s M*A*S*H. – The Hollywood Reporter
  
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• Whistler’s muse steals the spotlight and Pissarro gets together with friends – the week in art

  25-02-2022 13:00
  
  The Royal Academy explores the birth of modernism, postwar British art shines and the ‘father of impressionism’ goes on display alongside his mates – all in your weekly dispatchWhistler’s Woman in White: Joanna Hiffernan
  A hugely enjoyable story of art, passion and the birth of modernism that is full of beauty and boldness.
  • Royal Academy, London, 26 February to 22 May. Continue reading...
  
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• Major Gifts Officer in Cincinnati Ohio

  25-02-2022 06:19 via artsjournal.com
  Cincinnati Ballet is seeking a Major Gifts Officer to join this growing arts organization at a monumental time in its history. The Major Gifts Officer is an essential forward-facing member of the Cincinnati Ballet Development team. They work in close collaboration with the Vice President of Philanthropy to develop, solicit, and execute development strategies. The Major Gifts Officer serves as the primary relationship manager of an assigned portfolio of Cincinnati Ballet’s individual donor
  
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• Henninger’s Non Sequiturs: Wall Street Journal’s Deputy Editor Blunders Through Clumsy Cultural Commentary

  25-02-2022 04:47 via artsjournal.com
  In authoring articles for a major newspaper, no journalist—not even a highly regarded veteran like Daniel Henninger, deputy editor
  
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