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T. Oliver Reid talks about the Black Theatre Coalition

26-02-2022 19:33 via artsjournal.com

T. Oliver Reid, Co-Founder & Artistic Director of the Black Theatre Coalition and faculty at NYU-Tisch’s Grad Acting Program and Columbia University School of the Arts’ Grad Acting program, shares the important work of the Black Theatre Coalition.

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Embroidered sculptures of woodland treasures – in pictures

26-02-2022 18:00

Every day, Amanda Cobbett walks her dog in the Surrey Hills and observes the minute changes in the woodland around her. The embroidery artist takes note of the different lichen, fungi and bark patterns she finds in different parts of the forest; later, using photographs and a magnifying light, she recreates them in painstaking detail out of thread, paper, papier-mache and silk.“When you’re out in the forest, it’s the tiny detail that makes me want to be there as much as the big

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Artists shun exhibition amid Whitworth row over Palestine statement

26-02-2022 15:10

Group say they are appalled by university’s attempt to force out gallery directorA group of artists are pulling their work from the Manchester leg of a prestigious touring art exhibition after the director of the Whitworth art gallery was asked to leave his post following a row over the removal of a statement of solidarity with Palestine’s “liberation struggle”.The 23 artists – including the Turner prize winners Helen Cammock, Tai Shani and Oscar Murillo – wer

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‘Seeing 80,000 people leave the city was ominous, and fascinating’: Aaron Stern’s best phone picture

26-02-2022 11:00

The New York-based photographer on how he glimpsed the collapse of civilisation during Covid – in the window of a pizza placeWhen Aaron Stern considers what inspires his work, he is reminded of the Leonard Cohen lyric, “There’s a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” In March 2020, as New York City began to shutter and fall silent, the photographer’s busy schedule cleared. He had nothing to do but walk and shoot. “Seeing 80,000 people empty

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From Studio 666 to Killing Eve: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

26-02-2022 07:00

Whether it’s Dave Grohl taking on the denizens of hell or Villanelle seeking redemption, our critics have your plans for the next seven days coveredStudio 666
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A comedy-horror movie starring Foo Fighters? Why not? Always amiable screen presences, Dave Grohl and the gang’s story here revolves round an attempt to record their 10th album in a house that may or may not be a portal to hell. Fair enough – after all, the devil has the best tunes. Continue reading...

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