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• The painter uncovering portraiture’s dirty laundry – in pictures

  28-05-2022 18:00
  
  During lockdown, New Hampshire-based artist Shawn Huckins began creating small abstract paintings based on the bold, plaid patterns in his wardrobe. Before long, he started juxtaposing piles of contemporary fabrics and 18th- and 19th-century portraiture in his series Dirty Laundry. ‘We use cloth to conceal,’ he says, ‘but also to express.’ For each portrait, Huckins puts a studio mannequin in the exact position of the sitter in the original, then builds layers of fabric o
  
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• Daniel Bernard Roumain talks about how artists can impact community

  28-05-2022 17:20 via artsjournal.com
  Daniel Bernard Roumain, acclaimed composer, performer, educator, activist and Resident Artistic Catalyst of New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, speaks to the depth to which artists can impact organizations and community.
  
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• ‘Reflections make me think of mystery’: Almudena López Calafate’s best phone picture

  28-05-2022 11:00
  
  A chance array of possessions gave the camera-shy Spanish stylist the inspiration for a revealing self-portraitAlmudena López Calafate is no hoarder, but she doesn’t like to throw things in the bin unnecessarily. The red roses on her bedroom dressing cabinet were from her then boyfriend – a gift given with love – and she had held on to them even once they had wilted. The stylist, who hails from Spain, was getting dressed one morning and was drawn by the contrast of her y
  
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• From Top Gun: Maverick to Tracey Emin – a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

  28-05-2022 07:00
  
  Whether you want a film to take your breath away or some oversized maquettes, our critics have your culturural needs for the next seven days coveredTop Gun: Maverick
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  Tom Cruise. Aviator sunglasses. Death-defying stunts. A score from Harold Faltermeyer. Is it 1986 again? No, but with this new instalment in the Top Gun franchise (above), you’ll think it is: Pete “Maverick” Mitchell is back. New recruits include Manny Jacinto, Jon Hamm and Miles Teller. Continue reading...
  
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• Artists Boycott Marquee British Art Show

  28-05-2022 00:01 via bbc.com
  
  The British Art Show is being staged at four venues across the city. But 26 artists have pulled out in protest after accusations of censorship at a controversial 2021 exhibition at one of the galleries, the Whitworth. They are also unhappy about reports its director was being “forced out”. – BBC
  
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