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• Secrets of the seesaw: the painter harnessing the unsettling power of the playground

  08-11-2022 16:49
  Born in Bradford but raised in Bangladesh, the artist paints children playing on swings, seesaws and climbing frames to makes subtle points about race, empire and excluded facesIf you think of the canonical paintings of children in western art, their subjects are overwhelmingly white, cherubic baby Jesuses or aristocratic offspring overdressed in finery to reflect their parents’ status. Which is one reason why British artist Matthew Krishanu’s sparse, dreamlike paintings of young bro
  
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• Director, Development

  08-11-2022 05:19 via artsjournal.com
  Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
  Director, DevelopmentThe CALGARY PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA is seeking a creative, and energetic individual to serve as its next Director, Development. Reporting to the President + CEO, the Director, Development will lead the engagement, identification, cultivation, and solicitation of major donors and corporations, leveraging the potential for significant gifts and corporate philanthropic support and sponsorship. The Director, Development will maintain and expand publ
  
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• How TikTok Is Changing Not Just Content, But How We Think About The Medium

  08-11-2022 00:01 via wired.com
  The overriding focus on the algorithm—and the content it delivers—has caused us to overlook a central part of TikTok’s operating logic: the phone. A failure to fully explore the role of this device in TikTok’s powers of transmission has resulted in a limited appreciation of how the platform works. – Wired
  
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