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The Rewards Of Learning To Love More Complicated Music

12-10-2023 23:30 via nytimes.com

When repeated listenings do deliver, the satisfaction can be deeper than the feeling the easier kind of music brings, at least for me. – The New York Times

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‘It is just raw feeling!’: Afrobeats star Mr Eazi on how his debut album caused an art explosion

12-10-2023 17:28

After a painting stopped him in his tracks, the singer asked 13 artists to create a work for each track of The Evil Genius. It has been, he says, ‘the most therapeutic journey’ – and it’s on show in LondonAsk any Afrobeats fan who Mr Eazi is and they’ll probably start smiling. With eyes half closed, they’ll lean back into the dialled-down sound that first brought this Nigerian superstar to global attention, and they’ll probably start singing: “It&r

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‘It glows’: restorer removes queasy look from first world war painting Gassed

12-10-2023 16:59

John Singer Sargent picture of soldiers blinded by mustard gas, the most popular at the Imperial War Museum, is seen in new lightSince it was unveiled just months after the end of the first world war, John Singer Sargent’s monumental painting Gassed has been hailed as an era-defining artwork, going on to be the most popular in the collection of the Imperial War Museum in London.Enormous in scale – it is more than 6 metres wide – the painting depicts lines of soldiers, blinded b

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‘I almost shelved it!’ Mr Eazi on the art explosion triggered by his debut album

12-10-2023 16:51

After a painting stopped him in his tracks, the Afrobeats star decided to ask 13 African artists to create work for each track of The Evil Genius. It’s been, he says, ‘the most therapeutic journey’Ask any Afrobeats fan who Mr Eazi is and they’ll probably start smiling. With eyes half closed, they’ll lean back into the dialled-down sound that first brought this Nigerian superstar to global attention, and they’ll probably start singing: “It’s your bo

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Real or imagined? NGV examines both sides of photography — in pictures

12-10-2023 02:00

In the largest survey of its vast photographic collection, the National Gallery of Victoria has chosen more than 200 photographs by Australian and international photographers that exemplify the form’s ability to both capture reality and fool us with fantasy. Senior curator Susan van Wyk explains 16 must-see photos from the exhibition. • Photography: Real and Imagined is on at the NGV in Melbourne from 13 October until January 2024 Continue reading...

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