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• Mark Pawson obituary

  28-03-2025 20:37
  
  My friend Mark Pawson, who has died aged 60 of a heart attack, was an artist who created a constant stream of postcards, badges, T-shirts and ephemera. His work found homes in the Tate Library collection and the V&A, as well as being bought by the singer Björk and countless badge-buyers from London to Tokyo. Mark did not attend art school, but was always in demand as a guest lecturer at various institutions including the London College of Communication and the Royal College of Art.His b
  
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• Peter Sedgley obituary

  28-03-2025 17:42
  Op artist and friend of Bridget Riley with whom he founded Space artist studios in LondonWhen Pimlico underground station opened in September 1972, it caused a stir in the London art world. The new Victoria line, to which it was a late addition, was intended to showcase British design. Stations would be identified by tiled recesses behind benches along their platforms: artists including Edward Bawden were invited to make these. Pimlico was a particular prize, being the stop for what was then the
  
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• How The National Antiquities Act Has Saved Natural Wonders

  28-03-2025 17:15 via theconversation.com
  
  They cover more than a quarter of the nation and large parts of the West. Some are crisscrossed by hiking trails and used by hunters and fishermen. Ranchers graze cattle on others. In many areas, the government earns money through oil, gas, timber and mining leases. – The Conversation
  
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• The Origin Story Of “Maybe Happy Ending”

  28-03-2025 17:04 via msn.com
  “This intimate spectacle (was) already a hit title in Asia for years. … The Times spoke separately with members of the musical’s cast and creative team about developing the standout show in Asia, witnessing its remarkable rise to Broadway acclaim and pulling off an ending that fascinates audiences.” – Los Angeles Times (MSN)
  
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• The Problematic Notion Of Recovered Memories

  28-03-2025 16:44 via theconversation.com
  
  This case launched a huge debate between memory researchers like me who argue there is no credible scientific evidence that repressed memories exist and practicing clinicians who claim that repressed memories are real. – The Conversation
  
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• Two Big Seattle Theatres Join Forces

  28-03-2025 16:30 via seattletimes.com
  This pairing is the latest in a series of major deals between local arts and cultural organizations, including the merger of ACT Contemporary Theatre and Seattle Shakespeare Company, as well as Seattle University’s acquisition of Cornish College of the Arts. – Seattle Times
  
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• Drawing Bought For $12 Might Be Renoir

  28-03-2025 16:14 via theguardian.com
  There was a faint signature, the frame was high quality and the type of paper used was also a clue that it might potentially be a Renoir. A stamp on the back also indicated it had been brought to the US by a high-end importer and sold to an art collector.” – The Guardian
  
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• Check Out A Few Samplings From Joan Didion’s Archive

  28-03-2025 16:01 via msn.com
  “The 336 boxes constituting the Didion-Dunne archive are available to researchers starting today, by appointment, and even the most cursory look through them is revealing, fascinating, and simply entertaining. Scholars will be picking through it all for centuries, but here’s a first-day look at a few of the more eye-opening objects.” – Vulture (MSN)
  
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• A (Sort Of) Chastened Scott Rudin Says He’s Returning To Producing Plays And Films

  28-03-2025 15:35 via nytimes.com
  
  “He called his previous behavior, particularly toward subordinates, ‘bone-headed’ and ‘narcissistic.’ He acknowledged that he had long yelled at his assistants (‘Yes, of course’) and that he had on occasion thrown things at people (‘Very, very rarely’).” – The New York Times
  
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• Trump Executive Order Aims To Stamp Out “Improper Ideology” At Smithsonian

  28-03-2025 15:03 via axios.com
  “President Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at reshaping the Smithsonian Institution and removing what he deems ‘improper ideology’ from its museums, education and research centers and the National Zoo.” – Axios
  
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• How Is The Smithsonian Set Up And Funded? Can Trump Really Force Changes There?

  28-03-2025 15:02 via msn.com
  “The president has instructed the vice president ‘to eliminate improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology’ from the institution’s entities. … But who runs and funds the Smithsonian and can Trump overhaul it like he is the federal government? Here’s what to know.” – The Washington Post (MSN)
  
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• Drawing bought by Pennsylvania woman for $12 could be by Renoir

  28-03-2025 14:52
  
  Heidi Markow says charcoal work bought at local art auction ‘just stood out to me as something special’A woman in Pennsylvania has bought what is believed to be a rare Renoir charcoal drawing, potentially worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, for just $12 at a local art auction.ABC news reported that Heidi Markow, who owns an antiques business in the state, found the item at a collector’s auction in Montgomery county in January. Continue reading...
  
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• Federal Judge Appears Open To Blocking Trump’s “Gender Ideology” Restrictions On NEA Grants

  28-03-2025 14:36 via reuters.com
  “Senior U.S. District Judge William Smith, during a hearing in Providence, Rhode Island, questioned how such a policy could be reconciled with federal law, ‘which prohibits requiring grant recipients from engaging in essentially government propaganda.’” – Reuters
  
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• Sundance Is Moving To Boulder, Leaving Utah Behind

  28-03-2025 14:02 via variety.com
  
  “The Sundance Film Festival will relocate to Boulder, Colorado in 2027, ending its decades-long run in Park City, Utah. The festival reached a 10-year deal with city officials after an extensive search. … The snowy haven prevailed against two other finalists: Cincinnati and Salt Lake City.” – Variety
  
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• What Happened At Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Let’s-Beat-Up-NPR-And-PBS Congressional Hearing

  28-03-2025 13:34 via theguardian.com
  
  “’NPR and PBS have increasingly become radical leftwing echo chambers’ said the Georgia Republican representative during her opening remarks, accusing NPR of having a ‘communist agenda’. The hearing (was) called ‘Anti-American Airwaves: Holding the Heads of NPR and PBS Accountable’.” – The Guardian
  
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• Towering trunks, disturbing dolls and deep-sea daydreams – the week in art

  28-03-2025 13:00
  
  A veteran environmentalist celebrates trees, the Quay Brothers create an atmosphere and artists take a deep dive below the waves – all in your weekly dispatchGiuseppe Penone: Thoughts in the Roots
  This veteran environmental artist has been celebrating trees for almost six decades. Does his bark still have bite?• Serpentine, London, 3 April to 7 September Continue reading...
  
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• The Original Climate-Protesting Art Vandals Say They’ll Stop Vandalizing Art

  28-03-2025 13:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  The British group Just Stop Oil said, “(Our) initial demand to end new oil and gas is now Government policy, making us one of the most successful civil resistance campaigns in recent history. … So it is the end of soup on Van Goghs, cornstarch on Stonehenge and slow marching in the streets.” – The Standard (London)
  
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