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• Flipping the Gaze: Exhibitions Around Mexico City Present the Body as Corporatized, Colonized, Tortured, Ungendered, Conspicuous

  25-02-2019 23:59 via artnews.com
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• Flipping the Gaze: Exhibitions Around Mexico City Depict the Body as Corporatized, Colonized, Tortured, Retooled, Ungendered, Queered, Conspicious

  25-02-2019 23:59 via artnews.com
  In Mexico City this past winter, I visited numerous shows that dealt with the body and identity. The first was at the Museo Jumex. The museum stands in the middle of a corporate mall complex, in a posh steel-and-glass district … Read More
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• Newsbook: Love ‘Roma’? Here Are 3 Books That Explore Mexican Cinema

  25-02-2019 23:45 via nytimes.com
  The Academy gave “Roma” three Oscars on Sunday, underscoring the film industry’s rich history in Mexico.
  
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• Independent New York 2019 Ticket Sales to Benefit White Columns

  25-02-2019 23:34 via artnews.com
  The donation reflects the fair's support of its founding curatorial adviser, Matthew Higgs, who also directs the New York art space.Read More
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• Laylah Ali at Silber Art Gallery, Baltimore

  25-02-2019 23:29 via artnews.com
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• 'Junk' Is Set In The '80s, But Relevant Today, Street Corner Arts Says - KUT

  25-02-2019 23:26
  'Junk' Is Set In The '80s, But Relevant Today, Street Corner Arts Says  KUTStreet Corner Arts is presenting a production of Ayad Akhtar's play Junk . “The play is based on the junk bond scandal back in the '80s, but what's.
  
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• Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings - Raise the Hammer - Sherdog.com

  25-02-2019 23:09
  Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings - Raise the Hammer  Sherdog.comAs Volkan Oezdemir and Anthony Smith have already proven, the path to light heavyweight title contention can be much shorter than in other divisions. Now ...
  
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• Community Input Meeting Set for Maryland Center for the Arts - The Dagger

  25-02-2019 23:09
  Community Input Meeting Set for Maryland Center for the Arts  The DaggerFrom Friends of Harford: Community Input Meeting Maryland Center for the Arts. Meeting Time: Wednesday, February 27, 2019 6:30pm. Meeting Place: Harford ...
  
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• Plans in the works to improve Beickman Performing Arts Center - WSBT-TV

  25-02-2019 23:05
  Plans in the works to improve Beickman Performing Arts Center  WSBT-TVThe Beickman Performing Arts Center is an important part of Concord Schools. Plans are in the works to give it a $5 million face lift. Many students at Concord ...
  
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• The Whitney Biennial: 75 Artists Are In, and One Dissenter Steps Out

  25-02-2019 23:03 via nytimes.com
  Curators say the goal was not to choose “hot” artists but to include those facing pressures from art school debt and the collapse of small galleries.
  
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• Meridian police chief teaches kids martial arts, hopes more officers train - 6 On Your Side

  25-02-2019 22:54
  Meridian police chief teaches kids martial arts, hopes more officers train  6 On Your SideDeputy Chief Basterrechea explains his belief that if more officers are trained in martial arts, it will make incidents safer and more effective for both the officer and ...
  
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• Here’s the Artist List for the 2019 Whitney Biennial

  25-02-2019 22:51 via artnews.com
  More than 70 artists are lined up to participate. Read More
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• The 2019 Whitney Biennial: 75 Artists Are In, and One Steps Out

  25-02-2019 22:40 via nytimes.com
  Curators say the goal was not to choose “hot” artists but to include those facing pressures from art school debt and the collapse of small galleries.
  
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• What This Graham Star Learned from Training in Martial Arts for a New Akram Khan-Choreographed Show - Dance Magazine

  25-02-2019 22:38
  What This Graham Star Learned from Training in Martial Arts for a New Akram Khan-Choreographed Show  Dance MagazineWhen dancers kick their legs, they typically try to avoid hitting their colleagues. But the performers in Akram Khan's next big production, Dragon Spring Phoenix ...
  
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• Bisi Silva, 56, Bold Curator of Contemporary African Art, Dies

  25-02-2019 22:29 via nytimes.com
  In Nigeria and around the world, Ms. Silva worked to bring wide recognition to African artists and to nurture their careers.
  
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• What ‘Green Book’ Says About the Academy. Our Critics on the Oscars.

  25-02-2019 22:22 via nytimes.com
  Manohla Dargis, A.O. Scott and Wesley Morris all note that the night was impressively inclusive, but on the best picture winner, they aren’t in agreement.
  
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• Watch and Listen: Preview of Choral Arts Philadelphia's JOY and PEACE Concert, Live from WRTI - WRTI

  25-02-2019 22:21
  Watch and Listen: Preview of Choral Arts Philadelphia's JOY and PEACE Concert, Live from WRTI  WRTIMembers of Choral Arts Philadelphia performed live on WRTI 90.1 on February 26th with WRTI's Kevin Gordon, host.
  
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• Celebrating the Arts 2019 at Waimea Valley - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

  25-02-2019 22:16
  Celebrating the Arts 2019 at Waimea Valley  Honolulu Star-AdvertiserThe North Shore community showed their support for art and music programs for youth at the Friends of Sunset Beach ninth annual Celebrating the Arts on ...
  
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• Live from the WRTI Performance Studio: Preview of Choral Arts Philadelphia's JOY and PEACE Concert - WRTI

  25-02-2019 22:11
  Live from the WRTI Performance Studio: Preview of Choral Arts Philadelphia's JOY and PEACE Concert  WRTIJoin us on Tuesday, February 26th at 12:10 PM as members of Choral Arts Philadelphia perform live on WRTI 90.1. WRTI's Kevin Gordon is host.
  
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• Jack Burnham, Writer of Prescient Criticism About Art and Technology, Has Died at 87

  25-02-2019 21:56 via artnews.com
  He curated the landmark Jewish Museum exhibition "Software." Read More
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• Books of The Times: ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Had Strong Opinions About Appalachians. Now, Appalachians Return the Favor.

  25-02-2019 21:41 via nytimes.com
  A new anthology, “Appalachian Reckoning,” pushes back against some of the generalizations in J.D. Vance’s best-selling memoir.
  
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• Every Picture Tells a Story: Georg Baselitz on His Early Years, Encountering Abstract Expressionism, and His New Artist Portraits at Gagosian

  25-02-2019 21:16 via artnews.com
  Titled "Devotion," the exhibition see the stormy German painter paying homage to both his predecessors and his peers. Read More
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• R. Kelly Pleads Not Guilty to Sexual Abuse Charges

  25-02-2019 21:15 via nytimes.com
  The R&B singer has been charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse against four victims, three of whom were minors.
  
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• 4 performing and visual arts events in Philadelphia this week - WPVI-TV

  25-02-2019 21:11
  4 performing and visual arts events in Philadelphia this week  WPVI-TVThere's plenty to do when it comes to artsy events in Philadelphia this week, from a lecture on religious relics to a film screening and discussion.
  
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• Luc Besson, French Director, Won’t Be Charged After Rape Accusation

  25-02-2019 21:05 via nytimes.com
  The authorities in Paris said they could not show that Mr. Besson, a prominent filmmaker, had coerced the actress Sand Van Roy into unwanted sex.
  
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• Fiction: Han Kang’s Novel Is a Politically Tinged Eulogy for a Dead Sister

  25-02-2019 21:05 via nytimes.com
  In “The White Book,” a Korean novelist wanders the city of Warsaw, haunted by her family’s loss — and by her country’s inability to mourn its own losses.
  
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• Mary Boone to Close Her Galleries as She Heads to Prison

  25-02-2019 20:58 via nytimes.com
  The veteran art dealer, who was sentenced to 30 months in prison for tax fraud, said closing was best for artists and employees who relied on her.
  
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• Made in Tampa Bay: Wrought Iron Arts - FOX 13 News, Tampa Bay

  25-02-2019 20:32
  Made in Tampa Bay: Wrought Iron Arts  FOX 13 News, Tampa BayPinellas County is home to a thriving arts community, from the Dali Museum to Vitale Brothers murals to The Playhouse Theater in Clearwater.
  
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• Ariana Grande’s ‘Thank U, Next’ Repeats at No. 1

  25-02-2019 19:51 via nytimes.com
  The release had high streaming numbers initially, and even though totals fell by more than 50 percent, it was enough to stay on top.
  
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• Books News: New York Review Names 2 Top Editors 5 Months After Ian Buruma’s Departure

  25-02-2019 19:47 via nytimes.com
  Emily Greenhouse, 32, and Gabriel Winslow-Yost, 33, will lead the magazine, and a longtime contributor, Daniel Mendelsohn, will assume a newly created role.
  
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• Oxford School District Presents Arts Show - Patch.com

  25-02-2019 19:42
  Oxford School District Presents Arts Show  Patch.comFrom Oxford Schools: Oxford High School Arts Department presents a District Wide Art Show and Pasta Dinner on Monday, March 4, 2019 from 5pm-7:30pm in ...
  
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• Electronic Arts: How To Destroy Shareholder Value - Seeking Alpha

  25-02-2019 19:42
  Electronic Arts: How To Destroy Shareholder Value  Seeking AlphaManagement made many alarming statements on the conference call that imply slower or no growth going forward. Q3 2019 was an absolute disaster.
  
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• "Dynamic Connections." With Two Big Museum Gifts, the Texas Arts Fundraising Boom Rolls On - Inside Philanthropy

  25-02-2019 19:39
  "Dynamic Connections." With Two Big Museum Gifts, the Texas Arts Fundraising Boom Rolls On  Inside PhilanthropyTwo big museum gifts—one from a foundation, the other from a family—serve as useful reminders that while places like New York City and Los Angeles may get ...
  
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• Meow Wolf to open 400-room hotel, arts venue in downtown PHX - ABC15 Arizona

  25-02-2019 19:36
  Meow Wolf to open 400-room hotel, arts venue in downtown PHX  ABC15 ArizonaAn art collective in Santa Fe, New Mexico has announced plans to open an immersive 400-room hotel and entertainment venue in downtown Phoenix.
  
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• Critic’s Notebook: Two Choreographers at Work in a Pina Bausch-Haunted Land

  25-02-2019 19:32 via nytimes.com
  In London, Tanztheater Wuppertal performs new pieces — the first non-Bausch works in 45 years — that are both Bausch-like and Bausch-lite.
  
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• Critic’s Notebook: Making New Dances in a Pina Bausch-Haunted Land

  25-02-2019 19:32 via nytimes.com
  In London, Tanztheater Wuppertal performs two new pieces — the first non-Bausch works in 45 years — that are both Bausch-like and Bausch-lite.
  
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• Game of Thrones: Rewatching ‘Game of Thrones’: Back to the Start

  25-02-2019 19:23 via nytimes.com
  Ahead of the final season of HBO’s fantasy epic, we look back at Season 1.
  
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• Critic’s Pick: Review: A Tenor Offers a Subtle Model of Adventurousness

  25-02-2019 19:20 via nytimes.com
  Matthew Polenzani included a rare performance of Janacek song cycle “The Diary of One Who Disappeared” in his recital on Sunday at Zankel Hall.
  
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• R. Kelly Pleads Not Guilty to Sex Abuse Charges

  25-02-2019 19:00 via nytimes.com
  The R&B singer has been charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse against four victims, three of whom were minors.
  
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• Spanish Judge Rules Against Art Fair ARCO Madrid’s Exhibitor-Selection Process

  25-02-2019 18:40 via artnews.com
  The organization has appealed the ruling, which came as the result of a suit filed by a gallery that had been excluded from the annual event. Read More
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• John Mulaney and Seth Meyers Fondly Send Up Sondheim. He’s Amused.

  25-02-2019 18:35 via nytimes.com
  The tribute to a 1970 documentary about the musical “Company” is part of the third season of IFC’s “Documentary Now!”
  
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• Martial arts champ killed in fight with security guard in Moscow - Bloody Elbow

  25-02-2019 18:00
  Martial arts champ killed in fight with security guard in Moscow  Bloody ElbowOn February 17, a martial arts champion was killed after allegedly picking a fight with a security guard at the Ministry of Digital Development and Mass ...
  
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• An experiment in the arts - WPSD Local 6

  25-02-2019 17:42
  An experiment in the arts  WPSD Local 6Paducah city leaders used to describe Lower Town as crime-ridden. That it was not safe to walk alone at night. In 2002, city leaders set out to change the ...
  
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• Godfather of Manitou arts scene is 87, and still living a legacy of love - Colorado Springs Gazette

  25-02-2019 17:30
  Godfather of Manitou arts scene is 87, and still living a legacy of love  Colorado Springs GazetteOnce upon a time in the early 1970s, an aspiring artist whose father had cautioned him against a life of frivolous pursuits headed slightly west and found his true ...
  
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• Books News: New York Review Names 2 Top Editors Five Months After Ian Buruma’s Departure

  25-02-2019 17:06 via nytimes.com
  Emily Greenhouse, 32, and Gabriel Winslow-Yost, 33, will lead the magazine, and a longtime contributor, Daniel Mendelsohn, will assume a newly created role.
  
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• Trump Calls Spike Lee’s Oscar Speech a ‘Racist Hit on Your President’

  25-02-2019 16:48 via nytimes.com
  The president was not pleased after the “BlacKkKlansman” director called on Sunday for voters to “make the moral choice” in the 2020 election.
  
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• 9 Art Events in New York This Week: Purvis Young, Alice Neel, Ricardo Brey, and More

  25-02-2019 16:47 via artnews.com
  A guide to the next seven days. Read More
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• The Best and Worst Moments of the 2019 Oscars

  25-02-2019 16:22 via nytimes.com
  A more diverse winners’ list, a best-picture blunder, a joyous victory and misbegotten acceptance — these were the highs and lows as we saw them.
  
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• New center fuses media arts, data and design - UChicago News

  25-02-2019 16:15
  New center fuses media arts, data and design  UChicago NewsUniversity of Chicago's Media Arts, Data and Design Center to support cutting-edge technology.
  
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• LI students can compete for arts scholarships - Newsday

  25-02-2019 15:46
  LI students can compete for arts scholarships  NewsdayThe awards cover attendance at Usdan summer camp or $1000 toward college dance.
  
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