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• Joe Overstreet, Purposeful Painter Who Made Space for Artists of Color, Is Dead at 85

  05-06-2019 23:59 via artnews.com
  A cofounder of Kenkeleba House on Manhattan's Lower East Side, he made art that ranged from incisive political work to inventive abstractions. Read More
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• The Making of ‘1984,’ George Orwell’s Nightmare Vision of a World Without Truth

  05-06-2019 23:11 via nytimes.com
  “The Ministry of Truth,” by Dorian Lynskey, is a “biography” of the 1949 novel, an enduring icon of state power devoid of moral principle and human concern.
  
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• Illinois state budget 2019: Arts get big boost in capital spending plan - Chicago Sun-Times

  05-06-2019 23:02 via chicago.suntimes.com
  Illinois state budget 2019: Arts get big boost in capital spending plan  Chicago Sun-TimesArts projects statewide are set to share $50 million.
  
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• ‘We the Nipple’ Organizers Say Facebook Will Reconsider Nudity Policies Following Art Action in New York

  05-06-2019 22:58 via artnews.com
  Artist Spencer Tunick photographed 125 nude participants at the event on June 2.Read More
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• Christina Kruse at Helwaser Gallery, New York

  05-06-2019 22:54 via artnews.com
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• Kehinde Wiley (and His Infinity Pool) Are Ready to Spoil Artists

  05-06-2019 22:50 via nytimes.com
  He gained fame for his portrait of President Obama. Now he is opening Black Rock, a luxurious residency program in Senegal.
  
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• San Juan’s Embajada Adds Seven to Artist Roster

  05-06-2019 22:48 via artnews.com
  The gallery was founded in 2015 by Manuela Paz and Christopher Rivera.Read More
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• The ‘It Books’ of Summers Past

  05-06-2019 22:34 via nytimes.com
  We’ve revisited the books that defined the season over the past 50 years — and what they reveal about the country at a particular moment.
  
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• Review: A Grim Balletic Account of ‘Jane Eyre’

  05-06-2019 22:21 via nytimes.com
  Cathy Marston’s telling, at American Ballet Theater, takes an admirable feminist stance, but is undone by monotonous choreography.
  
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• Greensboro Creates New Position For Arts And Economy - WUNC

  05-06-2019 22:00 via wunc.org
  Greensboro Creates New Position For Arts And Economy  WUNCGreensboro officials want to strengthen the relationship between the arts and the city's economy. The city created a "chief creative economy officer" position as ...
  
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• ‘Late Night’ Review: Emma Thompson Takes On the Old Boys of Network TV

  05-06-2019 21:25 via nytimes.com
  Mindy Kaling wrote and co-stars in a sharp and sincere comedy about sexism in broadcasting in the era of #MeToo and social media.
  
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• ‘Doin’ It for Mr. Parks’: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Chelsea Clinton, and Questlove Assemble at Gordon Parks Foundation Gala

  05-06-2019 21:04 via artnews.com
  The benefit in New York drew a starry crowd to Cipriani 42nd Street. Read More
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• David L. Lee Elected President of Getty Trust Board

  05-06-2019 20:58 via artnews.com
  He has been on the board since 2009. Read More
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• ‘The Secret Life of Pets 2’ Review: Funny, Furry and Forgettable

  05-06-2019 20:43 via nytimes.com
  Some clever gags redeem this otherwise meandering sequel.
  
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• Three Rivers Arts Festival Offers Activities For Everyone - CBS Pittsburgh

  05-06-2019 20:33 via pittsburgh.cbslocal.com
  Three Rivers Arts Festival Offers Activities For Everyone  CBS PittsburghPITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival kicks off on Friday. This year's festival will feature more than 85 musical acts, including India ...
  
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• They Brought Us the Works That Shaped This Year’s Tony Nominees

  05-06-2019 20:29 via nytimes.com
  A look at the men and women whose creations laid the foundations for shows like “Tootsie,” “The Cher Show” and “Network.”
  
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• Hail Bach, and Farewell

  05-06-2019 20:22 via nytimes.com
  Watch Laura Halzack, who is retiring soon, dance part of her playful solo from Paul Taylor’s radiant “Brandenburgs.”
  
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• James Corden Still Loves Theater, Even if His Left Eye Is in Pain

  05-06-2019 20:04 via nytimes.com
  From a Paris crosswalk to Radio City Music Hall, the TV funnyman and Tony Awards host reminds us that he started on the stage.
  
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• Juneau Arts & Humanities Council announces new education director - Juneau Empire

  05-06-2019 19:40 via juneauempire.com
  Juneau Arts & Humanities Council announces new education director  Juneau EmpireAward-winning performer to helm arts education programs.
  
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• Wendy Red Star at the Newark Museum: A Powerful Portrait of the Crow Nation

  05-06-2019 19:26 via nytimes.com
  Wrapping around the walls of the gallery, a timeline of photographs from a large annual festival turns public history into a personal narrative.
  
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• ‘The Curious Types’: Charles Green Shaw’s ‘Bohemian Dinner’ Paints a Vivid Picture of a New York All-Nighter

  05-06-2019 19:13 via artnews.com
  The artist's poem describes the heady parties among 20th-century artists.Read More
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• The 1969 Tonys Was a Night to Remember. Just Ask James Earl Jones.

  05-06-2019 18:18 via nytimes.com
  It was the season of “Hair” vs. “1776” and the arrival of a young actor named Al Pacino.
  
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• ‘Tales of the City’: What to Know Before Watching the Netflix Reboot

  05-06-2019 18:01 via nytimes.com
  Fifteen years after causing a sensation with its frank depictions of sex, drugs and L.G.B.T. lives, the series has been revived for a more diverse age. Here’s a refresher on where things left off.
  
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• Ebola, H.I.V., Spanish Flu, SARS — the 20th Century’s Deadliest Hits

  05-06-2019 17:58 via nytimes.com
  In “The Pandemic Century” Mark Honigsbaum covers nine outbreaks that shaped how we think and respond to diseases.
  
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• These Artists Want to Blow Up the Whole Financial System

  05-06-2019 17:06 via nytimes.com
  But first they bought bad debts and exploded a van.
  
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• Artsy Names Sandy Cass Interim COO

  05-06-2019 17:00 via artnews.com
  He fills a role vacated by cofounder Sebastian Cwilich, who said in January that he would transition to a senior adviser role. Read More
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• How James Corden Shares His Love of Theater

  05-06-2019 16:48 via nytimes.com
  From a Paris crosswalk to Radio City Music Hall, the TV funnyman and Tony Awards host reminds us that he started on the stage.
  
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• They Shared a Tony for ‘Billy Elliot’. What Did They Do for an Encore?

  05-06-2019 16:00 via nytimes.com
  In 2009, three unknown adolescent boys were the toast of Broadway in the musical’s title role. Where have they been? And where are they going?
  
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• The Walking Dead Takes an Unexpected Turn

  05-06-2019 15:00 via nytimes.com
  In an interview, Robert Kirkman, who created and writes the comic series, talks about the twist.
  
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• Morning Links: Rauschenberg-Loving Alice Walton Edition

  05-06-2019 15:00 via artnews.com
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• Looking for fun? Check out Sorticulture Garden Arts Festival, Maple Valley Days, Shilshole Boatfest - Seattle Times

  05-06-2019 15:00 via seattletimes.com
  Looking for fun? Check out Sorticulture Garden Arts Festival, Maple Valley Days, Shilshole Boatfest  Seattle TimesThis weekend brings the Sorticulture Garden Arts Festival, June 7-9; Maple Valley Days, June 7-9; and the Shilshole Boatfest, June 8.
  
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• Arts center planned at the historic Rockefeller family estate - The Journal News | LoHud.com

  05-06-2019 15:00 via lohud.com
  Arts center planned at the historic Rockefeller family estate  The Journal News | LoHud.comThe orangerie, built by John D. Rockefeller in 1908, would be turned into a multi-purpose arts center space.
  
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• 50th annual Festival of the Arts kicks off Friday - WOODTV.com

  05-06-2019 14:52 via woodtv.com
  50th annual Festival of the Arts kicks off Friday  WOODTV.comGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The 50th annual Festival of the Arts kicks off in downtown Grand Rapids. Organizers of the free three-day event say it's a ...
  
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• The Soviet Union’s Jewish Tolstoy — Censored in Life, Now Revived

  05-06-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  Alexandra Popoff has written a biography of Vasily Grossman, the Soviet writer whose masterpiece, “Life and Fate,” compared Stalin’s regime to Hitler’s.
  
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• James Ellroy Is Back, and His Los Angeles Is Darker Than Ever

  05-06-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  His new novel, “This Storm,” leads off Marilyn Stasio’s Crime column. To recover, she sends readers to Cara Black’s Paris and Martin Walker’s Périgord.
  
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• Report: ‘Incremental Improvements’ in Gender Parity in U.K. Art World, But There’s Still a Long Way to Go

  05-06-2019 10:00 via artnews.com
  Some 88 percent of sales at recent evening auctions of contemporary art in London were for works by male artists. Read More
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• A 40-Something Looks Back at ‘Thirtysomething’

  05-06-2019 10:00 via nytimes.com
  As a teenager, a writer secretly viewed the ABC drama in her basement, trying to learn about marriage. Rewatching it now, she is surprised at the actual lessons she’d absorbed.
  
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• A look back at Festival of the Arts' first 50 years - The Rapidian

  05-06-2019 09:00 via therapidian.org
  A look back at Festival of the Arts' first 50 years  The RapidianFestival of the Arts, Grand Rapids' signature celebration of arts and culture, celebrates its 50th year of free fun for the entire family. Festival of the Arts celebrates ...
  
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• Trevor Noah Wonders How Trump Can Have Access to Nuclear Codes but Not a Tailor

  05-06-2019 08:51 via nytimes.com
  “I don’t think Trump touching the queen was offensive. What was offensive was Trump’s outfit for the big dinner.”
  
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• What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and ‘Black Mirror’

  05-06-2019 07:00 via nytimes.com
  Season 3 of “The Handmaid’s Tale” debuts on Hulu. And on Netflix, “Black Mirror” returns.
  
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• The French Version of ‘Fleabag’ Is Exactly the Same. Until It’s Different.

  05-06-2019 06:11 via nytimes.com
  There may be Paris landmarks in the background, but the dysfunctional relationships, slow-burning grief and sly asides to camera are all still there.
  
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• Review: In ‘Ms. Blakk for President,’ a Winning Losing Campaign

  05-06-2019 06:11 via nytimes.com
  Based on real events, the Steppenwolf Theater Company’s new play tells the story of a Chicago drag queen who throws her fabulous hat into the ring.
  
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• Review: In ‘Little Women,’ a Girl Dreams of a Man’s World

  05-06-2019 06:11 via nytimes.com
  The stage adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s novel places the ambitious, thwarted Jo March at its center.
  
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• ‘Love Island’ Returns Amid Debate About Contestants’ Mental Health

  05-06-2019 06:11 via nytimes.com
  After two former participants killed themselves, the British Parliament said it would look into the ethics of reality TV.
  
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• Three Rivers Arts Festival a must-do for June in Pittsburgh - TribLIVE

  05-06-2019 06:00 via triblive.com
  Three Rivers Arts Festival a must-do for June in Pittsburgh  TribLIVEIt wouldn't be June in Pittsburgh without the exciting sights, sounds and tastes of the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival. The annual arts extravaganza is ...
  
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• Review: It’s Cain and Abel Redux in ‘Long Lost’ by Donald Margulies

  05-06-2019 05:54 via nytimes.com
  This formulaic offering from the author of “Dinner With Friends” chronicles the havoc wrought when a black sheep returns to the family fold.
  
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• Daniel Barenboim’s Contract Is Extended Despite Bullying Accusations

  05-06-2019 05:52 via nytimes.com
  Berlin’s culture minister said an investigation had found that “none of the legally relevant accusations” against the Staatsoper’s music director could be confirmed.
  
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• Three Days, Four Helicopters, One Bone-Shaking Opera Marathon

  05-06-2019 05:51 via nytimes.com
  Is Stockhausen’s “Licht” cycle impossible to stage? A 15-hour abridgment in Amsterdam comes close.
  
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• A Ballet ‘Jane Eyre’? Reader, She Dances With Him

  05-06-2019 05:51 via nytimes.com
  Cathy Marston, known for ambitious narrative works, brings her adaptation of Brontë’s novel to American Ballet Theater.
  
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• In Hong Kong, a Publisher Struggles to Document Tiananmen’s Carnage

  05-06-2019 05:20 via nytimes.com
  The semiautonomous Chinese city has long been a keeper of the memories of the crackdown, but growing mainland influence is making it harder.
  
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