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• A Clearer Picture of ‘A Bigger Splash’

  19-06-2019 23:55 via nytimes.com
  The 1974 documentary anticipated David Hockney’s success and the rise of reality TV. A new 4K restoration screens at the Metrograph this week.
  
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• Overlooked No More: Claude Cahun, Whose Photographs Explored Gender and Sexuality

  19-06-2019 23:51 via nytimes.com
  Society generally considered women to be women and men to be men in early-20th-century France. Cahun’s work protested gender and sexual norms, and has become increasingly relevant.
  
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• Review: ‘Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am’ Basks in the Presence of a Beloved Writer

  19-06-2019 23:29 via nytimes.com
  An informative, admiring documentary is brought alive by the charisma and brilliance of its subject.
  
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• John Cameron Mitchell Reads ‘Platonic, Until Death Do Us Part’

  19-06-2019 23:29 via nytimes.com
  This week, the Modern Love podcast features a live recording by the creator of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”
  
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• Crossing the Line Festival Challenges Itself to Evolve

  19-06-2019 23:21 via nytimes.com
  This year’s lineup includes a theatrical adaptation of John Cassavetes’s “Opening Night,” starring Isabelle Adjani, and a new play by Peter Brook.
  
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• Dorit Margreiter at Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, Vienna

  19-06-2019 23:01 via artnews.com
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• Here’s the Exhibitor List for Pioneer Works’s Press Play Book and Music Fair

  19-06-2019 22:56 via artnews.com
  The fair, which is open to the public, takes place from June 28 to June 29.Read More
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• Almine Rech Heads to Shanghai

  19-06-2019 22:29 via artnews.com
  It will be the fifth location for the gallery, occupying a building that is also home to Perrotin. Read More
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• Brewpub Sceptre Brewing Arts From Argosy Owners Opens in Oakhurst, Decatur - Eater Atlanta

  19-06-2019 21:32 via atlanta.eater.com
  Brewpub Sceptre Brewing Arts From Argosy Owners Opens in Oakhurst, Decatur  Eater AtlantaBrewpub Sceptre Brewing Arts opens tonight at 5 p.m. in Oakhurst, the AJC reports. It's owned by Armando Celentano, Benjamin Rhoades, and Donald Durant ...
  
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• GCPS, Lawrenceville partner to expand arts opportunities for students - Gwinnettdailypost.com

  19-06-2019 21:26 via gwinnettdailypost.com
  GCPS, Lawrenceville partner to expand arts opportunities for students  Gwinnettdailypost.comGwinnett County Public Schools and the city of Lawrenceville are showing their aligned prioritization of expanding arts opportunities in Gwinnett County with the ...
  
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• Cultural Arts Center of Glen Allen Announces 2019-2020 Season - Style Weekly

  19-06-2019 21:24 via styleweekly.com
  Cultural Arts Center of Glen Allen Announces 2019-2020 Season  Style WeeklyThe Cultural Arts Center Glen Allen has announced the schedule of its 13th season of performances in theatre, music and dance. Here is a list...
  
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• Aleksandar Hemon Fits Two Memoirs Into One New Volume

  19-06-2019 20:48 via nytimes.com
  “My Parents: An Introduction” and “This Does Not Belong to You” are two memoirs in one volume, covering Hemon’s youth in Yugoslavia and his parents’ immigration to Canada.
  
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• Review: Behind the ‘Veil,’ Facts Are Negotiable

  19-06-2019 20:15 via nytimes.com
  Hollywood filmmakers tell a period story set in China in Gordon Dahlquist’s layered look at truth, lies and the power of narrative.
  
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• Why Def Leppard Finally Said Yes to the ‘Rock of Ages’ Musical

  19-06-2019 20:10 via nytimes.com
  The jukebox show never had the rights to use the band’s songs, even though it’s named after one. That’s changing for its 10th anniversary revival.
  
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• Peter Whitehead, Swinging-’60s Filmmaker, Is Dead at 82

  19-06-2019 19:53 via nytimes.com
  He captured the Rolling Stones on tour and both captured and helped define an era with “Tonite Let’s All Make Love in London.”
  
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• 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair Announces Exhibitor List for London

  19-06-2019 19:50 via artnews.com
  The event in October will include 44 exhibitors from 19 countries.Read More
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• William Loverd, Who Promoted Literary Giants, Dies at 78

  19-06-2019 19:35 via nytimes.com
  He chaperoned the works of dozens of writers at Alfred A. Knopf for almost 40 years. “Bill and Knopf,” a colleague said, “were entirely synonymous.”
  
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• How To Turn Your Liberal Arts Major Into A Powerhouse Corporate Career - Forbes

  19-06-2019 19:08 via forbes.com
  How To Turn Your Liberal Arts Major Into A Powerhouse Corporate Career  ForbesIf I told you that Ben Stone majored in English, minored in photography, and worked as a manuscript editor for an astrophysics journal at the University of ...
  
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• America’s Most Astonishing Choir Hates Sounding Pretty

  19-06-2019 19:06 via nytimes.com
  The Crossing, led by Donald Nally, combines an embrace of the new, a social conscience and fearless technique.
  
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• Can Arts Organizations Do a Public Good Simply by Investing Their Money Differently? One Foundation Is Trying to Find Out - artnet News

  19-06-2019 19:00 via news.artnet.com
  Can Arts Organizations Do a Public Good Simply by Investing Their Money Differently? One Foundation Is Trying to Find Out  artnet NewsAs arts institutions in the US and the UK come under increasing fire for their relationships with donors who have controversial business ties, one arts ...
  
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• Ryan Keplin Band, dance company at Downtown Arts Market on June... - Jamestown Sun

  19-06-2019 18:03 via jamestownsun.com
  Ryan Keplin Band, dance company at Downtown Arts Market on June...  Jamestown SunThe Downtown Arts Market on Thursday, June 20, will feature the Ryan Keplin Band and Northern Plains Dance Company. The Market runs from 5:30 to 8:30 ...
  
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• Arts Focus: Lubber Run Amphitheater -- Arlington's Essential Summer Outing - ARLnow

  19-06-2019 18:00 via arlnow.com
  Arts Focus: Lubber Run Amphitheater -- Arlington's Essential Summer Outing  ARLnowThis weeks Arts Focus highlights the 50th Anniversary Season of Lubber Run Amphitheater's Free Summer Concerts starting June 21.
  
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• Trump 2016 Returns, This Time as Nostalgia Act

  19-06-2019 17:37 via nytimes.com
  In his re-election kickoff rally, the reality-show president tries a different (but similar) genre: the TV reboot.
  
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• Whitney Museum Deputy Director Donna De Salvo Will Step Down

  19-06-2019 17:31 via artnews.com
  She had been with the New York institution for 15 years. Read More
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• Review: ‘Dropping Gumballs on Luke Wilson,’ Aiming for His Head

  19-06-2019 17:25 via nytimes.com
  Based on an anecdote from the set of an infamous commercial, the play focuses on the behind-the-scenes people who work to realize an artist’s vision.
  
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• Joy Harjo Is Named U.S. Poet Laureate

  19-06-2019 16:57 via nytimes.com
  The Oklahoma-born writer, a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation, is the first Native American to hold the post.
  
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• Van Gogh Suicide Gun Sells for Over $181,000 at Auction

  19-06-2019 16:40 via artnews.com
  The price was more than double what it had been expected to sell for. Read More
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• Inclusion Rider? What Inclusion Rider?

  19-06-2019 16:20 via nytimes.com
  Nearly a year and a half after Frances McDormand made the term famous, few Hollywood productions are using this contractual tool.
  
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• When Art Is More Than an Imitation of Life

  19-06-2019 16:00 via nytimes.com
  To Aaron and Barbara Levine, collecting is a sustaining force and an intellectual exercise, not to mention the subject of gentle sparring.
  
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• That Glitchy Music Video on YouTube? It’s Getting an Upgrade

  19-06-2019 16:00 via nytimes.com
  The streaming service and Universal Music Group have teamed up to revamp more than 1,000 videos from artists including Lady Gaga, Tom Petty, Billy Idol and the Spice Girls.
  
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• Art Industry News: Arts Organizations Stream Into DC to Protest Trump’s Tariffs on Chinese Goods + Other Stories - artnet News

  19-06-2019 15:43 via news.artnet.com
  Art Industry News: Arts Organizations Stream Into DC to Protest Trump’s Tariffs on Chinese Goods + Other Stories  artnet NewsPlus, Jewish scholars rally to support a German museum director and the doors of a Berlin techno club become a museum piece.
  
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• Consumer Reports: Brian Blomerth

  19-06-2019 15:30 via artnews.com
  The artist visits the Prospect Park Zoo, listens to some middling house music in Williamsburg, and hits Whole Foods with his young niece, among many other activities. Read More
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• Morning Links: Pelicans Edition

  19-06-2019 15:00 via artnews.com
  Here's what we're reading this morning. Read More
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• ARTS Pick: Richelle Claiborne - C-VILLE Weekly

  19-06-2019 14:56 via c-ville.com
  ARTS Pick: Richelle Claiborne  C-VILLE WeeklyRichelle Claiborne reprises her “Black Music Excellence Through the Ages” show at The Southern Cafe & Music Hall on Friday. Photo by Tristan Williams. Arts.
  
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• ARTS Pick: Dr. Levine and the Dreaded BluesLady - C-VILLE Weekly

  19-06-2019 14:46 via c-ville.com
  ARTS Pick: Dr. Levine and the Dreaded BluesLady  C-VILLE WeeklyBlues class: Lorie Strother and Stephen Levine make up Dr. Levine and the Dreaded BluesLady, a Charlottesville-based duo with serious blues skills that's ...
  
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• ‘Freedom of Speech Is the Most Important Thing’: Fighting Hong Kong Extradition Legislation, Artists Organize and Art Spaces Shutter

  19-06-2019 14:30 via artnews.com
  The Hong Kong Artists Union and ParaSite are among the many groups involved in the efforts. Read More
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• ARTS Pick: Damien Jurado - C-VILLE Weekly

  19-06-2019 14:02 via c-ville.com
  ARTS Pick: Damien Jurado  C-VILLE WeeklyFar afield: Folk singer-songwriter Damien Jurado began his solo career in 1995, self-releasing cassettes and performing intimate acoustic shows around his ...
  
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• Carla Javier, Arts Education Reporter - LAist

  19-06-2019 14:01 via laist.com
  Carla Javier, Arts Education Reporter  LAistExposure to the arts can open doors to a creative life, but not everyone has the same opportunities to be creative — even though California state law requires ...
  
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• Yo-Yo Ma’s Sister, Yeou-Cheng, Continues Her Family’s Legacy

  19-06-2019 14:00 via nytimes.com
  The Children’s Orchestra Society, founded by their father, is celebrating its 50th anniversary at Carnegie Hall this week.
  
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• A Golden Opportunity to See the Los Angeles Arts Community on Display - Hyperallergic

  19-06-2019 13:03 via hyperallergic.com
  A Golden Opportunity to See the Los Angeles Arts Community on Display  HyperallergicThe ninth annual LA Design Festival will feature talks, installations, exhibitions, and events hailing the city's legacy in architecture, fashion, graphics, industrial ...
  
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• Can a Kung Fu Musical Get (Way) Off the Ground?

  19-06-2019 12:28 via nytimes.com
  “Dragon Spring Phoenix Rise,” the unlikely offspring of a Chinese-American opera impresario and the writers of “Kung Fu Panda” — with songs by Sia — aims to show just how high the Shed can fly.
  
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• Recommendation: 'Tree,' at Vashon Center for the Arts - Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber

  19-06-2019 10:30 via vashonbeachcomber.com
  Recommendation: 'Tree,' at Vashon Center for the Arts  Vashon-Maury Island BeachcomberArtist Dawna Holloway is curating the works of 20 well-known artists in the Pacific Northwest.
  
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• Logan Square Arts Festival Lineup Announced: Hop Along, Speedy Ortiz And The Beths To Headline - Block Club Chicago

  19-06-2019 09:31 via blockclubchicago.org
  Logan Square Arts Festival Lineup Announced: Hop Along, Speedy Ortiz And The Beths To Headline  Block Club ChicagoLOGAN SQUARE — One of the neighborhood's most highly anticipated summer festivals is right around the corner. The Logan Square Arts Festival, which is ...
  
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• Stephen Colbert Says Trump Fancies Himself a Rock Star

  19-06-2019 08:21 via nytimes.com
  Colbert called President Trump’s re-election rally in Florida on Tuesday “MAGA-palooza” and “Old-chella.”
  
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• What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘Yellowstone’ and an Obscure Claire Denis Film

  19-06-2019 07:00 via nytimes.com
  “Yellowstone” returns for a second season on Paramount Network. And a rare Claire Denis movie streams on the free site Le Cinéma Club.
  
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• Happy Birthday, Pauline Kael, My Old Foe

  19-06-2019 06:02 via nytimes.com
  On the 100th anniversary of the influential film critic’s birth, a cinephile tries to pinpoint the moment he stopped resisting her work.
  
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• Mozart’s Rival Returns to La Scala in a Double Bill With Puccini

  19-06-2019 06:00 via nytimes.com
  In a project by the house’s academy, Antonio Salieri’s opera “Prima la Musica e Poi le Parole” will be staged with Giacomo Puccini’s opera “Gianni Schicchi.”
  
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• La Scala’s Director Thinks, and Works, Globally

  19-06-2019 06:00 via nytimes.com
  Alexander Pereira has faced challenges, but he remains focused on new productions and a healthy financial footing.
  
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• La Scala May Slow Down in Summer, but the Show Goes On

  19-06-2019 06:00 via nytimes.com
  An upgraded stage and changing social mores throughout Italy mean that La Scala’s offerings are practically year-round.
  
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• Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘Freestyle Love Supreme’ Is Coming to Broadway

  19-06-2019 05:55 via nytimes.com
  The improv show will begin a 16-week run in September.
  
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