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• Lawyers Duel Over Appeal in Sexual Harassment Suit Against Artforum and Knight Landesman—Justice Accuses Publisher of ‘Harangue’

  24-09-2019 23:51 via artnews.com
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• Families of Aurora Shooting Victims Express Concern About ‘Joker’

  24-09-2019 23:19 via nytimes.com
  The hyper-realistic movie portrays the Batman villain as a mentally ill loner looking for societal revenge. Warner Bros. said the film was not an endorsement of real-world violence.
  
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• A Former Agent Investigates the F.B.I. and Finds It Lacking

  24-09-2019 23:15 via nytimes.com
  Mark German was on the inside for 16 years. The title of his book — “Disrupt, Discredit, and Divide” — tells us what he thinks of the place now.
  
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• Italy to Lend Leonardo da Vinci Works to France in a Masterpiece Swap

  24-09-2019 21:44 via nytimes.com
  The pieces will appear in an exhibition at the Louvre marking the 500th anniversary of the Renaissance master’s death, and Italy will borrow works by Raphael.
  
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• New in Paperback: Rebecca Traister’s ‘Good and Mad’ and Tina Turner’s ‘My Love Story’

  24-09-2019 21:30 via nytimes.com
  Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
  
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• Review: A Splendid ‘Porgy and Bess’ Opens the Met Opera Season

  24-09-2019 20:38 via nytimes.com
  As the title characters, Eric Owens and Angel Blue give one of the finest performances of their careers.
  
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• Robert Hunter, Grateful Dead Lyricist, Dies at 78

  24-09-2019 20:23 via nytimes.com
  Mr. Hunter wrote some of the band’ssignature songs, including “Uncle John’s Band,” “Scarlet Begonias” and “Dark Star.”
  
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• At Gibney, a New Curatorial Director Makes a Revolution

  24-09-2019 19:40 via nytimes.com
  Eva Yaa Asantewaa takes what she’s learned from a career in writing and puts it on the dance stage.
  
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• ‘She Was Very Aware That Jasper Never Conceded’: New Susan Sontag Biography Reveals Details on Relationship with Jasper Johns

  24-09-2019 19:07 via artnews.com
  According to Benjamin Moser's new book, Sontag was dumped by the artist on New Year's Eve. Read More
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• Alice Hoffman Brings Magical Realism to the Holocaust Novel

  24-09-2019 18:45 via nytimes.com
  In “The World That We Knew,” two Jewish girls try to escape Nazi Germany, guided and guarded by a female golem.
  
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• KAWS & Effect: As His Own Fame Grows, Brian Donnelly Avidly Collects Art

  24-09-2019 17:28 via artnews.com
  The closely watched artist discusses his rapidly growing holdings. Read More
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• If Liberalism Is in Crisis, Who’s to Blame?

  24-09-2019 17:23 via nytimes.com
  New books by James Traub and Robert Kuttner advance theories about where liberalism went wrong and how to get it back on track.
  
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• Judy Chicago doesn’t have time for games. The planet is dying, and so are we. - The Washington Post

  24-09-2019 17:00 via washingtonpost.com
  Judy Chicago doesn’t have time for games. The planet is dying, and so are we.  The Washington PostThe pioneering feminist artist considers the end of life, and environmental apocalypse, in new show at the National Museum of Women in the Arts.
  
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• Bad-ass fire arts, a fall night market, and other upcoming art events - City Pages

  24-09-2019 16:56 via citypages.com
  Bad-ass fire arts, a fall night market, and other upcoming art events  City PagesHere are this week's top art happenings. 0 · Open (Hot)House. Where it's at: Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center, 3749 Chicago Ave., Minneapolis. What it's about: ...
  
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• Three Reasons Why Arts and Crafts Are Important for Kids - Yahoo Lifestyle

  24-09-2019 16:53 via yahoo.com
  Three Reasons Why Arts and Crafts Are Important for Kids  Yahoo LifestyleExperts agree that they develop critical skills for school and social functioning.
  
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• Nine Albums Later, Tegan and Sara Are Finally Ready to Discuss High School

  24-09-2019 16:46 via nytimes.com
  In a new memoir and an album of songs they wrote as teenagers, the feminist pop stars look back at their traumas, triumphs and life asidentical twins.
  
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• Huguette Caland, Artist Who Envisioned Female Bodies in Liberated Spaces, Is Dead at 88

  24-09-2019 16:31 via artnews.com
  The artist had a Tate St. Ives survey earlier this year. Read More
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• Potter College offers Creative Arts Scholarship to incoming freshmen - WKU News

  24-09-2019 16:22 via wku.edu
  Potter College offers Creative Arts Scholarship to incoming freshmen  WKU NewsOne of the many underappreciated opportunities the Potter College of Arts & Letters provides is the Creative Arts Scholarship. The CAS is designed to assist ...
  
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• Tuesday Arts Miscellany: September 24, 2019 - artsknoxville.com

  24-09-2019 16:16 via artsknoxville.com
  Tuesday Arts Miscellany: September 24, 2019  artsknoxville.comIt's the last week of September and fall is officially here, although one would be hard pressed to offer a lot of evidence for autumn as of yet. October is one the two ...
  
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• Arts-filled 5K run in Frisco puts a focus on celebrating sports and culture - The Dallas Morning News

  24-09-2019 16:06 via dallasnews.com
  Arts-filled 5K run in Frisco puts a focus on celebrating sports and culture  The Dallas Morning NewsAt the fourth annual Frisco Arts Walk & Run, the arts are keeping pace with athletics. Local music, visual arts and performing arts are teaming...
  
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• Capital Arts Fest to bring skilled crafters to Concord's South Main Street - The Concord Insider

  24-09-2019 15:48 via theconcordinsider.com
  Capital Arts Fest to bring skilled crafters to Concord's South Main Street  The Concord InsiderThe League of New Hampshire Craftsmen will once again bring art and fine craft to the streets of Concord with the Capital Arts Fest, running this Friday through ...
  
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• From Hasan Minhaj to Ali Wong, how Asian American arts groups are fostering stars - NBCNews.com

  24-09-2019 15:32 via nbcnews.com
  From Hasan Minhaj to Ali Wong, how Asian American arts groups are fostering stars  NBCNews.comGroups like the Kearny Street Workshop have been supporting Asian American talent such as Ali Wong and Hasan Minhaj for decades.
  
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• Arts and crafts master of Beijing dedicated to designing and creating lacquer wares - Xinhua | English.news.cn - Xinhua

  24-09-2019 15:24 via xinhuanet.com
  Arts and crafts master of Beijing dedicated to designing and creating lacquer wares - Xinhua | English.news.cn  XinhuaHu Xin makes pigment for lacquer painting at Beijing Gold Lacquer Inlaid Co., Ltd. in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 20, 2019. Gold inlaid lacquer, an integral ...
  
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• creative:impact-Ypsilanti To Consider Formation Of Arts Commission - WEMU

  24-09-2019 15:17 via wemu.org
  creative:impact-Ypsilanti To Consider Formation Of Arts Commission  WEMUYpsilanti City Council tonight will consider a proposal to form an Arts Commission. Twice before, council has tabled such resolutions. 89.1 WEMU's David.
  
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• Top ways to get involved with the art scene in Eugene - Oregon Daily Emerald

  24-09-2019 15:00 via dailyemerald.com
  Top ways to get involved with the art scene in Eugene  Oregon Daily EmeraldEugene has become famous for it's mecca of athletic achievements and endless hiking trails. But what many may not realize is the blossoming art community ...
  
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• On ‘The Good Place,’ Chidi Redefines the Black Nerd

  24-09-2019 15:00 via nytimes.com
  William Jackson Harper has made Chidi Anagonye resonate with viewers. In doing so, he makes anxious black nerds like me more visible, and broadens TV’s notions about black masculinity.
  
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• Kara Walker on Her Turbine Hall Show, Berkeley Museum Director Lawrence Rinder Will Depart, and More: Morning Links from September 24, 2019

  24-09-2019 15:00 via artnews.com
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• From Lizzo to Freakfest, October has all your arts needs covered - The Badger Herald

  24-09-2019 15:00 via badgerherald.com
  From Lizzo to Freakfest, October has all your arts needs covered  The Badger HeraldSeptember brought Madison an exciting variety of arts and entertainment events, so if you missed these events we are sorry, but don't hold your head down ...
  
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• New arts center on Governors Island offers more exhibits and public performances near Manhattan - The Villager - The Villager

  24-09-2019 14:34 via thevillager.com
  New arts center on Governors Island offers more exhibits and public performances near Manhattan - The Villager  The VillagerExhibit attendees pass by one of the Michael Wang's piece, Extinct in New York, at the LMCC's Art Center at Governors Island preview show. (Photo by ...
  
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• Belle Plaine home to sound park public arts installation - The Gazette

  24-09-2019 14:32 via thegazette.com
  Belle Plaine home to sound park public arts installation  The GazetteBELLE PLAINE — Downtown Belle Plaine is alive with the sound of music. The Benton County community recently dedicated the Larry Schlue Memorial Sound ...
  
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• A Throwback Martial Arts Tournament to the Death in DEAD LEGENDS #1 Preview - Newsarama

  24-09-2019 14:30 via newsarama.com
  A Throwback Martial Arts Tournament to the Death in DEAD LEGENDS #1 Preview  NewsaramaCheck out a preview of October 9's Dead Legends #1 from A Wave Blue World. Dead Legends is part of AWBW's Premiere #1 Program, where the first issue will ...
  
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• Harvest of the Arts returns to down Carlisle Saturday - The Sentinel

  24-09-2019 14:15 via cumberlink.com
  Harvest of the Arts returns to down Carlisle Saturday  The SentinelOver 14 hours of live music will be performed on 4 stages throughout downtown.
  
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• Letters: Mural would show that Jupiter supports the arts - Palm Beach Post

  24-09-2019 14:12 via palmbeachpost.com
  Letters: Mural would show that Jupiter supports the arts  Palm Beach PostPost readers' letters on various local, state and national topics.
  
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• Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center Prepares for October & K-12 Performances! - WLTZ 38 NBC

  24-09-2019 13:55 via wltz.com
  Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center Prepares for October & K-12 Performances!  WLTZ 38 NBCMarlena Mumma,. Share this story: Facebook · Twitter · Linkedin · Pinterest · Tumblr. 00:00 00:00. spaceplay / pause. qunload | stop. ffullscreen.
  
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• Forest in a Soccer Stadium Outrages Austria’s Far Right

  24-09-2019 13:41 via nytimes.com
  An art installation meant to make people think about the environment has become a political target as elections approach.
  
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• Bruce W. Ferguson, Venturesome Curator and Founding Director of SITE Santa Fe, Dies at 73

  24-09-2019 13:31 via artnews.com
  He was most recently the president of the Otis College of Art and Design. Read More
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• Talking About Death at the Arts Center of Saint Peter Oct. 4-26 - KTOE News

  24-09-2019 13:04 via ktoe.com
  Talking About Death at the Arts Center of Saint Peter Oct. 4-26  KTOE NewsThree St. Peter artists have joined forces to create an exhibition of ceramic sculpture exploring death and the gifts it offers the living in “Holding Space: Talking ...
  
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• Arts beat: Celebrating John Coltrane, 'Cat in The Hat' at UB and East Aurora festivals - Buffalo News

  24-09-2019 13:00 via buffalonews.com
  Arts beat: Celebrating John Coltrane, 'Cat in The Hat' at UB and East Aurora festivals  Buffalo NewsThe Urban Bush Women, a Brooklyn dance company, will present one public performance at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28 in the University at Buffalos Center for the Arts ...
  
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• ‘Anthropocene: The Human Epoch’ Review: Global Warnings

  24-09-2019 13:00 via nytimes.com
  This documentary narrated by Alicia Vikander captures alarming ways in which Earth’s natural beauty has been disturbed.
  
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• Could That Be a $3 Million Vase in Your Attic?

  24-09-2019 12:56 via nytimes.com
  Technology and tenacity are helping turn up undiscovered items whose value might surprise even their owners.
  
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• 26th Annual Lotus World Music & Arts Festival Sept. 26-29 - WBIW.com

  24-09-2019 12:23 via wbiw.com
  26th Annual Lotus World Music & Arts Festival Sept. 26-29  WBIW.com(BLOOMINGTON) – The 26th annual Lotus World Music & Arts Festival will once again fill the streets of Bloomington, with sounds and sights from around the ...
  
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• ‘Universal language’: Artists, organizers reflect on Carmel International Arts Festival value to community - Current in Carmel

  24-09-2019 11:32 via youarecurrent.com
  ‘Universal language’: Artists, organizers reflect on Carmel International Arts Festival value to community  Current in CarmelCarmel Mayor Jim Brainard has always been a proponent of the role of arts plays in bringing value to a city. “It adds vibrancy, fun, allows people to express ...
  
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• Letters: Williamson’s loss leaves huge hole at Arts Center; building wall is country’s most urgent need; term - Baltimore Sun

  24-09-2019 11:18 via baltimoresun.com
  Letters: Williamson’s loss leaves huge hole at Arts Center; building wall is country’s most urgent need; term  Baltimore SunI am shocked and upset about hearing that Susan Williamson [is no longer at] her job at Carroll Arts Center. She has been the heart and soul of the Arts Center ...
  
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• Avenue Of The Arts Costa Mesa, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel, Presents Check For $100,000 To Pacific Symphony - Broadway World

  24-09-2019 11:18 via broadwayworld.com
  Avenue Of The Arts Costa Mesa, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel, Presents Check For $100,000 To Pacific Symphony  Broadway WorldAvenue of the Arts Hotel executives Paul Sanford, CEO and asset manager for Wincome Hospitality, and Nicholas Price, general manager, joined Pacific ...
  
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• Three Up-and-Coming Furniture Designers to Watch

  24-09-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  From Seoul, Moscow and Athens, these creators are both refuting and refining the local aesthetic.
  
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• The Secret Is Out: Penguins Are Promiscuous Too

  24-09-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  Lloyd Spencer Davis’s new book, “A Polar Affair,” explores long-suppressed, eyebrow-raising findings from an early expedition to Antarctica.
  
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• Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Debut Novel Mingles History and Fantasy

  24-09-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  In “The Water Dancer,” which examines the psychological effects of slavery, a 12-year-old field hand discovers he has magical gifts.
  
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• So You Want to Be an Auctioneer? Sold!

  24-09-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  Hugh Edmeades has handled more than $2.75 billion in sales at Christie’s. Now he teaches a new generation the finer points of conducting an auction.
  
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• Rediscovering the Art of Ben Enwonwu

  24-09-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  Decades after his death, one of Africa’s most famous artists is gaining renewed attention, and his pieces are bringing big prices.
  
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• Putting Their Gavels to Work

  24-09-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  Where three graduates landed after auction school.
  
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