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• Generative Geography: Postcommodity in Conversation

  27-01-2020 23:22 via artnews.com
  
  On January 17 at the San Francisco Institute of Art, Cristóbal Martínez of the collective Postcommodity spoke to A.i.A.’s Brian Droitcour about The Point of Final Collapse, a sound installation that plays every day at 5:00p.m. from SFAI’s tower. (Kade L. Twist, the other member of Postcommodity, was unable to participate due to illness.) The work is a sound collage that uses sonified data about the deterioration of Millennium Tower, a luxury real estate development in S
  
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• Weinstein Trial: ‘I Was Being Raped,’ Recalls ‘Project Runway’ Assistant

  27-01-2020 23:17 via nytimes.com
  
  Miriam Haley testified that Harvey Weinstein assaulted her, but defense lawyers said that emails showed an amicable relationship.
  
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• Jason Polan, Ambitious Artist Who Prolifically Sketched Visitors to MoMA, Is Dead at 37

  27-01-2020 22:40 via artnews.com
  
   Jason Polan, the prolific artist who was beloved by New York’s art scene, died on Monday in New York at age 37. A family friend told Gothamist that the cause of death was cancer. 
  Though his work was often humble in form, Polan was greatly ambitious. His best-known project, “Every Person in New York,” involved attempting to draw every person in New York. Over the last decade, he produced around 3,000 portraits, many of them done on the fly. “I will be drawing p
  
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• Mario Buatta Auction Shatters Estimates for Chintz

  27-01-2020 22:27 via nytimes.com
  
  The Sotheby’s sale fetched $7.6 million, including $60,000 for some lettuce-shaped porcelain.
  
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• From a Beloved Fashion Designer, Fabrics for the Home

  27-01-2020 22:20 via nytimes.com
  
  Duro Olowu has turned his eye for richly patterned textiles to a new collaboration with the furniture and housewares brand Soane Britain.
  
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• ARTnews in Brief: Timothy Taylor Gallery Appoints Two Directors—and More from January 28, 2020

  27-01-2020 22:00 via artnews.com
  
  Tuesday, January 28
  Timothy Taylor Gallery Names Two New DirectorsTimothy Taylor gallery has appointed two directors—one for its New York space and another for its location in London. Chloë Waddington, the managing director of David Kordansky gallery in Los Angeles, has been brought on as Timothy Taylor’s New York director, and Tarka Russell has been promoted to director of the London space, which recently doubled in size following an expansion.
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• ARTnews in Brief: Nasher Sculpture Center Acquisitions, Armory Show ‘Platform’ Line-Up—and More from January 27, 2020

  27-01-2020 22:00 via artnews.com
  
  Monday, January 27
  Nasher Sculpture Center Reveals Recent Acquisitions and GiftsThe Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas has purchased three artworks, by Magdalena Abakanowicz, Judy Chicago, and Beverly Semmes, using its Kaleta A. Doolin Acquisitions Fund for Women Artists. Included in the purchase is Chicago’s significant early work Rearrangeable Rainbow Blocks from 1965. The institution has also been gifted five pieces by four artists: John Chamberlain, David McManaway, Joan Miró, an
  
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• Bill Ray, Photographer of Indelible Moments, Dies at 83

  27-01-2020 21:59 via nytimes.com
  
  He captured Marilyn Monroe singing “Happy birthday, Mr. President,” Elvis Presley as an Army private, scenes of war and urban unrest, and much more.
  
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• Where Broadway Fans Wear the Crowns and the Tentacles

  27-01-2020 21:57 via nytimes.com
  
  The fifth edition of BroadwayCon had enthusiasts dressing for the underworld, swapping stories and merch, and singing along to “Six,” a show that hasn’t even opened yet.
  
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• Michou, Whose Drag Cabaret Was the Toast of Paris, Dies at 88

  27-01-2020 21:47 via nytimes.com
  
  Since 1956, his jewel box of a club in storied Montmartre has drawn a host of luminaries, turning the proprietor into one himself.
  
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• Was Broadway Ready for ‘Slave Play’?

  27-01-2020 21:33 via nytimes.com
  
  The show about race, sex and trauma didn’t earn back its costs, but did demonstrate that audiences would turn out to see, and argue about, risky material.
  
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• Weinstein Trial: ‘I’m Being Raped,’ Recalls ‘Project Runway’ Assistant

  27-01-2020 21:21 via nytimes.com
  
  The assistant, Mimi Haleyi, testified that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her in 2006.
  
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• Santu Mofokeng, Photographer Who Elegantly Immortalized Lives of Black South Africans, Is Dead at 64

  27-01-2020 20:57 via artnews.com
  
  Santu Mofokeng, a giant of South African photography whose focus was the black citizens of his country during the post-apartheid era, has died at 64, according to the Agence France-Presse. A cause of death was not listed by AFP, though a report by the South African publication City Press last year said that he was suffering from progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare brain disorder.
  Mofokeng’s black-and-white photography elegantly documented streetscapes often paying particular attention t
  
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• The Best and Worst of the 2020 Grammy Awards

  27-01-2020 20:40 via nytimes.com
  
  Billie Eilish won big, Aerosmith and Run-D.M.C. made a glorious mess, and the show faced the challenge of having to respond quickly to Kobe Bryant’s death.
  
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• Up Close, There’s More to the Ghent Altarpiece Than the Lamb

  27-01-2020 20:02 via nytimes.com
  
  After causing a stir on social media, the unveiling of a restored panel kicks off a year celebrating the late-medieval master Jan van Eyck.
  
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• Review: ‘Das Barbecü’ Is Wagner’s ‘Ring’ With a Side of Brisket

  27-01-2020 19:55 via nytimes.com
  
  This country-western parody of the operatic epic is set amid dining tables at a Manhattan barbecue restaurant.
  
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• Weinstein Trial: ‘I’m Being Raped,’ ‘Project Runway’ Assistant Recalls

  27-01-2020 19:54 via nytimes.com
  
  The assistant, Mimi Haleyi, testified that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her at his Manhattan apartment in 2006.
  
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• 2020 Grammy Winners: Billie Eilish, Lizzo and All the Rest

  27-01-2020 19:42 via nytimes.com
  
  Billie Eilish, Lizzo and Lil Nas X picked up trophies at the 62nd annual awards.
  
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• Eminem Earns His 10th Straight No. 1 Album

  27-01-2020 19:40 via nytimes.com
  
  “Music to Be Murdered By,” another typically controversial album by the 47-year-old rapper, was a surprise release on Jan. 17.
  
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• The Best Looks From the 2020 Grammys Red Carpet

  27-01-2020 19:29 via nytimes.com
  
  Lil Nas X, Lizzo, Lana Del Rey and Ariana Grande all turned up in fashion. Celebrities responded to the death of Kobe Bryant.
  
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• Review: In ‘Goodnight Nobody,’ a Getaway Goes Awry

  27-01-2020 18:54 via nytimes.com
  
  Haunted by Chekhov’s “The Seagull,” Rachel Bonds’s restless and friable play gathers a group of mostly artists at a lakeside retreat.
  
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• Jason Polan, Fast-Drawing Artist of the Offbeat, Dies at 37

  27-01-2020 18:37 via nytimes.com
  
  His projects included a whimsical quest to sketch everyone in New York City.
  
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• Weinstein Trial: ‘I Was Being Raped,’ ‘Project Runway’ Assistant Testifies

  27-01-2020 18:19 via nytimes.com
  
  The production assistant, Mimi Haleyi, told the jury that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her in 2006.
  
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• A Big Night for the Grammys’ Rookie Class

  27-01-2020 18:11 via nytimes.com
  
  A generation of superstars alienated by the awards has abandoned them. But their absence created room for something fresh: pop music’s youngest innovators.
  
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• Zeitz Museum Director Koyo Kouoh Looks to Transform South Africa’s Art Scene

  27-01-2020 18:07 via artnews.com
  
  The following is one of several extended looks into figures and institutions selected for “The Deciders,” a list of art-world figures pointing the way forward developed by ARTnews and special guest editor Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean. See the full list in the Winter 2020 issue of the magazine and online here.
  The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town, South Africa—an institution opened to show the holdings of a private collector in a form
  
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• Graphic Novel Wins Newbery Medal for the First Time

  27-01-2020 18:06 via nytimes.com
  
  “New Kid,” written and illustrated by Jerry Craft, won the children’s literature prize, while “The Undefeated,” by Kwame Alexander and illustrated by Kadir Nelson, won the Randolph Caldecott Medal.
  
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• With Big MoMA Retrospective Looming, New York Prepares for Donald Judd Mania

  27-01-2020 18:00 via artnews.com
  
  The Museum of Modern Art’s forthcoming Donald Judd retrospective is a major event, not least because it is the first sweeping show of its kind in America since 1988. And with anticipation mounting for an exhibition opening in March, other major New York institutions are revealing plans to host Judd-related shows and presentations during the MoMA retrospective’s run.
  This spring, special shows to honor the Minimalist sculptor’s career can be seen at David Zwirner gallery, Dia:Be
  
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• Zineb Sedira Becomes First Algerian Artist to Represent France at Venice Biennale

  27-01-2020 17:34 via artnews.com
  
  Venice Biennale announcements are rolling in at a steady pace. Earlier this month, it was revealed that Stan Douglas would represent Canada at the storied exhibition. Now, France has picked Zineb Sedira, a London-based artist who is known for her photographs and video installations, for its pavilion at the 2021 Venice Biennale. The news was first reported by the French newspaper Le Monde.
  Sedira will be the first artist of Algerian descent to represent the country at the Venice Biennale, and her
  
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• Kobe Bryant Is Honored at the Grammys With Tributes and Jerseys

  27-01-2020 17:12 via nytimes.com
  
  Alicia Keys addresses the death of the retired Lakers star as the awards ceremony began at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
  
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• Weinstein Rape Trial: ‘Project Runway’ Assistant Testifies

  27-01-2020 17:04 via nytimes.com
  
  The production assistant, Mimi Haleyi, was expected to tell a jury that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her in 2006.
  
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• Kobe Bryant Is Honored at the GrammysWith Tributes and Jerseys

  27-01-2020 16:50 via nytimes.com
  
  Alicia Keys addresses the death of the retired Lakers star as the awards ceremony began at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
  
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• The Survivor of Auschwitz Who Painted a Forgotten Genocide

  27-01-2020 16:32 via nytimes.com
  
  Philosophers said the Holocaust defied representation, that art could not render its horrors. But Ceija Stojka made more than 1,000 incredible images of her ordeal, and the effort to exterminate the Roma.
  
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• Weinstein Rape Trial: ‘Project Runway’ Assistant to Testify

  27-01-2020 16:21 via nytimes.com
  
  Mimi Haleyi maintains that the disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein forced oral sex on her at his TriBeCa home in 2006.
  
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• Weinstein Rape Trial: ‘Project Runway’ Assistant to Testify About Alleged Assault

  27-01-2020 15:40 via nytimes.com
  
  Mimi Haleyi maintains that the disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein forced oral sex on her at his TriBeCa home in 2006.
  
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• Sales of Fake Prints on the Rise, Fire at New York Museum, and More: Morning Links from January 27, 2020

  27-01-2020 15:10 via artnews.com
  
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  In a letter to Art Basel global director Marc Spiegler, 24 galleries have asked for a 50 percent reduction on booth fees at the fair’s upcoming Hong Kong edition, among other concessions, as protests continue. [ARTnews]
  Meanwhile, Hong Kong’s government has declared a state of emergency as it works to control the&nbs
  
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• 5 Things to Know About Electronic Arts' Fastest-Growing Business - Motley Fool

  27-01-2020 14:18
  
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• In a New Dystopian Novel, the Country is AutoAmerica, but Baseball Is Still Its Pastime

  27-01-2020 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Gish Jen’s “The Resisters” imagines a future surveillance state and a young woman who throws a mean fastball.
  
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• Grammys 2020: Kobe Bryant Honored With Tributes and Jerseys

  27-01-2020 10:48 via nytimes.com
  
  Alicia Keys addresses the death of the retired Lakers star as the awards ceremony began at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
  
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• Billie Eilish Sweeps Top Awards at the Grammys

  27-01-2020 10:46 via nytimes.com
  
  The 18-year-old won five Grammys, including record of the year and best new artist, at a ceremony in which Kobe Bryant, who died on Sunday, was mourned.
  
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• What’s on TV Monday: ‘Luce’ and ‘The Notebook’

  27-01-2020 07:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The psychological thriller starring Octavia Spencer arrives on Hulu. And Nick Cassavetes’s Nicholas Sparks adaptation airs on Freeform.
  
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• Grammys 2020: Billie Eilish Sweeps the Top Awards

  27-01-2020 06:20 via nytimes.com
  
  Billie Eilish won five Grammys, including record of the year and best new artist, at a ceremony in which Kobe Bryant, who died on Sunday, was mourned.
  
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• Alicia Keys Seems to Reference Grammys Turmoil in Speech

  27-01-2020 05:43 via nytimes.com
  
  “We want to be respected and safe,” the host said during the ceremony, in a possible nod to the Recording Academy’s internal chaos and Deborah Dugan’s removal.
  
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• 2020 Grammy Winners: The Complete List

  27-01-2020 05:41 via nytimes.com
  
  Lizzo, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X picked up trophies at the 62nd annual awards.
  
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• Grammys Honor Kobe Bryant With Tributes and Jerseys

  27-01-2020 04:53 via nytimes.com
  
  Alicia Keys addresses the death of the retired Lakers star as the awards ceremony began at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
  
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• The Best Photos From the 2020 Grammys Red Carpet

  27-01-2020 04:01 via nytimes.com
  
  Lil Nas X, Lizzo, Lana Del Rey and Ariana Grande all turned up in fashion. Celebrities responded to the death of Kobe Bryant.
  
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• Grammys 2020 Live Updates: Tyler, the Creator Wins Best Rap Album

  27-01-2020 03:59 via nytimes.com
  
  Lizzo, Ariana Grande and Billie Eilish performed at an event in which Kobe Bryant, who died on Sunday, was mourned.
  
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• Grammys 2020: Live Updates From the Awards Show

  27-01-2020 02:56 via nytimes.com
  
  Lady Gaga and Beyoncé were early winners at a preshow event that began shortly after news broke of the basketball star’s death.
  
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• Kobe Bryant's Oscar Award: Bond Over Beethoven Led to 'Dear Basketball'

  27-01-2020 02:54 via nytimes.com
  
  A shared love for the master composer connected the Lakers legend who died on Sunday and the illustrator of the short film based on Bryant’s retirement poem.
  
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• Bond Over Beethoven Led to Kobe Bryant’s Oscar for ‘Dear Basketball’

  27-01-2020 02:54 via nytimes.com
  
  A shared love for the master composer connected the Lakers legend who died on Sunday and the illustrator of the short film based on Bryant’s retirement poem.
  
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• Grammys Open, ‘Heartbroken in House That Kobe Bryant Built’

  27-01-2020 02:40 via nytimes.com
  
  Alicia Keys addresses the death of the retired Lakers star as the awards ceremony began at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
  
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