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• Despite Early Technical Glitches, Galleries Report Steady Sales in Art Basel Hong Kong’s Online Fair

  18-03-2020 23:59 via artnews.com
  
  While the majority of cultural institutions across metropolitan centers in the United States and Europe closed their doors over the past couple of weeks amid the rapid spread of the new coronavirus (Covid-19), Art Basel carried forth with its annual Hong Kong edition—but for the first time virtually, after it announced the cancelation of the in-person fair last month.
  At 6 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, Art Basel Hong Kong’s online viewing rooms went live to its VIP guests for the f
  
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• In Heated Lawsuit, Ana Mendieta Estate Alleges That Sotheby’s Won’t Return Long Lost Photograph by Famed Artist

  18-03-2020 23:10 via artnews.com
  
  Up until last year, the estate of Ana Mendieta, the famed feminist artist whose works deals with women’s bodies and their relationship to nature, believed that a mysterious photograph of a curvaceous nude sculpted in a limestone grotto had been lost. Then, the estate was surprised to learn that the work had resurfaced—in a preview catalogue for a sale at Sotheby’s, about which the estate alleges it wasn’t informed.
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• Ana Mendieta Estate Discovers a Long-Lost Work by the Artist in Sotheby’s Photography Sale, Provoking a Heated Lawsuit

  18-03-2020 23:10 via artnews.com
  
  Up until last year, the estate of Ana Mendieta, the famed feminist artist whose works deal with women’s bodies and their relationship to nature, believed that a mysterious photograph of a curvaceous nude sculpted in a limestone grotto had been lost. Then, the estate was surprised to learn that the work had resurfaced—in a preview catalogue for a sale at Sotheby’s, about which the estate alleges it wasn’t informed.
  In a new lawsuit filed in the Southern District Court of N
  
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• Ana Mendieta Estate Discovers a Long-Lost Work by the Artist in Sotheby’s Photography Sale, Provoking a Heated Laswuit

  18-03-2020 23:10 via artnews.com
  
  Up until last year, the estate of Ana Mendieta, the famed feminist artist whose works deal with women’s bodies and their relationship to nature, believed that a mysterious photograph of a curvaceous nude sculpted in a limestone grotto had been lost. Then, the estate was surprised to learn that the work had resurfaced—in a preview catalogue for a sale at Sotheby’s, about which the estate alleges it wasn’t informed.
  In a new lawsuit filed in the Southern District Court of N
  
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• Bonhams Moves Auctions ‘Behind Closed Doors’ After L.A. Employees Complain About Working Conditions

  18-03-2020 22:51 via artnews.com
  
  Hours after ARTnews published a report on the Bonhams auction house continuing to hold sales in Los Angeles after one of its employees exhibited flu-like symptoms, the auction house said it will close most of its offices (with the exception of those in Hong Kong) and conduct upcoming sales in London, Edinburgh, and L.A. “behind closed doors.” Bids for those will by accepted online and by phone, and potential buyers will be able to view the works on offer only by appointment.
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• How to Clean Your Home for Coronavirus

  18-03-2020 22:50 via nytimes.com
  
  It takes only a few minutes, but cleaning high-traffic surfaces once a day can make a difference in preventing the spread of infection.
  
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• Report: Met Museum in New York Plans for Possible Closure Until July

  18-03-2020 22:36 via artnews.com
  
  According to a report by the New York Times, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, which closed to the public last week, is currently preparing for potential closure until July and a $100 million loss over the next year due to causes related to the coronavirus pandemic.
  The museum is committed to paying all its employees, who are currently working from home, through April 4, as the institution considers possible scenarios involving layoffs, furloughs, and other measures. Other consideratio
  
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• Met Museum Prepares for $100 Million Loss Due to Coronavirus

  18-03-2020 21:10 via nytimes.com
  
  The Met’s executives say the coronavirus outbreak makes painful layoffs likely for every cultural institution.
  
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• Without Places to Gather, Debut Novelists Reimagine Book Promotion

  18-03-2020 21:00 via nytimes.com
  
  First-time novelists with books out or coming soon talk about their changes of plans and how they’re spending these unusual days.
  
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• Met Museum Prepares for $100 Million Loss and Closure Till July

  18-03-2020 21:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The Met’s executives say the coronavirus outbreak makes painful layoffs likely for every cultural institution.
  
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• Bancroft Prize Goes to Books on Emancipation and Urban Renewal

  18-03-2020 20:35 via nytimes.com
  
  The scholars Lizabeth Cohen and Joseph P. Reidy have won the prize, one of the most prestigious honors in the field of American history.
  
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• The Unending Anxiety of Coronavirus Content

  18-03-2020 20:07 via nytimes.com
  
  The pandemic has clarified the dark bargain of our internet-connected devices: We look to them to protect our bodies and soothe our nerves, and in return, we hand over our minds.
  
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• Frieze Cancels New York Art Fair Amid Coronavirus Concerns

  18-03-2020 19:33 via nytimes.com
  
  The art fair, which was planned to take place in May, follows the cancellation of Art Basel Hong Kong and the early closing of Tefaf Maastricht.
  
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• Lynn Nottage and Annie Baker Say Theaters Want Their Advances Back

  18-03-2020 19:16 via nytimes.com
  
  The Pulitzer Prize winners Lynn Nottage and Annie Baker are among those who said they had been asked to give back advances because of the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Maria Donoghue Velleca selected as William & Mary dean of Arts & Sciences - William & Mary News

  18-03-2020 19:07 via wm.edu
  
  Maria Donoghue Velleca selected as William & Mary dean of Arts & Sciences  William & Mary News
  
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• Katherine Hubbard’s Minimal Photographs Render Familiar Subjects Otherworldly

  18-03-2020 19:04 via artnews.com
  
  In her photographic work, Katherine Hubbard tends toward inscrutability, decontextualizing objects and rendering familiar landscapes otherworldly. Hubbard, whose practice also includes performance and writing, makes carefully considered references to Minimalism in her photography, with particular attention to Minimalist sculpture’s ambition to reorient the viewer’s relationship to the works’ physical settings. Her exhibition at Company, “Avoid glancing blows” (all w
  
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• Review: ‘After Truth,’ the Deluge

  18-03-2020 18:54 via nytimes.com
  
  An often-chilling survey of disinformation in America, this HBO documentary reclaims the real definition of “fake news.”
  
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• Marc Maron and the Comedy of Doubt

  18-03-2020 18:33 via nytimes.com
  
  In a special recorded last year, the standup proved prescient by focusing on his uncertainty in the face of daunting world moments.
  
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• Review: ‘Brockmire’ Is the Dystopian Baseball Comedy We Need

  18-03-2020 18:30 via nytimes.com
  
  The final season of the IFC series about a debauched play-by-play man takes an eccentric but well-timed jump into the future.
  
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• Arts Focus: Arts Activities Halt to Stem Spread of COVID-19 - ARLnow

  18-03-2020 18:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Arts Focus: Arts Activities Halt to Stem Spread of COVID-19  ARLnow
  
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• Coronavirus in Vermont: Cancellation, postponement in Vermont arts, entertainment - Burlington Free Press

  18-03-2020 18:18 via burlingtonfreepress.com
  
  Coronavirus in Vermont: Cancellation, postponement in Vermont arts, entertainment  Burlington Free Press
  
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• As Coronavirus Forces Shutdowns Across U.S., Frieze New York Cancels 2020 Edition

  18-03-2020 18:04 via artnews.com
  
  With officials across the United States taking drastic measures to combat the coronavirus outbreak, another major art event has been called off. The Frieze New York art fair, which was set to take place on Randall’s Island Park from May 7–10, is officially canceled. The event typically includes nearly 200 exhibitors and is regarded as one of New York’s most important fairs.
  In a statement, the organizers of the London-based fair said, “We are grateful to everyone who work
  
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• Collector François Pinault’s Much-Anticipated Private Museum in Paris Postpones Opening Until Fall 2020

  18-03-2020 17:48 via artnews.com
  
  Collector and Kering founder François Pinault has been trying to open a private museum in Paris for 20 years, and now it appears he will have to wait a bit longer. The opening of the French billionaire’s new private museum in Paris, an institution set in a former stock exchange known as the Bourse de Commerce, has been delayed due to the coronavirus crisis. The institution, which had been scheduled to welcome its first visitors in June, said it now plans to open in September.
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• A Bonhams Employee in Los Angeles Came to Work With Flu-Like Symptoms. The Auction Happened Anyway.

  18-03-2020 17:25 via artnews.com
  
  On Tuesday afternoon, Bonhams Los Angeles held an art auction with more than a dozen people in attendance, including collectors, registrants, and employees. Bidders competed for Granville Redmond paintings and Frederic Remington sculptures, spending close to a million dollars on art as cities across the country ordered businesses to close and residents to shelter in place because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
  The auction was largely a success. After all, Bonhams had little competition from
  
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• As Art Schools Cancel Student Shows, One Instagram Account Pledges to Give Them Life

  18-03-2020 17:03 via artnews.com
  
  Jane Tardo received the call last Friday, March 13, while resting after installing her solo M.F.A. thesis exhibition at the University of New Orleans’s St. Claude Gallery. A professor informed her that major galleries in the neighborhood were canceling their openings due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Tardo’s exhibition, which features a playable, quilted racetrack, was set to open the next day. Recognizing the risks of inviting people to experience this hands-on, game-like work (delightf
  
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• Dreamy Arts and Crafts island cottage asks $6.5M in Maine - Curbed Ski

  18-03-2020 16:36 via curbed.com
  
  Dreamy Arts and Crafts island cottage asks $6.5M in Maine  Curbed Ski
  
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• Disconcerted: A Music Critic’s Empty Nights

  18-03-2020 16:30 via nytimes.com
  
  Making and hearing music in public is inherently social, and the mysterious alchemy of a live show — of sharing the same vibrating air — can’t be replicated at home.
  
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• Coronavirus Hits the Arts Community Hard - BayStateBanner

  18-03-2020 16:30 via baystatebanner.com
  
  Coronavirus Hits the Arts Community Hard  BayStateBanner
  
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• The Constellation of Frank Stella

  18-03-2020 16:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The artist’s Minimalist abstractions helped change the direction of painting at the start of his career. Now at the end of it, the 83-year-old artist looks back to his beginnings.
  
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• Celeste Ng, Ann Patchett, Min Jin Lee and Others on the Books That Bring Them Comfort

  18-03-2020 15:31 via nytimes.com
  
  Looking for a respite from the news? You might find solace in reading.
  
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• How the coronavirus is changing arts and entertainment in America - The Economist

  18-03-2020 15:17 via economist.com
  
  How the coronavirus is changing arts and entertainment in America  The Economist
  
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• Eurovision Song Contest Is Canceled Over Coronavirus Concerns

  18-03-2020 15:03 via nytimes.com
  
  The pop music contest, which has brought high camp into European homes annually since 1956, says it will come back in 2021.
  
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• You Can Stream, but You Can’t Hide

  18-03-2020 15:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Face-touching, communal snack plates — watching and streaming pre-coronavirus TV amid a shutdown, there’s always something there to remind you.
  
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• 54% of the People. 12% of the Plays. Atlanta, Do We Have a Problem?

  18-03-2020 15:00 via nytimes.com
  
  One of the country’s most racially diverse cities struggles, nicely, with representation and inclusion on its many bustling stages.
  
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• MCA's Sheila Smith on COVID-19 and the arts: 'It's devastating' - MinnPost

  18-03-2020 14:40 via minnpost.com
  
  MCA's Sheila Smith on COVID-19 and the arts: 'It's devastating'  MinnPost
  
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• Celebrities, Athletes and Politicians With Coronavirus: Updating List

  18-03-2020 14:21 via nytimes.com
  
  From Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson to the N.B.A.’s Rudy Gobert and Kevin Durant, public figures have shared their conditions and advice with the world.
  
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• For Faye Toogood, the Rough Draft Is Also the Final Product

  18-03-2020 14:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The British designer’s new collection of furniture embraces the “rawness and primitive qualities” of small-scale models.
  
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• Construction at Notre-Dame Is Halted, Art Dubai Goes Digital, and More: Morning Links from March 18, 2020

  18-03-2020 14:00 via artnews.com
  
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  Construction on the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, to repair fire damage from last year, has been halted by the coronavirus outbreak. [Libération]
  François Pinault’s much-anticipated Bourse de Commerce, a private museum in Paris set in a former stock exchange, has moved its opening date from June to September. [Le Figaro]
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• Glastonbury Festival Canceled Because of Coronavirus

  18-03-2020 12:52 via nytimes.com
  
  Britain’s biggest music event was due to celebrate its 50th anniversary in June and be headlined by Paul McCartney, Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar.
  
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• America’s Big Museums in the Hot Seat

  18-03-2020 11:21 via nytimes.com
  
  As the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston commemorate their 150th birthdays in a state of heightened scrutiny, our critic offers a five-point plan to save their souls.
  
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• True Crime Favorites From New York Times Critics and Staff

  18-03-2020 10:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Staying in? Here’s what to binge watch, read and listen.
  
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• America’s Big Museums on the Hot Seat

  18-03-2020 10:00 via nytimes.com
  
  As the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston commemorate their 150th birthdays in a state of heightened scrutiny, our critic offers a five-point plan to save their souls.
  
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• What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘Little Fires Everywhere’ and ‘Brockmire’

  18-03-2020 06:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington star in a new Hulu show. And “Brockmire” returns for a final season on IFC.
  
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• Katy Perry Prevails as Judge Erases ‘Dark Horse’ Decision

  18-03-2020 03:00 via nytimes.com
  
  A federal judge tossed a $2.8 million verdict in favor of a Christian rap artist who claimed that the pop star’s hit had stolen from one of his songs.
  
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• Heard About the Pandemic? On ‘Big Brother,’ They Hadn’t

  18-03-2020 00:58 via nytimes.com
  
  Contestants on the German TV show have been secluded since Feb. 10. So producers had to break the news of the coronavirus to them.
  
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• New York Art Galleries: The Virtual Experience

  18-03-2020 00:54 via nytimes.com
  
  With most spaces shuttered, art galleries are getting creative about presenting work online. Here are two great shows viewable from home.
  
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• Eduard Limonov, Russian Writer and Dissident, Dies at 77

  18-03-2020 00:40 via nytimes.com
  
  He wrote colorful books based on his time in exile in New York. His politics were just as colorful.
  
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