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• Fraud audit report: Easton Arts Academy Elementary Charter School missing more than $500K - 69News WFMZ-TV

  15-07-2020 23:21 via wfmz.com
  
  Fraud audit report: Easton Arts Academy Elementary Charter School missing more than $500K  69News WFMZ-TV
  
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• Imanbek, a 19-Year-Old From Kazakhstan, Made 'Roses' a Hit

  15-07-2020 22:37 via nytimes.com
  
  Imanbek was working at his local train station when he stumbled onto a Saint Jhn song ripe for a dancey redo. The result boosted both artists to a new level.
  
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• $19 M. Francis Bacon Portrait of Sole Heir Heads to Sotheby’s London Auction

  15-07-2020 22:28 via artnews.com
  
  Following the $85 million achieved for a monumental Francis Bacon triptych that led Sotheby’s marquee contemporary auction on June 29, the house has unveiled another masterwork by the British artist coming up for sale in London on July 28. Set to appear in a hybrid evening sale, where offerings will range from contemporary artworks to a $15 million Rembrandt self-portrait, Bacon’s Portrait of John Edward (1986) is expected to fetch £12 million–£18 million
  
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• $17 M. Francis Bacon Portrait of Sole Heir Heads to Sotheby’s London Auction

  15-07-2020 22:28 via artnews.com
  
  Following the $85 million achieved for a monumental Francis Bacon triptych that led Sotheby’s marquee contemporary auction on June 29, the house has unveiled another masterwork by the British artist coming up for sale in London on July 28. Set to appear in a hybrid evening sale, where offerings will range from contemporary artworks to a $15 million Rembrandt self-portrait, Bacon’s Portrait of John Edward (1986) is expected to fetch £12 million–£18 million
  
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• ‘Eat the Buddha’ Reports From the ‘World Capital of Self-Immolations’

  15-07-2020 22:03 via nytimes.com
  
  Barbara Demick’s new book covers an awe-inspiring breadth of history — from the heyday of the Tibetan empire to the present-day Tibetan effort at cultural and spiritual survival.
  
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• Molly Neptune Parker, Basket Maker and Tribal Elder, Dies at 81

  15-07-2020 22:02 via nytimes.com
  
  Ms. Parker was the matriarch of four generations of basket makers and the first female lieutenant governor of the Passamaquoddy Tribe.
  
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• Courbet’s Most Controversial Paintings: Strange Eroticism, Socialism, and More

  15-07-2020 22:01 via artnews.com
  
  To those living in 19th-century France, Gustave Courbet’s pioneering career could be divided into a series of scandals. “Since 1848 M. Courbet has been privileged to amaze the crowd,” the critic Champfleury wrote in 1855. “Every year we expect new surprises and, until now, the painter has answered the expectations of his friends as he has those of his enemies.” In other words, Courbet’s paintings made people angry, and the public seemed to delight in being enr
  
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• Los Altos Black Lives Matter Mural Proposal On Hold Until City’s Arts Commission Weighs In - CBS San Francisco

  15-07-2020 21:44 via sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com
  
  Los Altos Black Lives Matter Mural Proposal On Hold Until City’s Arts Commission Weighs In  CBS San Francisco
  
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• Complaint Faults Museum Director for Hanging His In-Law’s El Greco

  15-07-2020 21:24 via nytimes.com
  
  A whistle-blower accusation argues that conflict-of-interest rules to prevent self-dealing have been skirted at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
  
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• Hollywood Stays Away From Facebook Ad Boycott

  15-07-2020 21:15 via nytimes.com
  
  The entertainment business is a big advertiser but has been noticeably silent as other industries protest the social network’s handling of hate speech.
  
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• Playwrights Horizons Details First Season Under New Leadership

  15-07-2020 21:05 via nytimes.com
  
  Though no dates are set, Adam Greenfield plans to present four plays, all directed by women, at the Off Broadway theater.
  
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• Can’t Match Netflix? At Least You Can Buy Some British Shows

  15-07-2020 20:57 via nytimes.com
  
  Like HBO Max, Peacock fills out its initial roster of originals with some English-speaking imports.
  
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• The Sims Is Bringing Its Inclusive Spirit to TV

  15-07-2020 20:51 via nytimes.com
  
  In a new reality show based on the computer games, players compete for prize money. But the narrative of “The Sims Spark’d” emerges from how the series allows them to convey their own experiences.
  
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• The Best Multipacks of Primed Canvases for Endless Possibilities in Paint

  15-07-2020 20:45 via artnews.com
  
  A strong cotton canvas is a basic tool in any artist’s arsenal. Stretched canvases are a great time-saver, but they can set you back financially, and this is where more affordable multipacks come in. Those that are pre-primed with gesso are especially handy, as they are ready to use right out of the pack, and most are suitable for both acrylic and oil paints. (Of course, you can always add a few more coats if you so desire.) Multipacks tend to contain small, lightweight canvases, making th
  
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• Indulge Your Creative Impulses With the Best Colored Marker Sets

  15-07-2020 20:45 via artnews.com
  
  Markers are not just for kids; artists rely on them too for manga, stationery, calligraphy, illustrations, and sketching. Markers provide a rainbow of hues in a variety of alcohol-based and water-based inks. Alcohol-based markers are known for their great coverage and variety of colors; they dry instantly and are permanent for durable, brilliant, smudge-free drawings. Water-based markers are great for everyday sketching and safe for kids. They are usually more translucent and take longer to dry.
  
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• Country Music Struggles to Meet the Moment. Again.

  15-07-2020 20:21 via nytimes.com
  
  The larger music industry has vowed to examine racism and bias. In Nashville, only the genre’s outsiders are dipping their toes in essential conversations.
  
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• Theater Streams See Stars Pop Up in Unexpected Places

  15-07-2020 20:03 via nytimes.com
  
  Most of them are available on short notice, after all. Live readings with some of the New Group’s original casts and an Ian Dury jukebox musical are among this week’s highlights.
  
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• How ‘I May Destroy You’ Got Its Stunning Soundtrack

  15-07-2020 19:34 via nytimes.com
  
  The show’s 27-year-old music supervisor, Ciara Elwis, talks about matching Michaela Coel’s singular vision with songs by Nicki Minaj, Daft Punk and more.
  
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• Marc Quinn Sculpture Replaces Toppled Statue of Slave Trader in Bristol

  15-07-2020 19:22 via artnews.com
  
  In June, Black Lives Matters protestors in Bristol toppled a monument to 17th-century slave trader Edward Colston. The 18-foot-tall statue was then thrown into the Bristol harbor amid cheers from a crowd of onlookers. Since then, artists and activists have proposed replacements for the sculpture’s empty plinth.
  Last night, British artist Marc Quinn installed in the Colston statue’s place a new sculpture, A Surge of Power (Jen Reid), which depicts Bristol protestor Jen Reid,
  
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• Proposed zoning changes in the Warehouse Arts District could spur redevelopment - St. Pete Rising

  15-07-2020 19:09 via stpeterising.com
  Proposed zoning changes in the Warehouse Arts District could spur redevelopment  St. Pete Rising
  
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• Disembodied Basketball Stars Feature in Newly Timely Artworks by Kevin Beasley

  15-07-2020 18:33 via artnews.com
  
  When Kevin Beasley first showed a series of artworks involving basketball jerseys hardened into pointed forms, he couldn’t possibly have conceived of the conditions that surround them now. Their origins date back to 2017, when the world seemed at least a little bit more fancy-free. But even then, the writing was on the wall for offerings by an artist whose work takes what he calls “the repetition of how we view Black bodies” in their presence and absence as a subject.
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• Wagner in the Parking Lot as Opera Returns to Germany

  15-07-2020 18:29 via nytimes.com
  
  Three productions under unusual constraints show how the art form is gradually re-emerging in the pandemic.
  
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• Metropolitan Museum of Art to Reopen Five Days a Week in August

  15-07-2020 18:13 via nytimes.com
  
  Three new exhibitions will be on display when the museum’s Fifth Avenue location begins welcoming visitors again on Aug. 29.
  
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• How Artists Are Trying to Solve the World’s Problems

  15-07-2020 18:00 via nytimes.com
  
  A cohort of 30 artists have received funding to find creative solutions to 21st-century problems like surveillance, digital inequality and inherited trauma.
  
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• Smithsonian Chief Says He Will Look Into Staff Complaint of Racism

  15-07-2020 17:55 via nytimes.com
  
  Lonnie G. Bunch III, the Smithsonian’s secretary, responded to a letter of “outrage” from former staff members at the National Museum of African Art.
  
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• Robert Yang’s Masculinity Simulator Uncovers the Sadist Streak in Internet Voyeurism

  15-07-2020 17:39 via artnews.com
  
  Robert Yang’s Hard Lads (2020) is a short computer game about hitting someone on the back with a folding chair, a comedy of incompetence inspired by the viral YouTube video titled “British Lads Hit Each Other With Chair.” The video shows a group of young, shirtless Englishmen in the confused ecstasy of what appears to be an overlong day-drinking session, trying to execute a perfect chair hit, like the ones they’ve seen in pro wrestling matches, in a cramped back alley bet
  
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• Ogden City now accepting nominations for annual 'Mayor's Awards in the Arts' program - Standard-Examiner

  15-07-2020 17:30 via standard.net
  Ogden City now accepting nominations for annual 'Mayor's Awards in the Arts' program  Standard-Examiner
  
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• You May Not Know These 15 Songs. But You’ve Heard Them.

  15-07-2020 17:22 via nytimes.com
  
  Artists like Edwin Birdsong and Ballin’ Jack aren’t household names, but their music is instantly recognizable as the samples behind hit pop songs.
  
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• New Alexandria condos will have an ‘Arts Walk,’ big art tenant - WTOP

  15-07-2020 17:18 via wtop.com
  
  New Alexandria condos will have an ‘Arts Walk,’ big art tenant  WTOP
  
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• How Do You Translate a Comic Book Into Audio? Ask Neil Gaiman

  15-07-2020 17:00 via nytimes.com
  
  In a new audio production, James McAvoy, Michael Sheen and a full cast give voice to “The Sandman.”
  
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• A Plague on Your Houses: Reading Covid-19 Into Disease Onstage

  15-07-2020 16:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Efforts like ‘The Oedipus Project’ are worthy, but in an attempt to draw contemporary parallels, they can misread drama and mislead about the present.
  
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• ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Names New Host: Tyra Banks

  15-07-2020 15:53 via nytimes.com
  
  The former supermodel and businesswoman will fill the role Tom Bergeron occupied for the last 15 years.
  
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• In Publishing, ‘Everything Is Up for Change’

  15-07-2020 15:32 via nytimes.com
  
  A wave of deaths and retirements prompted publishers to name new leaders. Now the industry is in a rare moment of transformation that promises to influence the books put out into the world.
  
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• Banksy Work Appears in London Underground Car, Dario Calmese Shoots Vanity Fair Cover, and More: Morning Links from July 15, 2020

  15-07-2020 15:00 via artnews.com
  
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  A new piece by Banksy focused loosely on the coronavirus briefly appeared in a London Underground car before it was removed. [The Guardian]
  Dario Calmese has made history as the first Black photographer to shoot a cover for Vanity Fair. [The New York Times]
  Former employees at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C. have accused leaders
  
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• Murmurs: Relief Approved for Performing Arts Venues - Willamette Week

  15-07-2020 14:36 via wweek.com
  
  Murmurs: Relief Approved for Performing Arts Venues  Willamette Week
  
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• The Herculean Effort to Build an American Army

  15-07-2020 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Paul Dickson’s “The Rise of the G.I. Army, 1940-1941” tells the remarkable story of how the United States created an effective military from scratch.
  
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• ‘Just Let Those Kids Dance’: Finding a Way for the Show to Go On

  15-07-2020 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  For dance students, the annual recital is the biggest event of the year. Whether in parks or in parking lots, some studios are determined to make it happen in a pandemic year.
  
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• Republicans Won’t Do Much Convening in Florida, Colbert Thinks

  15-07-2020 09:17 via nytimes.com
  
  “The only way it would be more infectious is if the dinner was an all-you-can-bob lasagna buffet,” Stephen Colbert said of the party’s upcoming convention in Jacksonville.
  
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• ViacomCBS Fires Nick Cannon, Citing Anti-Semitic Podcast Remarks

  15-07-2020 08:06 via nytimes.com
  
  The network said that Mr. Cannon had promoted “hateful speech” during a recent episode of “Cannon’s Class,” his YouTube podcast.
  
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• What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘First Cow’ and ‘The Line’

  15-07-2020 07:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The latest film from Kelly Reichardt is available online. And the Public Theater is streaming a virtual play about the pandemic.
  
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• Apple 'n Arts plans to scale back fall festival - TribLIVE

  15-07-2020 04:32 via triblive.com
  
  Apple 'n Arts plans to scale back fall festival  TribLIVE
  
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• Obies Honor ‘A Strange Loop’ and ‘Heroes of the Fourth Turning’

  15-07-2020 04:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The annual awards show for Off and Off Off Broadway theater was prerecorded and streamed after the coronavirus led to cancellation of a live ceremony.
  
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• Oregon lawmakers divvy millions in federal relief, favoring arts groups and venues, Black people, the unemplo - OregonLive

  15-07-2020 03:10 via oregonlive.com
  
  Oregon lawmakers divvy millions in federal relief, favoring arts groups and venues, Black people, the unemplo  OregonLive
  
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• Oregon lawmakers approve $50 million lifeline for struggling arts and culture organizations - OregonLive

  15-07-2020 02:37 via oregonlive.com
  
  Oregon lawmakers approve $50 million lifeline for struggling arts and culture organizations  OregonLive
  
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• Arts Tax deadline is Wednesday July 15 - KATU

  15-07-2020 02:14 via katu.com
  Arts Tax deadline is Wednesday July 15  KATU
  
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• Naya Rivera’s Death Ruled Accidental Drowning

  15-07-2020 01:05 via nytimes.com
  
  No traumatic injuries or disease were found, the medical examiner said.
  
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• Blaine Kern, Architect of Lavish Mardi Gras Floats, Dies at 93

  15-07-2020 01:02 via nytimes.com
  
  The work of Mr. Kern, known as “Mr. Mardi Gras,” has delighted visitors to Carnival in New Orleans for decades.
  
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