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• State Says 230,000 Californians Employed In Arts, Entertainment & Recreation Have Filed For Unemployment - Deadline

  20-07-2020 23:37 via deadline.com
  
  State Says 230,000 Californians Employed In Arts, Entertainment & Recreation Have Filed For Unemployment  Deadline
  
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• How will music and arts be affected when schools reopen? - CNYcentral.com

  20-07-2020 22:53 via cnycentral.com
  How will music and arts be affected when schools reopen?  CNYcentral.com
  
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• Remembering Ennio Morricone, the Film Score Maestro

  20-07-2020 22:24 via nytimes.com
  
  His music was dynamic, bold and idiosyncratic, setting a high bar for composers connecting sound and vision.
  
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• ARTnews in Brief: Frieze Sculpture at Rockefeller Center To Return In September—and More from July 21, 2020

  20-07-2020 21:38 via artnews.com
  
  Tuesday, July 21
  Frieze Sculpture at Rockefeller Center To Return In SeptemberOriginally slated to be installed in spring but postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, Frieze Sculpture at Rockefeller Center is now set to take place from September 1 to October 2. The second edition of the exhibition, which is free and open to the pubic, is curated by Brett Littman, director of the Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum in Long Island City, Queens. Throughout its run, the show
  
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• ARTnews in Brief: Alexander Gray Associates Opens Second Location in Upstate New York—and More from July 20, 2020

  20-07-2020 21:38 via artnews.com
  
  Monday, July 20
  Alexander Gray Associates Opens Second Hudson Valley LocationNew York–based gallery Alexander Gray Associates will open a second exhibition space in Germantown, New York. The new location is walking distance from the gallery’s original Hudson Valley outpost, a 19th-century barn which shows one artwork each month. The second Germantown location will be inaugurated in August with a solo show of new work by Hudson-based artist Jennie C. Jones.
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• Down But Not Out, Vineyard Arts Community Bands Together - The Vineyard Gazette - Martha's Vineyard News

  20-07-2020 21:25 via vineyardgazette.com
  
  Down But Not Out, Vineyard Arts Community Bands Together  The Vineyard Gazette - Martha's Vineyard News
  
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• Covered Bridge and Arts Festival at Knoebels canceled - WNEP Scranton/Wilkes-Barre

  20-07-2020 21:05 via wnep.com
  Covered Bridge and Arts Festival at Knoebels canceled  WNEP Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
  
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• With Aim to Celebrate Artist’s Creative and Political Legacy, John Giorno Foundation Names Elizabeth Dee as Director

  20-07-2020 20:58 via artnews.com
  
  In 1965, the New York–based artist, poet, and activist John Giorno established a nonprofit as part of an effort to collaborate with and uplift other creatives in the city’s downtown scene. Through the organization, which was called Giorno Poetry Systems, Inc., which was also  a record label, Giorno produced, distributed, and sold albums created by prominent poets, performers, and musicians, including Laurie Anderson and Allen Ginsburg. He then used the money earned from those sa
  
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• ‘It’s a Risk for Everybody’: Why a Jazz Pianist Chose to Perform

  20-07-2020 20:41 via nytimes.com
  
  More than four months after his last public performance, the Grammy-winning artist Bill Charlap played at a storied Pennsylvania club, a glimpse into what may be the new normal for musicians.
  
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• Juice WRLD’s ‘Legends Never Die’ Earns the Year’s Biggest Debut

  20-07-2020 20:01 via nytimes.com
  
  The album is the second posthumous release in a row to top the chart this year, after Pop Smoke’s last week.
  
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• New York City Museums Remain Shuttered as the City Enters Phase Four Reopening

  20-07-2020 19:34 via artnews.com
  
  Today, New York City entered the fourth and final phase of its reopening plan, but those eager to revisit the city’s many museums will have longer to wait. Citing the sharp uptick in confirmed Covid-19 cases nationwide, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Friday that inside activities and cultural attractions, including as theaters, indoor dining, malls, and museums will, remain shutteredfor now.
  “We’ll continue to monitor that situation, and when the facts change, we will let you k
  
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• Museum group calls for ouster of Detroit Institute of Arts director - The Detroit News

  20-07-2020 19:09 via detroitnews.com
  Museum group calls for ouster of Detroit Institute of Arts director  The Detroit News
  
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• Jane Walentas: Champion of Arts and First-Gen Scholarships at UVA - UVA Today

  20-07-2020 18:55 via news.virginia.edu
  
  Jane Walentas: Champion of Arts and First-Gen Scholarships at UVA  UVA Today
  
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• Keith Sonnier, Sculptor Who Used Neon Light to Push the Boundaries of Drawing, Is Dead at 78

  20-07-2020 18:00 via artnews.com
  
  Keith Sonnier, who starting in the 1960s expanded notions of sculpture with materials including fabric, foam, and incandescent light, died on Saturday at the age of 78. He passed away from causes related to a long-time illness at Southampton Hospital near his home in Bridgehampton, New York, his studio confirmed.
  Sonnier came up as part of a cadre of artists remaking and rethinking modes of sculpture and other kinds of art in downtown New York City, where disciplines collided and collaboration (
  
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• For Some Artists, Election Season Means ‘Enough of Trump’

  20-07-2020 17:30 via nytimes.com
  
  More than a dozen artists including Carrie Mae Weems, Ed Ruscha and Shepard Fairey have contributed art to an advocacy campaign aimed at inspiring voters in November.
  
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• Nam June Paik’s Pioneering Vision: How the Artist Predicted an Age of Digital Technology

  20-07-2020 16:59 via artnews.com
  
  “I think the best technology, information, has to do with education—our thinking,” artist Nam June Paik wrote in his famed 1976 essay “Why is Television Dumb?” Anyone who knows Paik and his strange, perplexing, and positively revolutionary art knows that the essay’s title is ironic: his early adoption of video and transformation of the television sets into sculptures made anyone who saw it think and prefigured our relationship with digital technologies today.
  
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• The Japanese-American Sculptor Who, Despite Persecution, Made Her Mark

  20-07-2020 16:32 via nytimes.com
  
  Seven years after her death, Ruth Asawa is finally being recognized as an American master. What can we learn from this overdue reappraisal?
  
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• New York City Holds Off Reopening Museums and More: Morning Links from July 20, 2020

  20-07-2020 16:22 via artnews.com
  
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  Loïc Gouzer, formerly of Christie’s, will sell a Jean-Michel Basquiat drawing on his members-only app called Fair Warning. The work is estimated between $8 million and $12 million. [The New York Times]
  Christie’s curated “Remastered” sale, which will feature contemporary and Old Masters pieces, opens thi
  
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• ‘I Have to Go in and Decolonize’: Europe’s Black Theater Makers Discuss the Scene

  20-07-2020 15:08 via nytimes.com
  
  Kwame Kwei-Armah, Julia Wissert and Eva Doumbia met online this week to talk about challenging the establishment, Black Lives Matter and the issue of white universality.
  
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• Can $50 Million In Emergency Funding Make The Arts Equitable In Oregon? - OPB News

  20-07-2020 15:00 via opb.org
  
  Can $50 Million In Emergency Funding Make The Arts Equitable In Oregon?  OPB News
  
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• In a Time of Crisis, Is Art Essential?

  20-07-2020 14:10 via nytimes.com
  
  T’s 2020 summer art issue coincides with a breakdown of the status quo, both in the art world and the real one. Not for nothing, we’ve titled it “True Believers.”
  
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• A Retelling of American History — in Neon

  20-07-2020 14:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Maya Stovall, known for her dance performances in public spaces, shares a new artwork.
  
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• ‘I Have to Go in and Decolonize’: Europe’s Black Theater Makers Discuss Their Industries

  20-07-2020 13:41 via nytimes.com
  
  Kwame Kwei-Armah, Julia Wissert and Eva Doumbia met online this week to talk about challenging the establishment, Black Lives Matter and the issue of white universality.
  
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• Oliver Stone’s Reel History

  20-07-2020 12:30 via nytimes.com
  
  In “Chasing the Light,” the Oscar-winning director and screenwriter has finally found a historical figure he can portray with all the bias he desires: himself.
  
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• Without Music, Tanglewood Is Empty, Eerie and Beautiful

  20-07-2020 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The usually tourist-packed Berkshires confronts a season without the music festival that anchors its summers.
  
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• Jackie Robinson’s Inner Struggle

  20-07-2020 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Books by an American icon tell the story of his battle against bigotry from the inside.
  
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• Building Accessibility Into America, Literally

  20-07-2020 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Thirty years on, the Americans With Disabilities Act has reshaped the way designers and the public have come to think about equity, civil rights and American architecture. But it’s only a start.
  
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• A Glimpse Inside the Workshops of the World’s Finest Panama Hat Makers

  20-07-2020 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Creamy as silk and costlier than gold, a Montecristi superfino Panama hat is as much a work of art as it is of fashion.
  
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• Opinion | The arts need a New Deal to survive the pandemic - Crosscut

  20-07-2020 09:00 via crosscut.com
  
  Opinion | The arts need a New Deal to survive the pandemic  Crosscut
  
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• What’s on TV Monday: ‘Ip Man 4: The Finale’ and ‘Intervention’

  20-07-2020 07:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The final installment of Wilson Yip’s martial arts series arrives on Netflix. And a new season of “Intervention” begins on A&E.
  
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• Former students, daughter hail Marian Monta's theatre arts legacy - Monitor

  20-07-2020 04:59 via themonitor.com
  
  Former students, daughter hail Marian Monta's theatre arts legacy  Monitor
  
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• Former students, daughter celebrate Marian Monta's theatre arts legacy - Monitor

  20-07-2020 04:59 via themonitor.com
  
  Former students, daughter celebrate Marian Monta's theatre arts legacy  Monitor
  
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• Krip-Hop Nation Showcases Rappers With Disabilities. Meet 5 of Our Favorites.

  20-07-2020 04:15 via nytimes.com
  
  Hear tracks by hip-hop musicians addressing otherizing media depictions, challenges and perseverance.
  
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• Is Bruce Lee really the ‘father of mixed martial arts’? - South China Morning Post

  20-07-2020 04:07 via scmp.com
  
  Is Bruce Lee really the ‘father of mixed martial arts’?  South China Morning Post
  
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• ‘Perry Mason’ Season 1, Episode 5 Recap: Leaps of Faith

  20-07-2020 04:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Emily Dodson puts her fate in Sister Alice’s hands — and in Perry’s. But Alice and Perry are taking major gambles, too.
  
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• Week 19 of Free Met Opera Streams: July 20 – July 26 - artsknoxville.com

  20-07-2020 03:40 via artsknoxville.com
  
  Week 19 of Free Met Opera Streams: July 20 – July 26  artsknoxville.com
  
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• George Harrison book 1 | Arts & Entertainment - The Macomb Daily

  20-07-2020 03:22 via macombdaily.com
  George Harrison book 1 | Arts & Entertainment  The Macomb Daily
  
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• Richmond Performing Arts Alliance, Westminster Canterbury Richmond present Legends Livestream Series - Augusta Free Press

  20-07-2020 02:13 via augustafreepress.com
  
  Richmond Performing Arts Alliance, Westminster Canterbury Richmond present Legends Livestream Series  Augusta Free Press
  
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• Center for the Arts opens Skateboard Art exhibit - WMBB - mypanhandle.com

  20-07-2020 01:46 via mypanhandle.com
  Center for the Arts opens Skateboard Art exhibit  WMBB - mypanhandle.com
  
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• MASS Arts Plastiques Gallery / Form & Function - ArchDaily

  20-07-2020 01:00 via archdaily.com
  
  MASS Arts Plastiques Gallery / Form & Function  ArchDaily
  
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• Bruce Lee: Inside the mind of the martial arts icon - CNN

  20-07-2020 01:00 via cnn.com
  
  Bruce Lee: Inside the mind of the martial arts icon  CNN
  
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• Performing Arts Collective Alliance discusses plans for new roof - YourErie

  20-07-2020 00:14 via yourerie.com
  Performing Arts Collective Alliance discusses plans for new roof  YourErie
  
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