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• Sotheby’s to Sell $30 M. in Art from Sought-After Hester Diamond Estate

  16-10-2020 22:52 via artnews.com
  
  A portion of the collection of New York collector, art dealer, and interior designer Hester Diamond, who died in February, is coming to auction. The heirs of Diamond’s estate, one of whom is her son Michael Diamond (a founding member of the formative hip hop group the Beastie Boys), are selling their late mother’s collection at Sotheby’s in January during the auction house’s Classic Week sales.
  Diamond’s collection includes modern and contemporary art, as well as wo
  
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• Jerry Harris Is Denied Bail in Child-Pornography Case

  16-10-2020 22:51 via nytimes.com
  
  The “Cheer” star who has been charged with production of child pornography would pose a “danger to the community” if released, a judge said.
  
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• Arts And Business Meet On Atlantic Avenue - BKLYNER - BKLYNER

  16-10-2020 22:47
  
  Arts And Business Meet On Atlantic Avenue - BKLYNER  BKLYNER
  
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• While in Lockdown, Musician David Byrne Took Up Drawing to Help Fight Fatigue

  16-10-2020 21:11 via artnews.com
  
  David Byrne is not prone to idleness. Since cofounding the Talking Heads—the New Wave band that launched him to fame—Byrne has founded a music label, released an extensive body of solo albums, and written two books, including 2012’s How Music Works, which blends music theory and autobiography. But when the pandemic forced New York into lockdown, Byrne returned to his roots in a different field: visual art.
  Over the past seven months, Byrne took up drawing, and while he sai
  
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• How Much Do You Really Miss Going to the Movies?

  16-10-2020 21:01 via nytimes.com
  
  Amid concerns about the future of theaters, remember that the past wasn’t always glorious. This is the moment to rethink what we want at a cinema.
  
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• The Mysteries of the American-Saudi Alliance

  16-10-2020 21:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Two new books, David H. Rundell’s “Vision or Mirage” and Bradley Hope and Justin Scheck’s “Blood and Oil,” offer insights into an enigmatic country.
  
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• ‘That Kindness’ Review: Nurses Didn’t Sign Up for This

  16-10-2020 20:40 via nytimes.com
  
  Stars including Marisa Tomei, Billy Porter and Rosie O’Donnell dramatize the words of real-life nurses pushed to the brink by the pandemic.
  
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• Parenting While Black: Titus Kaphar’s Starkly Powerful Works

  16-10-2020 20:26 via nytimes.com
  
  A painter’s new show ventures away from the past, toward contemporary traumas in Black lives.
  
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• ‘The West Wing’ and David Byrne Stage America

  16-10-2020 19:50 via nytimes.com
  
  Ahead of the election, theatrical productions on TV are advancing ideas of democracy, from the White House to “This Is Not My Beautiful House.”
  
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• Here Are 7 Great Books About Painting for Artists and Art Lovers

  16-10-2020 19:40 via artnews.com
  
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  During Conceptual art’s height in the early 1970s, critics proclaimed that painting was dead. It wasn’t the first time that painting’s obituary had been prematurely written, and may not even be the last, but for now, such sentiments are exceedingly rare as more artists than ever take up a brush.
  Painting’s resilience draws from a rich history
  
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• 7 Great Books About Painting for Artists and Art Lovers

  16-10-2020 19:40 via artnews.com
  
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  During Conceptual art’s height in the early 1970s, critics proclaimed that painting was dead. It wasn’t the first time that painting’s obituary had been prematurely written, and may not even be the last, but for now, such sentiments are exceedingly rare as more artists than ever take up a brush.
  Painting’s resilience draws from a rich history
  
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• Jordan Casteel ‘Vogue’ Painting Heads to SFMOMA After Being Acquired by Pamela Joyner

  16-10-2020 19:37 via artnews.com
  
  An iconic Jordan Casteel painting that appeared on the cover of the September issue of Vogue now has an owner. Pamela J. Joyner and Alfred J. Giuffrida have acquired Casteel’s Aurora (2020), featuring the fashion designer Aurora James, a representative for the artist’s gallery, New York’s Casey Kaplan, confirmed.
  “I have an ongoing enthusiasm for and commitment to Jordan Casteel’s career,” Joyner, who has appeared on ARTnews’s Top 200 Collectors list eac
  
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• Man Arrested in Killing of Thomas Jefferson Byrd

  16-10-2020 18:40 via nytimes.com
  
  The 70-year-old Tony-nominated actor, who appeared in numerous films by the director Spike Lee, was found dead in Atlanta from multiple gunshot wounds on Oct. 3.
  
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• Gifts for the arts - Harvard Magazine

  16-10-2020 18:26
  
  Gifts for the arts  Harvard Magazine
  
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• Stevie Wonder Demands Justice, and 12 More New Songs

  16-10-2020 17:59 via nytimes.com
  
  Hear tracks by Demi Lovato, Lana Del Rey, Kristeen Young featuring David Bowie and others.
  
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• In France, a Festival Delivers the Essential: Dance to Audiences

  16-10-2020 17:50 via nytimes.com
  
  An early highlight in Montpellier was Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s solo “Goldberg Variations,” which seems to ask: What is it to dance? What do our bodies know?
  
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• Collecting in Quarantine: L.A.-Based Michael Ovitz Talks About Buying Art Sight Unseen

  16-10-2020 17:48 via artnews.com
  
  Based in Los Angeles, Michael Ovitz—founder of Creative Artists Agency and former president of Walt Disney—has been collecting art for more than 40 years. He and his fiancée, fashion designer Tamara Mellon, keep much of the collection in their home, a Michael Maltzan–designed villa in Beverly Hills. In August, ARTnews spoke with the collector and his curator, Viet-Nu Nguyen, via FaceTime.
  ARTnews: What do you miss about the in-person art world?
  Ovitz: I’m very old-
  
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• Coffee Time for Zora and Fannie, Before the Harlem Renaissance

  16-10-2020 17:48 via nytimes.com
  
  Early in her career, Zora Neale Hurston made a connection with the best-selling novelist Fannie Hurst — an alliance that would shape her own writing life.
  
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• Local arts organization recipient of CARES Act funding - WGRZ.com

  16-10-2020 17:46
  
  Local arts organization recipient of CARES Act funding  WGRZ.com
  
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• 'Inshallah': The Perfect Phrase for 2020

  16-10-2020 17:14 via nytimes.com
  
  ‘Inshallah’ can express hope or resignation. (Guess which one Joe Biden meant.)
  
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• Cedar City Arts Council Fall Social presents 2020 Arts Award - Ironcountytoday

  16-10-2020 17:11
  
  Cedar City Arts Council Fall Social presents 2020 Arts Award  Ironcountytoday
  
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• Risk & Reward: Mary Rozell Wrote the Handbook for Art Collecting—Here’s What’s Changed Over the Past Half-Decade

  16-10-2020 17:10 via artnews.com
  
  If you want to know what’s changed in art collecting over the past half-decade, ask Mary Rozell, global head of the UBS Art Collection and author of The Art Collector’s Handbook: The Definitive Guide to Acquiring and Owning Art, a book originally published in 2014, with a second edition out this fall. ARTnews spoke with Rozell over the summer about buying online, what’s new in the collecting world, and the ins and outs of commissioning artists.
  ARTnews: The new preface to your
  
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• Upper West Side Story: The Dazzling Rise of Richard Avedon

  16-10-2020 17:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Philip Gefter’s biography, “What Becomes a Legend Most,” follows the career of one of the 20th century’s most successful photographers.
  
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• Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Names New Director After Ousting Nathalie Bondil

  16-10-2020 16:52 via artnews.com
  
  After its last leader was ousted amid allegations that she created a toxic workplace environment, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts has named a new director. Stéphane Aquin, the current chief curator of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., will be the next director of the Canadian museum, which faced an outcry and official investigation by local government officials after firing Nathalie Bondil this past July.
  Aquin has served as chief curator at the Hirshhorn sin
  
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• Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Names New Director After Ousting Nathalie Bondil - ARTnews

  16-10-2020 16:52
  
  Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Names New Director After Ousting Nathalie Bondil  ARTnews
  
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• Comfort Viewing: 3 Reasons ‘Cobra Kai’ Is a Knockout

  16-10-2020 16:38 via nytimes.com
  
  The “Karate Kid” sequel series, which surged in popularity when it arrived on Netflix this summer, is an addictive blend of nostalgia and operatic karate drama.
  
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• $537k in Michigan Culture for Arts and Cultural Affairs grants coming to Upper Michigan - WLUC

  16-10-2020 16:38
  
  $537k in Michigan Culture for Arts and Cultural Affairs grants coming to Upper Michigan  WLUC
  
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• After 75 Years and 15 Claims, a Bid to Regain Lost Art Inches Forward

  16-10-2020 16:13 via nytimes.com
  
  Heirs of Baron Mor Lipot Herzog, a Hungarian banker whose collection of masterpieces was seized by the Nazis, are still pursuing its return.
  
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• Local performing arts leaders advocate for inclusion in COVID-19 rules, reopening plans - Paso Robles Daily News

  16-10-2020 16:05
  
  Local performing arts leaders advocate for inclusion in COVID-19 rules, reopening plans  Paso Robles Daily News
  
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• Honolulu offers $10M in culture and arts virus relief grants - Billings Gazette

  16-10-2020 16:01
  Honolulu offers $10M in culture and arts virus relief grants  Billings Gazette
  
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• Classic Beaux-Arts details abound at this $3.2M Upper West Side three-bedroom - 6Sqft

  16-10-2020 16:01
  
  Classic Beaux-Arts details abound at this $3.2M Upper West Side three-bedroom  6Sqft
  
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• Richard Avedon’s Wall-Size Ambitions

  16-10-2020 16:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The celebrated photographer made striking group portraits that he hoped would signal a new level of rigorous intention. Why didn’t the art world notice?
  
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• Exhibit Columbus conversation examines 'Arts and Community' - The Republic

  16-10-2020 15:59
  
  Exhibit Columbus conversation examines 'Arts and Community'  The Republic
  
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• Workhouse Arts Centers adds children's event to Halloween activity line up - PotomacLocal.com

  16-10-2020 15:51
  
  Workhouse Arts Centers adds children's event to Halloween activity line up  PotomacLocal.com
  
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• Everson Museum Board Chair Defends Controversial Pollock Deaccessioning and More: Morning Links from October 16, 2020

  16-10-2020 15:18 via artnews.com
  
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  The Everson Museum of Art board chair has defended the institution’s decision to deaccession a Pollock: “The Everson is resolute in its decision to represent our community and will not miss out on an opportunity to create meaningful change.” [The Art Newspaper]
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• Worldwide simulcast concert to benefit Fairfield Community Arts Center - Hamilton Journal News

  16-10-2020 15:01
  Worldwide simulcast concert to benefit Fairfield Community Arts Center  Hamilton Journal News
  
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• The new non-profit Masonic Arts, Theater, and Innovation Company joins Marquette - WLUC

  16-10-2020 15:01
  
  The new non-profit Masonic Arts, Theater, and Innovation Company joins Marquette  WLUC
  
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• Things to do in Connecticut arts, entertainment in late October - New Haven Register

  16-10-2020 15:00
  
  Things to do in Connecticut arts, entertainment in late October  New Haven Register
  
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• College of Motion Picture Arts continues to rank among nation's best film schools - Florida State News

  16-10-2020 14:57
  
  College of Motion Picture Arts continues to rank among nation's best film schools  Florida State News
  
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• Brooklyn Museum to Sell Monet, Miro, Degas and More at Sotheby’s in Second Deaccesioning Round

  16-10-2020 14:20 via artnews.com
  
  As part of its long-term plan to deaccession works to generate funds for the care of its collection, the Brooklyn Museum has announced a second round of works it plans to deaccession. These blue-chip works will head to sale at Sotheby’s New York modern and contemporary evening sale on October 28.
  Sotheby’s has secured a remaining portion of works from the Brooklyn Museum’s collection to sell throughout the year across various sales, though it has yet to confirm an estimated tot
  
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• Brooklyn Museum to Sell Monet, Miró, Degas, and More at Sotheby’s in Second Deaccesioning Round

  16-10-2020 14:20 via artnews.com
  
  As part of its long-term plan to deaccession works to generate funds for the care of its collection, the Brooklyn Museum has announced a second round of works it plans to deaccession. These blue-chip works will head to sale at Sotheby’s New York modern and contemporary evening sale on October 28.
  Sotheby’s has secured a remaining portion of works from the Brooklyn Museum’s collection to sell throughout the year across various sales, though it has yet to confirm an estimated tot
  
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• Indianapolis celebrity artists will be in a big free virtual benefit to help creatives - The Indianapolis Star

  16-10-2020 14:05
  Indianapolis celebrity artists will be in a big free virtual benefit to help creatives  The Indianapolis Star
  
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• Indianapolis celebrity artists will be in a big free virtual benefit to help creatives - IndyStar

  16-10-2020 14:05
  Indianapolis celebrity artists will be in a big free virtual benefit to help creatives  IndyStar
  
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• The Beirut Blast Shattered Her Masterpieces. Now, the Rebuilding Starts.

  16-10-2020 14:04 via nytimes.com
  
  Over three decades as Lebanon’s premier stained-glass artist, Maya Husseini advanced a fragile medium in a country prone to violent shocks. Then came the big one.
  
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• Denver Arts & Venues Announces $1 Million in Aid for Struggling Venues and Artists - 303 Magazine

  16-10-2020 14:01
  
  Denver Arts & Venues Announces $1 Million in Aid for Struggling Venues and Artists  303 Magazine
  
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• Tamaqua arts center director leaving – Times News Online - tnonline.com

  16-10-2020 13:54
  Tamaqua arts center director leaving – Times News Online  tnonline.com
  
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• Watch Sacha Baron Cohen Get Serious in ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’

  16-10-2020 13:29 via nytimes.com
  
  The writer and director Aaron Sorkin narrates a scene featuring Cohen as the activist Abbie Hoffman.
  
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• ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ | Anatomy of a Scene

  16-10-2020 12:55 via nytimes.com
  
  Aaron Sorkin discusses a sequence from the film featuring Sacha Baron Cohen.
  
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• Laurels & lances: Honors, arts and marts - TribLIVE

  16-10-2020 12:01
  
  Laurels & lances: Honors, arts and marts  TribLIVE
  
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• Sun Valley Museum of Art to stream free artist talk - Idaho Mountain Express and Guide

  16-10-2020 12:00
  Sun Valley Museum of Art to stream free artist talk  Idaho Mountain Express and Guide
  
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