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• Oklahoma City Museum of Art gathering research on how arts, creativity plays part in lives of residents during pandemic - KFOR Oklahoma City

  16-04-2021 23:34 via kfor.com
  Oklahoma City Museum of Art gathering research on how arts, creativity plays part in lives of residents during pandemic  KFOR Oklahoma City
  
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• Joye Hummel, First Woman to Write Wonder Woman, Dies at 97

  16-04-2021 23:32 via nytimes.com
  
  For almost 70 years, her contributions to one of the comic-book world’s most enduring characters went largely unappreciated.
  
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• Olivier Meslay on Counteracting Art Depravation

  16-04-2021 23:26 via artnews.com
  
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  The 2020–21 issue of Art in America’s Annual Guide, released in December 2020, includes interviews with museum directors about how they responded to the Covid-19 pandemic. In October, A.i.A. spoke with Olivier Meslay, director of the Clark Art Institute, which was privately founded in 1955 and is best known for its collection of European and American fine and decorative arts dating from the Renaissance to the early twentieth century. One of the first
  
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• When a TikTok Influencer Dances, Who Gets Credit?

  16-04-2021 23:23 via nytimes.com
  
  Addison Rae’s appearance on Jimmy Fallon’s show sparked conversations about appropriation and how dance has been central to the platform.
  
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• New Documentary Showcases Bill Traylor’s Bracing Visions of the Past and the Present

  16-04-2021 23:08 via artnews.com
  
  Although Bill Traylor is now coming to be considered a major figure in 20th century U.S. art history, little is known about his life. The facts are these: Traylor was born in 1853 into slavery, and he died in 1949. A Black man in Montgomery, Alabama, he spent the majority of his life enduring Jim Crow oppression. He came to art-making late in his career, working with charcoal, paint, crayon, paper, and other materials when he was already in his 80s. Historians are aware of various details throug
  
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• Saying No to Distributing a Controversial Title, a Publisher Attempts a Tightrope Act

  16-04-2021 22:59 via nytimes.com
  
  Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly, one of the officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, has a book deal with a small press, but its distributor, Simon & Schuster, in an unusual move, said it won’t ship it.
  
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• Arts & the Spirit of Christ Church Greenwich to award $1000 for temporary art installation in association with annual cemetery tour. - Greenwich Free Press

  16-04-2021 22:59 via greenwichfreepress.com
  
  Arts & the Spirit of Christ Church Greenwich to award $1000 for temporary art installation in association with annual cemetery tour.  Greenwich Free Press
  
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• Northampton Arts Council will offer new round of COVID-19 relief grants for local artists - GazetteNET

  16-04-2021 22:02 via gazettenet.com
  
  Northampton Arts Council will offer new round of COVID-19 relief grants for local artists  GazetteNET
  
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• Vartan Gregorian, Savior of the New York Public Library, Dies at 87

  16-04-2021 21:33 via nytimes.com
  
  A scholar, a university leader and a believer in libraries, he almost single-handedly rescued a grand but broken one in a time of municipal austerity.
  
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• Illuminate Your Subjects with the Best Continuous Lighting Kits for Photography

  16-04-2021 21:30 via artnews.com
  
  Lighting is a vital component of photography, which is why there is a sea of lighting options out there. For amateur photographers and videographers, the selection can be overwhelming. That’s where lighting kits come in, supplying a range of basic tools that will work well together. Continuous lighting kits, as their name implies, emit constant light, allowing photographers to easily make adjustments before snapping the shot. Continuous lighting is best for still life, studio work, and por
  
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• Berkeley's Mrs. Dalloway's bookstore of 'literary and garden arts' is for sale - Berkeleyside

  16-04-2021 21:02 via berkeleyside.com
  
  Berkeley's Mrs. Dalloway's bookstore of 'literary and garden arts' is for sale  Berkeleyside
  
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• Studio Gang reveals folded concrete roof of Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts - Dezeen

  16-04-2021 20:48 via dezeen.com
  
  Studio Gang reveals folded concrete roof of Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts  Dezeen
  
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• New Museum of Fine Arts restaurant opens; Scooter's Coffee opens first Houston outpost - Houston Business Journal - Houston Business Journal

  16-04-2021 20:37 via bizjournals.com
  New Museum of Fine Arts restaurant opens; Scooter's Coffee opens first Houston outpost - Houston Business Journal  Houston Business Journal
  
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• County Eyes Shirlington Area Property for Future Arts and Industry District - ARLnow

  16-04-2021 20:30 via arlnow.com
  
  County Eyes Shirlington Area Property for Future Arts and Industry District  ARLnow
  
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• ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ Season 1, Episode 5: Shielded

  16-04-2021 20:25 via nytimes.com
  
  As the series approaches its finale, the writers took some time in the penultimate episode to reestablish their characters.
  
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• Arts in the Park to Bring Arts and Cultural Performances to Civic Area Bandshell This Summer - City of Boulder

  16-04-2021 19:58 via bouldercolorado.gov
  Arts in the Park to Bring Arts and Cultural Performances to Civic Area Bandshell This Summer  City of Boulder
  
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• Robert Colescott Painting of George Washington Carver Set to Break Artist’s Auction Record

  16-04-2021 19:48 via artnews.com
  
  Robert Colescott’s 1975 painting, George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware River: Page from an American History Textbook, a riff on Emanuel Leutze’s widely-known 1852 painting of the first President of the United States crossing the Delaware river by boat, will be sold at auction next month. The painting will be offered during Sotheby’s contemporary art evening sale on May 12, where it is expected to achieve a price of $9 million–$12 million— far above th
  
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• Falls Church Arts Offering Outdoor Watercolor Classes - Falls Church News Press

  16-04-2021 19:30 via fcnp.com
  
  Falls Church Arts Offering Outdoor Watercolor Classes  Falls Church News Press
  
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• Nature and Nurture: 8 Picture Books for Earth Day

  16-04-2021 19:18 via nytimes.com
  
  Andrea Wang, Jason Chin, Travis Jonker, Grant Snider, Juana Martinez-Neal, Corinna Luyken and more depict our symbiotic relationship with the environment.
  
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• What Are Francisco Goya’s Best Works? Four Curators Discuss Major Pieces by the Spanish Artist

  16-04-2021 19:16 via artnews.com
  
  The works of Spanish artist Francisco Goya, who created unsettling, macabre scenes inspired by historical events and mythology, as well as psychologically charged portraits, have captivated viewers for centuries. Goya’s drawings and prints are currently the subject of an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Prado Museum in Madrid recently acquired the earliest documented work by the artist, a painting titled Aníbal vencedor que por primera vez mira a Ita
  
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• Four Specials Take Outdoor Comedy in Unexpected Directions

  16-04-2021 19:10 via nytimes.com
  
  Vir Das, Brian Regan, Erica Rhodes and Ester Steinberg each find new ways to make a virtue out of the necessity of performing al fresco in a pandemic.
  
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• Phoebe Bridgers Reworks Paul McCartney, and 11 More New Songs

  16-04-2021 19:06 via nytimes.com
  
  Hear tracks by Andra Day, London Grammar, José González and others.
  
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• The Books That Led Her to Her Art

  16-04-2021 19:02 via nytimes.com
  
  A children’s book illustrator and author describes her path through classics like “Blueberries for Sal” and “Where the Wild Things Are.”
  
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• Feeling a Bit Cramped? ‘Couples Therapy’ May Look Familiar

  16-04-2021 18:42 via nytimes.com
  
  The Showtime docu-series lets viewers eavesdrop on real-life counseling sessions. The new season looks at relationships struggling under quarantine.
  
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• He’s an Artist. His Medium? Wings, Tails, Scales, Beaks and Claws.

  16-04-2021 18:32 via nytimes.com
  
  Our horror columnist looks at three new books, one of which is Polly Hall’s shudder-inducing debut, “The Taxidermist’s Lover.”
  
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• With ‘Earth Moods’ and Its Ilk, TV Goes From Meditative to Vegetative

  16-04-2021 18:31 via nytimes.com
  
  “Earth Moods” may look like a screensaver, but you’ll have to pay Disney+ to enjoy its calming effects.
  
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• Head of New York Theater Workshop to Depart in 2022

  16-04-2021 18:30 via nytimes.com
  
  James C. Nicola, who balanced provocative programming with shows aimed at Broadway, will have served 34 years as artistic director.
  
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• Cranach Painting Sold Under Duress During World War II to Be Auctioned as Part of Legal Settlement

  16-04-2021 18:19 via artnews.com
  
  A religious scene by Northern Renaissance painter Lucas Cranach the Elder sold under duress by its original German Jewish owner in the years leading up to World War II is coming to auction. It will be sold during Christie’s New York Old Masters evening sale on April 22 as part of a settlement agreement between her heirs and the estate of American dealer and collector Eugene V. Thaw, who died in January 2018.
  Cranach’s Resurrection (1530), measuring at 21 3/8 inches-by-15 1/8 inches d
  
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• FINE ARTS FOCUS: building confidence from the stage - Gothenburg Leader

  16-04-2021 18:15 via gothenburgleader.com
  FINE ARTS FOCUS: building confidence from the stage  Gothenburg Leader
  
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• A Look at the Art in Julian Schnabel’s Former $10 M. Gramercy Park Loft

  16-04-2021 18:15 via artnews.com
  
  Once the home and studio of Anselm Kiefer and, later, Julian Schnabel, this nearly $10 million dollar Gramercy Park loft is back on the market. In 1977, according to Sotheby’s Realty International listings, the early 20th-century warehouse was adapted into live-work lofts by seminal artists Gordon Matta-Clark and Les Levine. Converted again from a painting studio to a three-bedroom and three-and-a-half-bath residence by the award-winning firm Architecture Research Office, this 7,100-s
  
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• Citing Public Health Crisis, French Court Dismisses Appeal to Lift Lockdown on Galleries

  16-04-2021 18:13 via artnews.com
  
  In March, the Comité Professionnel des Galeries d’Art, a trade association that comprises 310 French art dealers, sued the French government for permission to reopen during the third lockdown, which began on April 4. In a statement following the filing, the coalition denounced the “general and absolute ban” as impinging of the freedom of expression. They also singled out the fact that auction houses were permitted to stay open.
  The French government was unmoved. Per
  
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• ‘The Father’ | Anatomy of a Scene

  16-04-2021 17:51 via nytimes.com
  
  The director Florian Zeller narrates a sequence from his film featuring Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman and Olivia Williams
  
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• How Anthony Hopkins Inhabits ‘The Father’

  16-04-2021 17:37 via nytimes.com
  
  The director Florian Zeller narrates a sequence from his Oscar-nominated drama about a man’s descent into dementia.
  
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• UND theatre arts department presents 'Songs for a New World' for in-home viewing this weekend and April 22-24 - Grand Forks Herald

  16-04-2021 17:30 via grandforksherald.com
  
  UND theatre arts department presents 'Songs for a New World' for in-home viewing this weekend and April 22-24  Grand Forks Herald
  
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• University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum to be held virtually - The State News

  16-04-2021 17:18 via statenews.com
  
  University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum to be held virtually  The State News
  
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• The Best Standing Desks for Staying Comfortable During the Work Day

  16-04-2021 17:17 via artnews.com
  
  A standing desk is a surprisingly complex mechanism. With the current demand for them, there are many on the market, but it’s important to find a good one that will elevate (sorry!) your work experience rather than adding to your pains. While you could buy a booster to place on your desktop, we like adjustable standalone models for their greater versatility. Look for one that is easily adjustable from sitting to standing heights—and make sure those heights correspond to levels that a
  
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• The Best Standing Desks for Offices and Studios

  16-04-2021 17:17 via artnews.com
  
  A standing desk is a surprisingly complex mechanism. With the current demand for them, there are many on the market, but it’s important to find a good one that will elevate (sorry!) your work experience rather than adding to your pains. While you could buy a booster to place on your desktop, we like adjustable standalone models for their greater versatility. Look for one that is easily adjustable from sitting to standing heights—and make sure those heights correspond to levels that a
  
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• $40,000 Swindle Puts Spotlight on Literary Prize Scams

  16-04-2021 17:08 via nytimes.com
  
  The organizers of at least five British awards received emails asking them to transfer prize money to a PayPal account. One of them paid out.
  
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• Netflix to Debut Italy’s First TV Show With a Majority Black Cast

  16-04-2021 17:06 via nytimes.com
  
  The creators of “Zero,” including the co-writer Antonio Dikele Distefano, say they hope viewers enjoy it so much that the characters’ racial identity becomes irrelevant.
  
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• Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now

  16-04-2021 17:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Explore future worlds or get lost in a time loop with these options.
  
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• Christie’s to Offer $40m Rothko Previously in Bunny Mellon Collection

  16-04-2021 17:00 via artnews.com
  
  One of Bunny Mellon’s many spectacular Rothko paintings is coming back to the market at Christie’s in New York on May 11, 2021 as part of the 20th Century Evening sale. One of the final paintings the artist made in 1970, the year of his suicide, this work was acquired by a private collector from the $158 million sale of Bunny Mellon’s estate in 2014. Offered with an estimate upon the request, the whisper number for the painting is in the region of $40 million which comports wit
  
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• Christie’s to Offer $40 M. Rothko Previously in Bunny Mellon Collection

  16-04-2021 17:00 via artnews.com
  
  One of Bunny Mellon’s many spectacular Rothko paintings is coming back to the market at Christie’s in New York on May 11 as part of a 20th century art evening sale.
  One of the final paintings the artist made in 1970, the year of his suicide, this work was acquired by a private collector from the $158 million sale of Bunny Mellon’s estate in 2014. Offered with an estimate upon the request, the whisper number for the painting is in the region of $40 million which comports with pr
  
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• Arrest in MFA Houston Break-In, David Zwirner to L.A., and More: Morning Links from April 16, 2021

  16-04-2021 16:15 via artnews.com
  
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  LAST MONTH, TWO PEOPLE BROKE INTO the Bayou Bend branch of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and escaped by boat after being spotted, police reported at the time. Now an arrest has been made, according to the Houston Chronicle. Lewis Yates Robertson has been charged with burglary. Nothing was damaged or stolen
  
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• The Most Challenged Books of 2020

  16-04-2021 16:04 via nytimes.com
  
  After a year dominated by protests against police killings of Black Americans, the books on the list of the most frequently challenged titles of 2020 reflected the movement — and the backlash to it.
  
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• Gina Prince-Bythewood: Movies Won't Be the Same Without the ArcLight

  16-04-2021 16:01 via nytimes.com
  
  For the director Gina Prince-Bythewood, seeing her movie premiere there or just a poster for it on display was a sign that her work mattered. News of the closure hit hard.
  
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• When the World Feels Like a Disaster, ‘9-1-1’ Is on Call

  16-04-2021 16:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The outlandish emergencies of “9-1-1” and “9-1-1: Lone Star” are oddly comforting in a terrifying time.
  
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• ‘Minari’ Haunted Me by What It Left Out

  16-04-2021 16:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The drama dares to show sympathy for an emotionally distant patriarch and his relatively powerless wife — figures familiar to this child of immigrants.
  
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• Comfort Viewing: 3 Reasons I Love ‘Billy on the Street’

  16-04-2021 16:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Filmed almost entirely outdoors in Manhattan, the gonzo game show serves as a time capsule of the city before the pandemic.
  
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• ‘In the Heights’ Will Premiere at the Tribeca Festival

  16-04-2021 15:15 via nytimes.com
  
  The movie musical is set to play the United Palace in Washington Heights, the neighborhood where the story is set. It will also screen outdoors in all five boroughs.
  
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• After Five Decades in Business, Paula Cooper Forms Succession Plan for Her Storied New York Gallery

  16-04-2021 14:54 via artnews.com
  
  As the world’s most prominent gallerists move into their retirement years, one of New York’s most celebrated dealers, Paula Cooper, has revealed a succession plan for her gallery. The 83-year-old dealer, who represents top artists like Cecily Brown, Mark di Suvero and Christian Marclay, as well as the estate of Sol LeWitt, has formed a partnership with four directors, including her son, in an attempt to ensure that the storied gallery’s legacy remains in place.
  Cooper’s l
  
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