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• Sy Johnson, Arranger Who Worked Closely With Mingus, Dies at 92

  26-08-2022 22:07 via nytimes.com
  
  A jazz Renaissance man, he arranged many of the bassist’s later works and also wrote reviews, took photographs and composed his own music.
  
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• Del Norte Supes Sign Joint Letter of Support for Performing Arts Center; City Council Expected to Follow Suit - Lost Coast Outpost

  26-08-2022 21:23
  
  Del Norte Supes Sign Joint Letter of Support for Performing Arts Center; City Council Expected to Follow Suit  Lost Coast Outpost
  
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• ‘The Invitation’ Review: Nathalie Emmanuel Brings Down the Haunted House

  26-08-2022 21:18 via nytimes.com
  
  Nathalie Emmanuel stars as the unwitting belle of an English manor in this middling gothic horror movie that leaves her blind to the blood-red flags waving at every turn.
  
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• Joe E. Tata, Peach Pit Owner in ‘Beverly Hills, 90210,’ Dies at 85

  26-08-2022 21:08 via nytimes.com
  
  As Nat Bussichio, Mr. Tata doled out fatherly advice to the students who frequented his diner on the hit series, which ran for 10 seasons on Fox.
  
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• Only Connect: Finding a Way Into Kinetic Light’s ‘Wired’

  26-08-2022 21:04 via nytimes.com
  
  Audio descriptions are one path into this disability arts ensemble’s show. In some ways, these mirror the critic’s job: putting dance into words.
  
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• Madhouse Multi-Arts: an entry point to Greenfield's arts scene - The Recorder

  26-08-2022 21:00
  
  Madhouse Multi-Arts: an entry point to Greenfield's arts scene  The Recorder
  
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• ‘The Invitation’ Review: Bringing Down the Haunted House

  26-08-2022 20:38 via nytimes.com
  
  Nathalie Emmanuel stars as the unwitting belle of an English manor in this middling gothic horror movie that leaves her blind to the blood-red flags waving at every turn.
  
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• Decades Later, a Composer Revisits the Piano Concerto

  26-08-2022 20:29 via nytimes.com
  
  William Bolcom’s recent work, written for the pianist Igor Levit, is streaming after its premiere earlier this year.
  
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• Industry Group Adds the Word ‘Diversity’ to Its Definition of Museums—But Some Say It’s Not Enough

  26-08-2022 20:01 via artnews.com
  
  After a year-long controversy, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) has approved a new definition for what makes a museum today, marking the first time in 15 years that the group has done so.
  The new definition describes a museum as “a not-for-profit, permanent institution in the service of society that researches, collects, conserves, interprets, and exhibits tangible and intangible heritage,” adding that it is “open to the public, accessible and inclusive, museums fost
  
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• Orlando Museum’s Board Chair Departs Following Basquiat Scandal

  26-08-2022 19:51 via artnews.com
  
  The Orlando Museum of Art’s board chair has left the Florida institution as it continues to reel from controversy over a botched Jean-Michel Basquiat show.
  Two days after the museum’s interim director departed, the Orlando Museum announced that it had a new board chair: Mark Elliot, who will begin immediately. The shake-up came as a museum-appointed task force continues to evaluate how the museum dealt with the Basquiat fallout.
  “We have our work cut out for us,” Elliott
  
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• Massive Roman Phallus Relief Carving Uncovered in Spain

  26-08-2022 19:36 via artnews.com
  
  A large Roman era relief carving of a phallus was uncovered by archaeologists excavating in Nueva Carteya, Córdoba, Spain, earlier this month. At more than one-and-a half feet long, it could be the largest preserved Roman phallus carving, according to archaeologists.
  The phallic carving was found at the base of a building within a fortified enclosure at the archaeological site El Higuerón. The site was originally an Iberian settlement occupied in the 4th century BCE until 206 BCE,
  
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• Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts takes place this weekend - WGRZ.com

  26-08-2022 19:35
  
  Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts takes place this weekend  WGRZ.com
  
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• New York Attorney General Expands Sotheby’s Tax Fraud Investigation

  26-08-2022 19:33 via artnews.com
  
  The New York Attorney General’s Office said it found evidence that at least a dozen clients were involved in an alleged tax fraud scheme led by Sotheby’s.
  The investigation, which began in 2020, initially centered around a private collector who obtained a false resale certificate. Now, the AGO claims that that collector’s case was not an outlier.
  The false resale certificate allowed the anonymous individual from the initial investigation to fraudulently pose as an art dealer. D
  
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• Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Affirm, Electronic Arts, Dell, Seagen and more - CNBC

  26-08-2022 19:27
  
  Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Affirm, Electronic Arts, Dell, Seagen and more  CNBC
  
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• Millstream Arts Festival in St. Joe This Weekend - KNSI

  26-08-2022 19:20
  
  Millstream Arts Festival in St. Joe This Weekend  KNSI
  
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• Vermont Arts Council offers new Creative Aging grants - Vermont Biz

  26-08-2022 19:14
  Vermont Arts Council offers new Creative Aging grants  Vermont Biz
  
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• Baryshnikov Arts Center Chooses Dance Veteran as Leader - The New York Times

  26-08-2022 19:00
  
  Baryshnikov Arts Center Chooses Dance Veteran as Leader  The New York Times
  
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• Baryshnikov Arts Center Chooses Dance Veteran as Leader

  26-08-2022 19:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Sonja Kostich, a cultural administrator and dancer, will lead the group as it works to expand its audience amid the pandemic.
  
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• Where to Find the Best Hidden Gems of Modernist Architecture in the New York Area

  26-08-2022 18:24 via artnews.com
  
  Art and architecture maintain a self-evident, though largely unarticulated, relationship. Paraphrasing and inverting Ad Reinhardt’s maxim applies: “architecture is something you bump into when you back up to look at a sculpture.” Yet the art world pays scant attention to buildings, at least when the conversation ventures beyond a new museum.
  But unlike art—much of which lives in storage or on private walls—architecture is there for the seeing. And the world of archi
  
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• Where to Find the Best Hidden Gems of Architecture in the New York Area

  26-08-2022 18:24 via artnews.com
  
  Art and architecture maintain a self-evident, though largely unarticulated, relationship. Paraphrasing and inverting Ad Reinhardt’s maxim applies: “architecture is something you bump into when you back up to look at a sculpture.” Yet the art world pays scant attention to buildings, at least when the conversation ventures beyond a new museum.
  But unlike art—much of which lives in storage or on private walls—architecture is there for the seeing. And the world of archi
  
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• The Secrets Lurking Inside Matisse’s ‘Red Studio’

  26-08-2022 17:53 via nytimes.com
  
  Revisiting the landmark exhibition at MoMA, our critic finds clues to a new story line.
  
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• The Rose Wagner has brought the Utah arts community together for 25 years - Salt Lake Tribune

  26-08-2022 17:48
  
  The Rose Wagner has brought the Utah arts community together for 25 years  Salt Lake Tribune
  
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• Russian Museum Director Detained for Speaking Out Against Ukraine Invasion

  26-08-2022 17:20 via artnews.com
  
  Yevgeny Roizman, a prominent Russian museum director, has been detained for speaking out against the invasion of Ukraine, the Art Newspaper reports.
  Roizman is not just the director and founder of the Nevyansk Icon Museum in Yekaterinburg, but also a former mayor and parliament member.
  He was the last of the opposition to be arrested for speaking out against the invasion. His referred to Russia’s actions in Ukraine as an “invasion” and a “war,” as opposed to a &ldqu
  
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• Britney Spears and Elton John’s Mash-up, and 8 More New Songs

  26-08-2022 16:56 via nytimes.com
  
  Hear tracks by Margo Price, Julia Jacklin and Michael Kiwanuka.
  
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• Arts Playlist: Southern Delaware Chorale bounces back from COVID-19, prepares for new season - Delaware First Media

  26-08-2022 16:36
  
  Arts Playlist: Southern Delaware Chorale bounces back from COVID-19, prepares for new season  Delaware First Media
  
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• Amazon not expected to bid for Electronic Arts - CNBC

  26-08-2022 16:29
  
  Amazon not expected to bid for Electronic Arts  CNBC
  
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• Lt. Gov. Henderson visits Ogden, lauds efforts to bolster arts district - Standard-Examiner

  26-08-2022 16:27
  
  Lt. Gov. Henderson visits Ogden, lauds efforts to bolster arts district  Standard-Examiner
  
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• The Best Kids’ Desks of 2022 for Work and Play

  26-08-2022 16:00 via artnews.com
  
  Even if your child is back in the classroom, it’s important that they have a dedicated space at home for working and storing supplies. This back-to-school season, consider giving them their very own age-appropriate desk. When it comes to kids’ desks, a top priority is comfort: Students shouldn’t find themselves hunched over or struggling to reach the floor. (Unsurprisingly the standing desk revolution has reached this market, and we’ve included some examples of these in o
  
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• Are You Strapped In for ‘The Patient’? The Therapist Is.

  26-08-2022 16:00 via nytimes.com
  
  In a new series from the showrunners of “The Americans,” Steve Carell plays a shrink confined to the basement of a killer. They have a lot to talk about.
  
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• Are You Strapped In for ‘The Patient’? Steve Carell Was.

  26-08-2022 16:00 via nytimes.com
  
  In a new series from the showrunners of “The Americans,” Steve Carell plays a shrink confined to the basement of a killer. They have a lot to talk about.
  
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• The Finnish National Ballet at 100

  26-08-2022 14:00 via nytimes.com
  
  What does style mean for this (or any other) company in an increasingly global ballet world?
  
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• German Cultural Group Condemns Art-Gluing Climate Protests, New York School Commissions James Turrell and More: Morning Links for August 26, 2022

  26-08-2022 13:59 via artnews.com
  
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  A TEN-FIGURE SALE. Clear your schedule, ready your paddle, and line up a pile of cash (or a fulsome line of credit): The treasure-filled collection of the late Microsoft cofounder Paul G. Allen is coming to Christie’s in New York in November with a valuation north of $1 billion, ARTnews reports. The
  
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• Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Electronic Arts, Gap, Ulta Beauty and more - CNBC

  26-08-2022 13:52
  Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Electronic Arts, Gap, Ulta Beauty and more  CNBC
  
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• California Bill Could Restrict the Use of Rap Lyrics in Court

  26-08-2022 13:42 via nytimes.com
  
  The bill, which applies more broadly to other forms of creative expression, has unanimously passed the Senate and Assembly and could become law by the end of September.
  
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• Global Fine Arts Logistics Market 2022-2026: Emergence of Online Retail and E-Commerce Channels, Supportive Government Organizations and Policies & An Increase in Fine Art Exhibitions Driving Growth - ResearchAndMarkets.com - Business Wire

  26-08-2022 13:34
  
  Global Fine Arts Logistics Market 2022-2026: Emergence of Online Retail and E-Commerce Channels, Supportive Government Organizations and Policies & An Increase in Fine Art Exhibitions Driving Growth - ResearchAndMarkets.com  Business Wire
  
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• Foreign Films, English Titles and the Dilemma Distributors Face

  26-08-2022 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Leave as is? Translate? Change altogether? A movie’s success doesn’t depend entirely on what we call it, but it can have a big effect.
  
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• Review: “The Secret Battle of Evan Pao,” by Wendy Wan-Long Shang

  26-08-2022 08:50 via nytimes.com
  
  In “The Secret Battle of Evan Pao,” a Chinese American boy and his family feel as if they’re refighting the U.S. Civil War.
  
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• Review: “The Tryout” by Christina Soontornvat

  26-08-2022 08:47 via nytimes.com
  
  The Thai American heroine of Christina Soontornvat’s graphic novel wrestles with anti-Asian racism while auditioning for the cheerleading squad.
  
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• Microsoft Cofounder Paul Allen’s $1 B. Collection to Be Sold at Christie’s

  26-08-2022 04:01 via artnews.com
  
  The art collection of tech mogul Paul Allen, the cofounder of Microsoft who died at the age of 65 in 2018, will be sold at Christie’s in what will be one of the most expensive single-owner sales sales ever to come to the open market, the Wall Street Journal first reported on Thursday.
  Allen, who was listed on ARTnews’s Top 200 Collectors list for over two decades, amassed a collection that is worth an estimated $1 billion. The house has not yet announced when Allen’s holdings w
  
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• Review: A Faithful ‘Kinky Boots,’ With All Its Pizazz and Pitfalls

  26-08-2022 04:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein musical, in which the drag queen Lola saves a provincial shoe factory, makes an Off Broadway return at the spacious Stage 42.
  
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• ‘Me Time’ Review: In Search of Lost Dad Jokes

  26-08-2022 03:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg star in this boys’ night out comedy that fails to find its laughs.
  
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• Christie’s to Sell Paul G. Allen’s $1 Billion Art Collection

  26-08-2022 03:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The sale, which is expected to be the biggest in auction history for a private collection, will offer works from the Microsoft co-founder’s impressive cache that ranges from old masters to contemporary giants.
  
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• Creed Taylor, Producer Who Shaped Jazz for Decades, Dies at 93

  26-08-2022 00:06 via nytimes.com
  
  He made scores of albums with artists who were well known and others who soon would be. He also founded two important record labels.
  
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