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• Philanthropy students award grants to New Orleans arts organizations - Tulane University

  15-12-2022 23:40 via news.google.com
  Philanthropy students award grants to New Orleans arts organizations  Tulane University
  
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• A Paris Apartment That Marries Elegance With Utilitarian Details

  15-12-2022 23:37 via nytimes.com
  When reimagining a home in the Marais, the designer Marie-Anne Derville preserved the spirit of its previous renovation, while adding poetic touches of her own.
  
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• Fire and Ice: Marc Swanson at Mass MoCA and Thomas Cole National Historic Site

  15-12-2022 23:32 via artnews.com
  At Mass MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts, two cavernous dim galleries are strewn with dozens of eerie assemblages that conjure a wonderland of death. Composed of plaster, wood, fabric, and prefabricated objects, the predominantly white sculptural works in Marc Swanson’s exhibition “A Memorial to Ice at the Dead Deer Disco” draw on a limited lexicon of household items and architectural features—framed photographs, tables, stairs, drapes, mirrors, and light
  
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• Met Opera’s Website and Box Office Are Back, 9 Days After Cyberattack

  15-12-2022 23:00 via nytimes.com
  Hackers had left the Met, the largest performing arts organization in the United States, unable to sell tickets as it tries to recover from the pandemic.
  
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• Met Opera’s Website and Box Office Are Back After 9-Day Cyberattack

  15-12-2022 22:43 via nytimes.com
  Hackers had left the Met, the largest performing arts organization in the United States, unable to sell tickets as it tries to recover from the pandemic.
  
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• U.S. Returns Artifacts Taken from Iraq Museum in 2003 Invasion

  15-12-2022 22:19 via artnews.com
  On Wednesday, during a repatriation ceremony held in New York, seven ancient seals were given back to Iraq nearly two decades after they were taken during the U.S.-led invasion of the country in 2003. The works were returned from the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, which oversees a unit focused on illegally-sold antiquities, and were repatriated to Salwan Sinjari, Iraq’s envoy to the U.S.Iraqi officials have been recovering droves of artifacts taken during the invasion.
  
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• Alice Teirstein, Who Introduced Youths to Dance, Dies at 93

  15-12-2022 22:18 via nytimes.com
  She taught for decades at the Fieldston School and founded a free summer dance program open to all students in New York.
  
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• What Set tWitch Apart as a Dancer? His Generous Spirit.

  15-12-2022 22:14 via nytimes.com
  Stephen Boss, known as tWitch, who took his own life, didn’t just move to music. He was music.
  
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• MoMA’s Daydream of Progress

  15-12-2022 21:34 via nytimes.com
  An artist’s A.I. turns thousands of works from the museum’s collection into a cheerful vision of the next avant-garde. Will “Unsupervised” help MoMA stay relevant?
  
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• ‘The Super 8 Years’ Review: Annie Ernaux’s Celluloid Memories

  15-12-2022 21:26 via nytimes.com
  In this wistful movie, the French writer and Nobel laureate revisits her life with help from her son, who’s also the director.
  
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• City of Eagle sues former arts commission chairman, commissioners ... - boisedev.com

  15-12-2022 21:20 via news.google.com
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• ‘Harry & Meghan’: A Second Serving of Reviews for the Netflix Series

  15-12-2022 21:04 via nytimes.com
  The final episodes include the Duchess of Sussex’s claim that the royal family fed her “to the wolves,” but some critics have had their fill of the couple’s account.
  
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• Students Who Stole Edgar Heap Of Birds Installation from Kansas Museum Publicly Apologize

  15-12-2022 21:03 via artnews.com
  Two University of Kansas (KU) students publicly apologized for stealing a panel from Native Hosts, a work by Edgar Heap of Birds that was installed in front of the school’s Spencer Museum of Art, according to the University Daily Kansan.The work, which was installed outside the museum in 2021, consists of five signs, each with the word “Kansas” written backwards at the top and the name of a Native American tribe that first occupied the land printed forward undern
  
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• Spain’s Prado Museum Updates Labels to Reflect the Value of its Female Patrons and Collectors

  15-12-2022 20:24 via artnews.com
  In an effort to give greater visibility to women’s involvement in the arts, Spain’s Prado Museum is updating its labels to reflect the female patrons and collectors who made its collection possible.While the museum has recently focused historical exhibitions on such women artists such as Sofonisba Anguissola, Lavinia Fontana, and Clara Peeters, this is the first time the Prado will highlight influential women who promoted the arts in their lifetimes. The new program, called El P
  
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• Billionaire Art Collector Ken Griffin Sues IRS Over Release of Tax Records

  15-12-2022 19:29 via artnews.com
  Billionaire art collector Ken Griffin filed a lawsuit against the IRS on Tuesday, alleging that the federal agency violated his right to privacy after the investigative journalism organization ProPublica published his income and tax records earlier this year. Two reports by ProPublica featured detailed information on 400 of the wealthiest Americans between 2013 and 2018. This included the average annual income, percent of income deducted, and average effective federal income tax rate for that pe
  
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• 2023 EPCOT Festival of Arts Food Booth Lineup - Disney Tourist Blog

  15-12-2022 19:03 via news.google.com
  2023 EPCOT Festival of Arts Food Booth Lineup  Disney Tourist Blog
  
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• ‘The Super 8 Years’ Review: Annie Ernaux’s Celluloid Souvenirs

  15-12-2022 19:02 via nytimes.com
  In this wistful movie, the French writer and Nobel laureate revisits her life with help from her son, who’s also the director.
  
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• 'Tis the Season to Support the Arts – YubaNet - YubaNet

  15-12-2022 19:00 via news.google.com
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• Adriano Pedrosa Talks to A.i.A. About Curating “Indigenous Histories”

  15-12-2022 18:59 via artnews.com
  Adriano Pedrosa was just announced as artistic director of the 2024 Venice Biennale. A.i.A. recently spoke to him for the annual Art in America Guide coming out in January 2023, which includes among its offerings a series of as-told-to interviews with museum directors working in different ways in and around the Global South. Pedrosa has been artistic director of the Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP) since 2014, having started after cocurating the 2006 Bienal de São Paulo and the 20
  
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• Adriano Pedrosa Talks About Curating “Indigenous Histories”

  15-12-2022 18:59 via artnews.com
  Adriano Pedrosa was just announced as curator of the 2024 Venice Biennale. A.i.A. recently spoke to him for the annual Art in America Guide coming out in January 2023, which includes among its offerings a series of as-told-to interviews with museum directors working in different ways in and around the Global South. Pedrosa has been artistic director of the Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP) since 2014, having started after cocurating the 2006 Bienal de São Paulo and the 2011 Istanbu
  
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• Sotheby’s Projects Record $8 B. in 2022 Sales, Plots Expansion in Asia with New Hong Kong Location

  15-12-2022 18:46 via artnews.com
  Sotheby’s said it is expecting to bring in $8 billion in sales for 2022, a record high for the auction house as it plans to expand its foothold outside in Asia.That total is less than a 10 percent increase from the $7.3 billion figure it reported last year. It’s also far beyondpre-pandemic figures, with the house reporting $4.8 billion in sales for 2019. This latest figure suggests the market is in solid condition, despite a variety of economic hurdles.Some $6.4 billion came in throu
  
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• Venice Biennale Names a Brazilian Trailblazer as Its New Curator

  15-12-2022 18:32 via nytimes.com
  Adriano Pedrosa, who turned around São Paulo’s leading art museum, will oversee the 2024 edition of the prestigious Italian art show.
  
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• San Francisco Gallery Anthony Meier to Relocate to Nearby Marin County After 39 Years: ‘Change Is Good’

  15-12-2022 18:30 via artnews.com
  After nearly four decades in San Francisco, dealer Anthony Meier will leave the city for more picturesque environs nearby. Early next year, he will move his namesake gallery across the Golden Gate Bridge to Mill Valley in Marin County.“If you had to put a header on it, I think change is good,” Meier, who is president of the Art Dealers Association of America, told ARTnews. “It re-sharpens everyone’s focus and attention span, with some reevaluation of how you want to do it
  
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• Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts hosts Hanukkah celebration Thursday evening - MassLive.com

  15-12-2022 18:13 via news.google.com
  Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts hosts Hanukkah celebration Thursday evening  MassLive.com
  
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• ‘The Quiet Girl’ Review: Welcome Home

  15-12-2022 18:08 via nytimes.com
  This luminous drama, Ireland’s entry for best international feature, may not be holiday fare, but it does express the season’s benevolent ethos.
  
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• Bee Cave allots $160,000 to arts groups - Austin American-Statesman

  15-12-2022 17:39 via news.google.com
  Bee Cave allots $160,000 to arts groups  Austin American-Statesman
  
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• The Defining Artworks of 2022

  15-12-2022 16:51 via artnews.com
  In 2022, art roared back. Blockbuster exhibitions returned, and the world’s top art festivals, including the Venice Biennale and Documenta, did as well. Historical study of past works continued apace, and new artworks were added to the canon. Although artists had been making art with the same passion during the pandemic as they did before, this year the energy was especially palpable.Across the world this year, artists continued exploring the ways that racism, colonialism, and misogyny sha
  
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• What We Learned From the ‘Harry & Meghan’ Documentary, Part Two

  15-12-2022 15:54 via nytimes.com
  The second collection of episodes of the couple’s Netflix docuseries landed on Thursday, highlighting the divide between Prince Harry and his brother, William.
  
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• Adriano Pedrosa to Curate 2024 Venice Biennale, Making Him the First Latin American to Helm the Show

  15-12-2022 15:49 via artnews.com
  Adriano Pedrosa, one of the most celebrated curators working today, will organize the 2024 edition of the Venice Biennale in Italy. The appointment will make him the first Latin American to curate the world’s biggest art festival.At the Museu de Arte de São Paulo, where he serves as artistic director, Pedrosa has demonstrated a knack for rewriting art history in surprising and refreshing ways. While many curators have that goal today, few have actually succeeded in doing so, and for
  
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• Yo-Yo Ma Is Finding His Way Back to Nature Through Music

  15-12-2022 15:00 via nytimes.com
  This superstar cellist’s latest project, which has taken him to America’s national parks, aims to newly understand our place in the world.
  
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• GLAAD Praises Increased Inclusiveness of Disney Films

  15-12-2022 15:00 via nytimes.com
  In a report on L.G.B.T.Q. representation in movies, the organization lauded the studio but noted some depictions were one dimensional or stereotypical.
  
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• Arts Organizations in New York City Will Receive $58 Million in Grants - The New York Times

  15-12-2022 15:00 via news.google.com
  Arts Organizations in New York City Will Receive $58 Million in Grants  The New York Times
  
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• Arts Organizations in New York City Will Receive $58 Million in Grants

  15-12-2022 15:00 via nytimes.com
  Several programs receiving funding from the city are dedicated to disabled artists and audiences, and to extending access to the arts to groups whose primary language is not English.
  
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• Dare Arts seeking entries for 2023 Frank Stick Memorial Art Show - Island Free Press

  15-12-2022 14:24 via news.google.com
  Dare Arts seeking entries for 2023 Frank Stick Memorial Art Show  Island Free Press
  
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• McNay Museum Gets New Director, Thomas Pynchon Archive Go to the Huntington, and More: Morning Links for December 15, 2022

  15-12-2022 14:06 via artnews.com
  To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter.The HeadlinesJOB POSTINGS. The next director of the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio, Texas, will be Matthew McLendon, the San Antonio Report reports. McLendon is moving to the Alamo City after leading the Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, for six years, and he succeeds 
  
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• S6: World of Fine Arts - Boise State Public Radio

  15-12-2022 14:03 via news.google.com
  S6: World of Fine Arts  Boise State Public Radio
  
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• Armory Show Taps Eva Respini, Candice Hopkins, and Adrienne Edwards for 2023 Curatorial Programming

  15-12-2022 14:00 via artnews.com
  The Armory Show in New York has tapped three of today’s leading curators to organize various programming at its upcoming edition, set to take place in September 2023 at the Javits Center.Eva Respini, the deputy director for curatorial affairs and chief curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, will curate the Platform section for large-scale installations and site-specific works. Candice Hopkins, the director and chief curator of Forge Project in Upstate New York, will curate t
  
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• Marcus Performing Arts Center announces "Broadway Skates ... - Milwaukee Record

  15-12-2022 13:33 via news.google.com
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• With a New Director at the Helm, New York’s Swiss Institute Seeks to Highlight Concerns Around Climate Change

  15-12-2022 13:00 via artnews.com
  For over 35 years, the Swiss Institute in New York has forged a reputation as an independent nonprofit committed to supporting and exhibiting innovative contemporary art. As its name signifies, the institute has been an important platform for bringing attention to Swiss art and artists while also serving as a bridge between Europe and the United States.Yet, in the past, the Swiss Institute has on occasion championed artists from different parts of the world, such as Sandra Mujinga, Olga Balema,
  
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• ‘The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari’ Review: A Seismic Tragedy

  15-12-2022 13:00 via nytimes.com
  A Netflix documentary recounts the eruption of an active volcano off the coast of New Zealand that left several tourist groups struggling to survive.
  
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• ‘The Apology’ Review: Regrets, He’s Had a Few

  15-12-2022 13:00 via nytimes.com
  A surprise visitor derails a grieving mother’s holiday plans in this gloomy, overwrought family drama.
  
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• ‘The Almond and the Seahorse’ Review: Like Sand Through an Hourglass

  15-12-2022 13:00 via nytimes.com
  In this drama, two couples grapple with how their relationships are changed through a partner’s brain injuries.
  
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• Smithsonian's Tsione Wolde-Michael Tapped to Lead President's ... - National Endowment for the Arts

  15-12-2022 13:00 via news.google.com
  Smithsonian's Tsione Wolde-Michael Tapped to Lead President's ...  National Endowment for the Arts
  
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• ‘Nelly & Nadine’ Review: An Unlikely Love, an Unlikely Record

  15-12-2022 13:00 via nytimes.com
  A family archive provides intimate records of a love affair that began between two women imprisoned in the Ravensbrück concentration camp.
  
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• ‘Jurassic Punk’ Review: Making Digital Dinosaurs Walk

  15-12-2022 13:00 via nytimes.com
  This documentary looks at the computer animation innovator Steve Williams.
  
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• ‘Children of the Mist’ Review: Stolen Youth

  15-12-2022 13:00 via nytimes.com
  A documentarian traces a Hmong girl’s experience with a custom that permits boys to detain girls with the intention of marriage.
  
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• Bringing family fun to Abrons Arts Center stage - Spectrum News NY1

  15-12-2022 12:50 via news.google.com
  Bringing family fun to Abrons Arts Center stage  Spectrum News NY1
  
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• What We Learned From ‘Harry & Meghan,’ Part Two

  15-12-2022 11:44 via nytimes.com
  The second collection of episodes of the couple’s Netflix docuseries landed on Thursday. It dives deep into mental health and royal drama.
  
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• What We Learned From ‘Harry and Meghan,’ Part Two

  15-12-2022 11:03 via nytimes.com
  The second collection of episodes of the couple’s Netflix docuseries landed on Thursday. It dives deep into mental health and royal drama.
  
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• Notable Boxed Sets of 2022: Pop, Rap, Soul, Jazz and More

  15-12-2022 11:00 via nytimes.com
  Anniversary editions (from Norah Jones and Neil Young), a dive into the hip-hop underground (via C.V.E.) and rediscovered live jazz (from Elvin Jones and Charles Mingus) arrived in 2022.
  
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