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• College of Arts and Sciences announces newest Dean's Eminent ... - Mississippi State University

  09-01-2023 23:44
  College of Arts and Sciences announces newest Dean's Eminent ...  Mississippi State University
  
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• Iran Condemns France Over Charlie Hebdo for Commissioning Caricatures of Clerical Regime Leaders

  09-01-2023 22:18 via artnews.com
  Iranian officials have condemned the French magazine Charlie Hebdo and closed a research center affiliated with France after the satirical outlet published caricatures of the country’s religious clerical leaders amid civil unrest.The images were published in the magazine’s recent issue around the anniversary of the 2015 shooting at the Paris office of Charlie Hebdo, which had published a controversial cartoon of the Prophet Muhammed. Twelve people died in this shooting. The publicati
  
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• Frigid Fringe Festival Is ‘Uncensored’ No More After Pulling a Work About Gender

  09-01-2023 22:00 via nytimes.com
  The Frigid Fringe Festival in New York said it would no longer bill itself as “uncensored” after deciding not to move ahead with a performance it deemed anti-trans.
  
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• Disney Is Bringing Employees Back Four Days a Week

  09-01-2023 21:11 via nytimes.com
  The C.E.O., Robert A. Iger, said in a memo that he thought the move would benefit the company’s culture and creativity.
  
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• Alex Brightman Lays ‘Beetlejuice’ to Rest

  09-01-2023 21:02 via nytimes.com
  A concussion nearly derailed the actor’s fan-favorite turn as the madcap, black-and-white striped ghoul. But he recovered in time for the closing show.
  
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• Arts and sciences names new dean – University of Lynchburg - University of Lynchburg

  09-01-2023 21:00
  Arts and sciences names new dean – University of Lynchburg  University of Lynchburg
  
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• Ruggero Deodato, Whose ‘Cannibal Holocaust’ Enraged, Dies at 83

  09-01-2023 20:39 via nytimes.com
  He directed a variety of movies in a variety of genres. But it was a gruesome found-footage film that brought him both fame and infamy.
  
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• ART SG, Explained: Why Asia’s Most-Anticipated Fair Took Years to Launch, and How It Will Compare to Its Regional Rivals

  09-01-2023 20:30 via artnews.com
  Following the reportedly successful first edition of Frieze Seoul last September, the art world’s attention has now shifted down south to Southeast Asia, becoming fully focused on yet another Asian Tiger, Singapore, and its own inaugural international art fair, ART SG.ART SG has faced its share of uncertainty and turbulence since the announcement of its launch in 2018—and the several delays that followed. But the fair is finally happening and opening its doors this week at the Marina
  
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• Lawson Jones named to Ohio Arts Council board - cleveland.com

  09-01-2023 20:21
  Lawson Jones named to Ohio Arts Council board  cleveland.com
  
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• Jair Bolsonaro Damaged Brazil’s Oscar Niemeyer–Designed Presidential Palace Before Riots, According to TV Report

  09-01-2023 20:12 via artnews.com
  During his four years in power, former Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro reportedly damaged the official presidential residence, a 1950s masterpiece crafted by the modernist architect Oscar Niemeyer, according to a report by the Brazilian broadcaster GloboNews.On Thursday, the news outlet featured a tour of the Palácio da Alvorada with Brazil’s new first lady, Rosângela “Janja” Lula da Silva.“The overall state of the building, which is Brasília’s m
  
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• Powerhouse Arts Welcomes Applications for Community Ceramic ... - Hyperallergic

  09-01-2023 20:02
  Powerhouse Arts Welcomes Applications for Community Ceramic ...  Hyperallergic
  
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• Naomi Replansky, Poet of Hopeful Struggle, Dies at 104

  09-01-2023 20:02 via nytimes.com
  Her verse examined social history through individual lives, including her own, in which she later found love. Yet for all the admiration she inspired, she was unheralded.
  
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• Longtime Film Forum Director to Step Down After 50 Years

  09-01-2023 20:00 via nytimes.com
  Karen Cooper, who took over the nonprofit cinema in 1972 and transformed it into a $6 million-a-year operation, will step down in July after five decades.
  
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• Film Forum Director Karen Cooper to Step Down After 50 Years

  09-01-2023 20:00 via nytimes.com
  Karen Cooper, who took over the nonprofit cinema in 1972 and transformed it into a $6 million-a-year operation, will step down in July after five decades.
  
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• BAM Artistic Director David Binder to Step Down in July

  09-01-2023 20:00 via nytimes.com
  Binder, who was a Broadway producer before joining the nonprofit in 2019, plans to return to theater’s commercial sector.
  
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• Vaping Teen Sets Off Fire Alarm at Orange County Museum of Art

  09-01-2023 19:31 via artnews.com
  This past Sunday, a teenager set off the fire alarm system at the Orange County Museum of Art when they vaped in the bathroom, an OCMA spokesperson confirmed to ARTnews Monday morning. Attendees at the museum were quickly evacuated. The fire department came and found the source of the alarm’s trigger, and attendees were allowed to re-enter soon after. Heidi Zuckerman, OCMA’s CEO and director, posted on an Instagram story Monday, “PSA: Please do not vape in the bathrooms (or any
  
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• What Prince Harry’s Memoir Cover Suggests About What’s Inside

  09-01-2023 19:16 via nytimes.com
  Reading the royal portrait on “Spare.”
  
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• What Prince Harry’s Memoir Cover Says About What Is (And Is Not) in the Book

  09-01-2023 19:16 via nytimes.com
  Reading the royal portrait on “Spare.”
  
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• Brazilian Rioters Damaged Modernist Masterpieces as They Stormed Government Buildings in Nation’s Capital

  09-01-2023 19:08 via artnews.com
  Brazil has released a list of the artworks that were damaged as thousands of protesters stormed government buildings in the capital of Brasília to protest the presidency of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who was sworn in on January 1.The country’s former leader, the far-right Jair Bolsonaro, has falsely claimed that Lula had stolen the election and questioned the legitimacy of Brazil’s election systems; he also has refused to concede the election. Despite there being a lack
  
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• Andrea ‘Vocab’ Sanderson takes on new role as co-host of local arts podcast - San Antonio Report

  09-01-2023 19:00
  Andrea ‘Vocab’ Sanderson takes on new role as co-host of local arts podcast  San Antonio Report
  
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• NFT Platform SuperRare Lays of 30 Percent of Staff, Claiming That It ‘Over-Hired’

  09-01-2023 17:33 via artnews.com
  SuperRare, a leading NFT marketplace, has cut its staff by 30 percent, citing efforts to right its business strategy as the NFT bubble appears to burst.“During the recent bull run, we grew in tandem with the market. In recent months it’s become clear that this aggressive growth was unsustainable: we over-hired, and I take full ownership of this mistake,” wrote SuperRare CEO and cofounder John Crain in a statement posted to social media. “To correct course, we’ve mad
  
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• Has Prince Harry’s ‘Spare’ Changed Public Opinion of Him?

  09-01-2023 17:30 via nytimes.com
  Even in the United States, which has a high tolerance for redemptive stories about overcoming trauma and family dysfunction, the tide seems to be turning.
  
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• SZA’s ‘SOS’ Holds Off Taylor Swift for a Fourth Week at No. 1

  09-01-2023 17:18 via nytimes.com
  Both artists introduced new digital versions of their albums, bringing a tight race to a typically sleepy week on the Billboard charts.
  
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• Hito Steyerl Won’t Receive Hugo Ball Prize Amid Concerns About Namesake’s Antisemitism

  09-01-2023 17:10 via artnews.com
  The Hugo Ball Prize, an award facilitated by the German city of Pirmasens, was this year supposed to go to Hito Steyerl, an acclaimed filmmaker and video artist whose work has been seen the world over. But the award will no longer be given out as planned because there are now internal discussions being had about antisemitic views held by the prize’s namesake.Steyerl told the German press agency dpa that she had not forfeited the prize. Instead, she said, “there is no prize this year.
  
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• How Damar Hamlin’s Recovery Allowed Us to Breathe

  09-01-2023 17:01 via nytimes.com
  This weekend the narrative around the Buffalo Bills player flipped, from soul-searching about the violence of America’s most popular sport to something more hopeful.
  
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• Prince Harry, Up Close

  09-01-2023 15:59 via nytimes.com
  Reading the royal portrait on “Spare.”
  
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• Richmond Center for Visual Arts hosts exhibition highlighting ... - WMU News

  09-01-2023 14:41
  Richmond Center for Visual Arts hosts exhibition highlighting ...  WMU News
  
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• Sukanya Rajaratnam, Taste-Making Dealer Behind Groundbreaking Shows at Mnuchin Gallery, to Depart After 15 Years

  09-01-2023 14:00 via artnews.com
  Sukanya Rajaratnam, a closely watched dealer who has steadily built the markets for artists like Sam Gilliam, David Hammons, and Alma Thomas over the past decade, will depart her role as part of New York’s Mnuchin Gallery after 15 years. Her last day will be January 31.“I feel incredibly privileged that I’ve allowed my core belief in equity and opportunity to dovetail into the work that I’ve been able to do on such a prestigious platform, thereby enabling it to be seen, v
  
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• Artist John Grazier Dies at 76, London’s Masterpiece Fair Canceled, and More: Morning Links for January 9, 2023

  09-01-2023 14:00 via artnews.com
  To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter.The HeadlinesARTIST JOHN GRAZIER, who created subtle, meticulous drawings and paintings of rooms, buildings, and cityscapes that are always devoid of people, died late last month at his home in rural Pennsylvania at the age of 76, the Washington Post reports. Grazier’s works suggest an almost preternaturally careful form of looking, as li
  
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• The Islamic Arts Biennale Re-Imagines Jeddah's Western Hajj ... - ArchDaily

  09-01-2023 12:30
  The Islamic Arts Biennale Re-Imagines Jeddah's Western Hajj ...  ArchDaily
  
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• Simona Tabasco, ‘White Lotus’ Fan Favorite, on the Best Parts of Italy

  09-01-2023 11:00 via nytimes.com
  The actress shares some of the places she loves the most, and the art that both inspires and disturbs her.
  
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• Golden Globes: How to Watch, What to Know About the Scandal

  09-01-2023 11:00 via nytimes.com
  The group that puts on the ceremony has promised reforms since it plunged into scandal two years ago. On Tuesday, it will try to win back viewers.
  
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• At Praise Fest in New Orleans, Spreading the Gospel Through Song and Community

  09-01-2023 11:00 via nytimes.com
  In a city facing wide-ranging challenges, the gospel music you hear at Praise Fest can be a balm for the collective spirit.
  
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• Artistry in crisis: Arts organization struggles to recover from financial ... - MPR News

  09-01-2023 11:00
  Artistry in crisis: Arts organization struggles to recover from financial ...  MPR News
  
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• Adam Rich, Child Star on ‘Eight Is Enough,’ Dies at 54

  09-01-2023 10:04 via nytimes.com
  Mr. Rich played Nicholas Bradford, the youngest son who was known for his glossy pageboy haircut, in the hit television series “Eight Is Enough” in the 1970s and ’80s.
  
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• The Arts And Culture On Show At Davos 2023 - Forbes

  09-01-2023 10:00
  The Arts And Culture On Show At Davos 2023  Forbes
  
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• Language Arts 123 Writing Competition Focuses on Cursive ... - City of Fairfax (.gov)

  09-01-2023 09:00
  Language Arts 123 Writing Competition Focuses on Cursive ...  City of Fairfax (.gov)
  
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• Dingell Announces $112000 in Federal Arts Funding for the 6th District - Debbie Dingell

  09-01-2023 09:00
  
  Dingell Announces $112000 in Federal Arts Funding for the 6th District  Debbie Dingell
  
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• Artists respond to the land in Visual Arts Department exhibition - Union College

  09-01-2023 09:00
  
  Artists respond to the land in Visual Arts Department exhibition  Union College
  
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• What’s on TV This Week: ‘The Last of Us’ and the Golden Globes

  09-01-2023 07:00 via nytimes.com
  An adaptation of a beloved video-game series debuts on HBO. And the Golden Globe Awards air on NBC.
  
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• What We Learned From Prince Harry’s ITV and ‘60 Minutes’ Interviews

  09-01-2023 03:27 via nytimes.com
  Two days before the publication of his memoir, “Spare,” Harry appeared at ease and at times emotional in high-profile interviews in the United States and Britain.
  
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