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• Arts and Sciences Professors Honored by American Association for ... - Syracuse University News

  31-01-2023 23:42
  
  Arts and Sciences Professors Honored by American Association for ...  Syracuse University News
  
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• Academy Won’t Rescind Andrea Riseborough’s Best Actress Nomination

  31-01-2023 23:33 via nytimes.com
  
  The organization investigated whether an Oscars campaign for the “To Leslie” actress Andrea Riseborough had violated rules.
  
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• Artist Award Roundup: Ebony G. Patterson Wins High Museum’s Driskell Prize, Creative Capital Names 2023 Awardees, and More

  31-01-2023 23:20 via artnews.com
  
  The High Museum of Art in Atlanta has given its 2023 David C. Driskell Prize to artist Ebony G. Patterson, who is based in Chicago and Kingston, Jamaica. Named for the legendary art historian, curator, and artist who mounted the watershed exhibition “Two Centuries of Black American Art: 1750–1955” in 1976, the $50,000 prize goes to “an early- or midcareer scholar or artist whose work makes an original and significant contribution to the field of African American art
  
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• Alec Baldwin Formally Charged in Fatal ‘Rust’ Shooting

  31-01-2023 23:01 via nytimes.com
  
  The film’s star, Mr. Baldwin, and its armorer were accused of involuntary manslaughter after its cinematographer was slain by a gun on set that was loaded with a live round.
  
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• Cindy Williams’s 6 Best Moments Onscreen

  31-01-2023 22:55 via nytimes.com
  
  Her comedic work in “Laverne & Shirley” was career-defining. But the actress had other chops, too. Here’s a look at some of her best work and where to see it.
  
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• Christie’s Ordered to Return Painting That Was Confiscated During World War II to Proust Heirs

  31-01-2023 22:47 via artnews.com
  
  A French court has ordered Christie’s to return an 18th-century Dutch painting to the heirs of a French banker and distant relative of Marcel Proust that was the subject of a restitution claim.The painting at the center of the dispute, The Penitent Magdalene, was produced in 1707 by the Dutch artist Adriaen Van Der Werff. It was part of a collection owned by Lionel Hauser, a cousin of Marcel Proust who was known to have helped aided the author with his finances until 1920.The work, which w
  
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• Carin Goldberg, Who Transformed Book and Album Cover Design, Dies at 69

  31-01-2023 22:32 via nytimes.com
  
  She was part of a vanguard of women designers who looked to the past to upend the cool modernism of the ’70s with a style that would become prominent in the ’80s.
  
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• Alec Baldwin Formally Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter in ‘Rust’ Killing

  31-01-2023 21:48 via nytimes.com
  
  The film’s star, Mr. Baldwin, and its armorer were accused of involuntary manslaughter after its cinematographer was slain by a gun on set that was loaded with a live round.
  
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• Alec Baldwin Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter in ‘Rust’ Killing

  31-01-2023 21:48 via nytimes.com
  
  The film’s star, Mr. Baldwin, and its armorer were accused of involuntary manslaughter after its cinematographer was slain by a gun on set that was loaded with a live round.
  
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• Cindy Williams, Co-Star of ‘Laverne & Shirley,’ Dies at 75

  31-01-2023 21:30 via nytimes.com
  
  From 1976 to 1983, she (Shirley) and Penny Marshall (Laverne) drew millions of viewers to a sitcom playing roommates who worked in a Milwaukee brewery.
  
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• Russian Culture Ministry Demands That Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery Align with State ‘Spiritual and Moral Values’

  31-01-2023 21:00 via artnews.com
  
  The Russian Ministry of Culture reportedly sent a letter to Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery demanding that it change its exhibits to be in line with “spiritual and moral values” after a man complained about several works on display.The letter, signed by Department of Museums and Foreign Relations deputy director Natalia Chechel, was sent to the gallery’s general director, Zelfira Tregulova. According to the Moscow Times, which first reported the news, the letter was prompted b
  
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• HOARD: How Artist Ben Werther’s Collecting Habits Have Influenced His Work

  31-01-2023 20:59 via artnews.com
  
  When Ben Werther was 8 years old, he’d head to the field at the back of his elementary school to dig in the dirt.“People would play soccer or football, or just try to kill each other, whatever it is you’re doing in third grade,” he recalled, speaking in his New York studio space in the basement of Amanita gallery, where he recently opened a new solo show. “I’d be in the midst of that, sitting in the dirt, digging for Indian money.”He corrected himself. &
  
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• Book Review: ‘Reckoning,’ by V (formerly Eve Ensler)

  31-01-2023 20:01 via nytimes.com
  
  Writing now as V, the creator of “The Vagina Monologues” tackles racism, colonialism and sexual violence in a raw and free-associative collection.
  
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• The History of Misspelling Georgia O’Keeffe’s Name Continues With New Tribute in Manhattan’s Grand Central Terminal

  31-01-2023 19:58 via artnews.com
  
  After years of stuttered construction, the $11 billion Long Island Rail Road terminal in Grand Central has opened — and commuters have already noticed a design oversight.Homages to New York City landmarks and luminaries line the concourse walls, including an engraved quote from “Georgia O’Keefe”: “One can’t paint New York as it is, but rather as it is felt.”A stirring sentiment. However, the painter’s surname is correctly spelled “O
  
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• ‘Schoolhouse Rock!’ at 50: Those Are Magic Numbers

  31-01-2023 19:51 via nytimes.com
  
  The educational snippets are the ultimate font of Gen X nostalgia. But what is it we’re nostalgic for?
  
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• 5,000-Year-Old ‘Tavern’ Still Stocked with Food Unearthed by Archaeologists in Iraq

  31-01-2023 19:51 via artnews.com
  
  Archaeologists have uncovered a large tavern complete with benches, a type of ancient clay refrigerator called a “zeer”, an oven, and storage containers, some of which still had food, outside the modern city of Al-Shatrah in southern Iraq, according to Penn Today.The tavern was found by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Pisa in Italy using advanced methodologies and high-tech gear, including drone photography, thermal imaging, and “micro
  
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• From the Archives: Nan Goldin’s Best-Known Work Is an Intimate Visual Diary of the 1980s

  31-01-2023 19:45 via artnews.com
  
  Nominated for an Academy Award for best documentary feature, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed by Laura Poitras provides and overview of the life and career of Nan Goldin through the lens of her recent struggle with opioid addiction and her subsequent activism against the Sackler family. Here we look back at this article about her iconic project The Ballad of Sexual Dependency. Written by Max Kozloff, it appeared under the title “Family of Nan” in our November 1987 issue.View a PDF of
  
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• California’s Leading Conductors Come Together for a New Festival

  31-01-2023 19:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Gustavo Dudamel, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Rafael Payare will assemble their orchestras and more for the California Festival: A Celebration of New Music.
  
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• Enjoy the arts around campus all through February - Emory News Center

  31-01-2023 18:59
  
  Enjoy the arts around campus all through February  Emory News Center
  
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• London’s National Gallery Bought Record-Setting Cavallino, Once Owned by Met Trustee

  31-01-2023 18:56 via artnews.com
  
  London’s National Gallery acquired a painting by 15th-century Italian artist Bernardo Cavallino at Sotheby’s in New York, where it was set a record for $3.9 million (with buyer’s premium).The painting, which depicts its titular subject Saint Bartholomew in a seated pose holding a knife, is believed to have produced between 1640 and 1645. The inclusion of the knife foreshadows the apostle’s martyrdom, as he was flayed alive.During the sale, held on January 27, the museum w
  
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• Silverlens Takes on Estates of Carlos Villa and Leo Valledor, Two Major Filipino American Artists

  31-01-2023 18:30 via artnews.com
  
  The Manila-based gallery Silverlens, which opened a New York outpost last September, has taken on the estates of two major Filipino American artists from the postwar era: Carlos Villa and Leo Valledor. Villa’s estate is represented in partnership with Anglim/Trimble in San Francisco.Lifelong friends who called each other “cousin” as a term of endearment, Villa and Valledor were both born in San Francisco in 1936 to Filipino parents who had recently migrated to the United States
  
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• Superman Is Driving DC Studios’ New Strategy

  31-01-2023 18:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The yet-to-be-cast “Superman: Legacy” will begin a story that will unfold across at least 10 interconnected movies and TV shows and include Batman, Swamp Thing and others.
  
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• Bonnie Raitt Heads to the Grammys, Recognized as a Songwriter at Last

  31-01-2023 17:55 via nytimes.com
  
  Long renowned as an interpreter, she has quietly built a catalog of her own. Up for song of the year on Sunday, she talked about her nominated track, “Just Like That,” and a lifetime onstage.
  
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• N.C. A&T's Theatre Arts Program Presents “Othello” - North Carolina A&T

  31-01-2023 17:30
  
  N.C. A&T's Theatre Arts Program Presents “Othello”  North Carolina A&T
  
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• An Ad Hoc Ukrainian Ballet Troupe Settles Into Life in The Hague

  31-01-2023 16:01 via nytimes.com
  
  The dancers in the United Ukrainian Ballet have found a home in the Netherlands. This week the company makes its U.S. debut in Alexei Ratmansky’s “Giselle.”
  
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• The Best 2023 Children’s Books About Artists

  31-01-2023 16:00 via artnews.com
  
  If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, ARTNews may receive an affiliate commission.Every child starts out as an artist, bringing home drawings and ceramics that wind up occupying pride of place on the family’s refrigerator door or mantelpiece. Of course, not every kid grows up to be an artist, let alone a famous one. Still, however big their interest in art, most children could probably learn something by hearing or reading about the li
  
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• Madeline McIntosh, CEO of Penguin Random House, Resigns

  31-01-2023 15:38 via nytimes.com
  
  The departure of Madeline McIntosh, who has led the country’s largest book publisher since 2018, is the latest shake-up for the company during a turbulent period.
  
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• Art Theft Trial Underway in France, National Gallery Acquires George Morrison Painting, and More: Morning Links for January 31, 2023

  31-01-2023 14:09 via artnews.com
  
  To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter.The HeadlinesCOURTROOM DISPATCH. A trial is currently underway in France of a Ukrainian man, Vadym Huzhva, who is accused of stealing a Paul Signac painting from the Musée de Beaux-Arts in Nancy, in the northeast of the country, in 2018, the Guardian reports. The canvas, Le Port de La Rochelle (1915), w
  
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• Souls Grown Deep Foundation Launches Custom Print Program, Aiming to Give Direct Support to Famed Artists and Estates

  31-01-2023 14:00 via artnews.com
  
  The Souls Grown Deep Foundation & Community Partnership (SGD) announced today that it is launching a custom print program with more than 100 fine art prints and archival reproductions. The prints and reproductions will support more than 30 Black artists and their estates from the American South, including Thornton Dial, Nellie Mae Rowe, and over 20 quilt makers from Gee’s Bend, Alabama.This program is SGD’s latest effort to support its community of artists. Last year, the foundat
  
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• ‘Pamela, a Love Story’ Review: A Frank Look Back

  31-01-2023 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  This documentary from Ryan White rewinds, to powerful effect, on Pamela Anderson’s life and fame.
  
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• Wynonna Judd, on Her Own

  31-01-2023 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Last spring, the country superstar lost her mother and longtime singing partner, Naomi Judd, to suicide. At 58, she finally hopes to become the musician she’s wanted to be for 50 years.
  
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• Why Gina Rodriguez Put Mumford & Sons on Her Birth Playlist

  31-01-2023 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The actress spent her pregnancy making a new TV series, “Not Dead Yet,” and watching “WandaVision.”
  
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• Will arts education cuts in proposed California budget have a big impact? - EdSource

  31-01-2023 09:04
  Will arts education cuts in proposed California budget have a big impact?  EdSource
  
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• Jimmy Kimmel Takes on Trump’s ‘Sad’ Return to the Campaign Trail

  31-01-2023 08:43 via nytimes.com
  
  Kimmel called Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign “the political equivalent of when Michael Jordan went to play for the Wizards.”
  
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• Cindy Williams, Star of ‘Laverne & Shirley,’ Dies at 75

  31-01-2023 01:56 via nytimes.com
  
  The show, in which Williams and Penny Marshall played roommates who worked in a Milwaukee brewery, was a spinoff of ‘Happy Days’ and became a staple of 1970s television.
  
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• Barrett Strong, Whose ‘Money’ Helped Launch Motown, Dies at 81

  31-01-2023 01:27 via nytimes.com
  
  As a singer he was a one-hit wonder. But teaming with Norman Whitfield, he wrote a string of hits for others, including “I Heard It Through the Grapevine.”
  
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• Visual Arts Modernization Project Reimagines the Future of Art ... - CSUF News

  31-01-2023 01:12
  
  Visual Arts Modernization Project Reimagines the Future of Art ...  CSUF News
  
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• Prosecutors in Chicago Will Drop Abuse Charges Against R. Kelly

  31-01-2023 01:02 via nytimes.com
  
  The musician is already facing decades in prison after being convicted of federal charges, prompting the Cook County state’s attorney to halt her case.
  
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• In Abstract, Haunting, and Poignant Works, Artists Reflect on the Great Migration in a Major Exhibition

  31-01-2023 00:27 via artnews.com
  
  In 2021 New York Times columnist Charles Blow wrote an op-ed about his move from New York to Atlanta, arguing for others to follow him on a path that has been called a “second Great Migration.” He was referring, of course, to the historical period between the 1910s and 1970s, during which millions of Black Americans moved from the South throughout the United States, seeking greater economic and political opportunity. While that movement was driven largely by increasing fact
  
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