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• Diablo 4: Essential Sorcerer Builds For Mastering The Dark Arts - Kotaku

  14-07-2023 23:35 via news.google.com
  
  Diablo 4: Essential Sorcerer Builds For Mastering The Dark Arts  Kotaku
  
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• Henry Czerny on ‘Mission: Impossible’ and How Kittridge Views Ethan Hunt

  14-07-2023 23:30 via nytimes.com
  
  A star of the first “Mission: Impossible” film makes a welcome return 25 years later, bringing a delight in exposition that few actors can match.
  
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• Arts Briefs: Musicians in masks - MPR News

  14-07-2023 23:30 via news.google.com
  
  Arts Briefs: Musicians in masks  MPR News
  
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• As floods level Vermont, its arts community takes action - Art Newspaper

  14-07-2023 23:28 via news.google.com
  
  As floods level Vermont, its arts community takes action  Art Newspaper
  
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• Peoria Heights community mourns loss of independent bookstore ... - Peoria Public Radio

  14-07-2023 23:27 via news.google.com
  
  Peoria Heights community mourns loss of independent bookstore ...  Peoria Public Radio
  
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• Arts Festival Sidewalk Sale Closes Friday Evening After Strong ... - Statecollege.com

  14-07-2023 23:21 via news.google.com
  Arts Festival Sidewalk Sale Closes Friday Evening After Strong ...  Statecollege.com
  
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• A Reporter’s Unexpected Love Affair With ‘Notre Dame de Paris’

  14-07-2023 22:49 via nytimes.com
  
  One reporter is hooked on the French spectacle that mixes acrobatics with a rock opera score.
  
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• Striking Actors Join Writers on Picket Lines in LA and NYC

  14-07-2023 22:26 via nytimes.com
  
  In Los Angeles and New York, actors and screenwriters braved the heat to admonish the major studios and demand a new deal.
  
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• Controversial Nazi-Linked Exhibition at Kunsthaus Zurich Attacked by Art Collective

  14-07-2023 22:21 via artnews.com
  
  A controversial exhibition at the Kunsthaus Zurich in Switzerland was hacked into by the art collective KKKK, the Swiss Public Radio SRF reported on Tuesday. The collective broke into four QR codes to substitute its own biography of the collector Emil Georg Bührle, around whose holdings the show is centered.The collective described Bührle as “a Nazi sympathizer, authoritarian militarist, at the very least a war profiteer and probably a war criminal.”Before his death in 1956
  
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• Review: Rennie Harris’s Hip-Hop Dance Mixtape

  14-07-2023 22:05 via nytimes.com
  
  The choreographer and his Puremovement troupe brought their touring show, “Nuttin’ but a Word,” to Prospect Park for BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!
  
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• Laws of Nature Sculpture show to open at Arts Center - Petaluma Argus Courier

  14-07-2023 22:01 via news.google.com
  
  Laws of Nature Sculpture show to open at Arts Center  Petaluma Argus Courier
  
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• Governors Island Arts announces July's THIRD Saturday programming - Time Out

  14-07-2023 21:53 via news.google.com
  
  Governors Island Arts announces July's THIRD Saturday programming  Time Out
  
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• Colorado State Fair in Pueblo OKs use of AI in digital arts category - Pueblo Chieftain

  14-07-2023 21:24 via news.google.com
  
  Colorado State Fair in Pueblo OKs use of AI in digital arts category  Pueblo Chieftain
  
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• Review: In ‘The Saviour,’ Past Trauma Is Very Much Present

  14-07-2023 21:20 via nytimes.com
  
  The gravitational pull of the hurts of yesteryear is on vivid display in Deirdre Kinahan’s drama at Irish Repertory Theater.
  
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• WSCC announces 2023-24 Performing Arts Series lineup - Manistee News Advocate

  14-07-2023 21:11 via news.google.com
  
  WSCC announces 2023-24 Performing Arts Series lineup  Manistee News Advocate
  
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• Jury acquits Wright County martial arts instructor of molesting 15 ... - Star Tribune

  14-07-2023 20:53 via news.google.com
  
  Jury acquits Wright County martial arts instructor of molesting 15 ...  Star Tribune
  
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• Like ‘An Exposed Nervous System’, Ilana Savdie’s Whitney Show Captures Collective Dread

  14-07-2023 20:37 via artnews.com
  
  If you’re wishing to connect over a barrage of disparaging news and a general feeling of tumult, look no further than the paintings and works on paper in Ilana Savdie’s exhibition “Radical Contradictions” at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. Growing up between Barranquilla, Colombia and Miami, Florida, Savdie’s electrifying tableaus take up the current moment, while continuing to highlight themes of the carnival and the grotesque. As the United States
  
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• Cildo Meireles to Receive $174,000 in Europe’s Biggest Art Prize

  14-07-2023 20:12 via artnews.com
  
  Brazilian artist Cildo Meireles is the winner of the Roswitha Haftmann Prize, the European art award with the biggest cash purse of any on the continent. He will thereby receive 150,000 Swiss francs, or just over $174,000.The prize takes its name from Roswitha Haftmann, a Swiss dealer whose Zurich gallery was in operation until she died in 1998. The award, now facilitated by her foundation, is given regularly to living artists.Prizewinners tend to be artists who are already well-known. Güls
  
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• Cildo Meireles to Receive $174,000 After Taking Europe’s Biggest Art Prize

  14-07-2023 20:12 via artnews.com
  
  Brazilian artist Cildo Meireles is the winner of the Roswitha Haftmann Prize, the European art award with the biggest cash purse of any on the continent. Through it, he will receive 150,000 Swiss francs, or just over $174,000.The prize takes its name from Roswitha Haftmann, a Swiss dealer whose Zurich gallery was in operation until she died in 1998. The award, which is now facilitated by her foundation, is given out regularly to living artists.Its winners tend to be artists who are already well-
  
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• Geneva Arts Fair returns July 29 & 30 - Daily Herald

  14-07-2023 20:10 via news.google.com
  
  Geneva Arts Fair returns July 29 & 30  Daily Herald
  
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• Listening to Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ References

  14-07-2023 20:00 via nytimes.com
  
  A tour through key samples, references and influences on the pop star’s 2022 album as her world tour arrives in North America.
  
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• Blending Dance and Sculpture Creates a Fresh View of Art

  14-07-2023 19:57 via nytimes.com
  
  An exhibition at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia is one of several recent projects using the two forms to explore how people interact with art.
  
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• A Star-Studded Night with Jay-Z at the Brooklyn Public Library

  14-07-2023 19:01 via artnews.com
  
  On Thursday afternoon, I received an email labeled Top Secret that instructed me to arrive at 6 p.m. sharp in front of the Brooklyn Public Library overlooking Grand Army Plaza. The doors to the library would open for a half hour and supposedly close forever. Or so I was told. The hush-hush and tight security were for an event that was quickly becoming front page news: a glitzy grand opening party for The Book of Hov, an expansive free exhibition honoring Jay Z, curated by his art advisor Jeanne
  
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• Contemporary African Royals, in Regalia and Complexity

  14-07-2023 18:24 via nytimes.com
  
  A new photography exhibition at London’s Tate Modern includes images of monarchs from across the continent, steering away from Western imagery.
  
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• Different Sides of Bill Walton and Wilt Chamberlain in New Series

  14-07-2023 18:22 via nytimes.com
  
  New documentaries explore the star-crossed careers and delicate spirits of Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Walton, two of basketball’s greatest.
  
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• Billie Eilish’s ‘Barbie’ Ballad, and 10 More New Songs

  14-07-2023 18:08 via nytimes.com
  
  Hear tracks by Troye Sivan, Jamila Woods, C. Tangana and others.
  
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• Frisco exploring potential for multi-venue performing arts complex - Star Local Media

  14-07-2023 18:00 via news.google.com
  Frisco exploring potential for multi-venue performing arts complex  Star Local Media
  
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• “The Greek Passion” Takes Center Stage at the Salzburg Festival

  14-07-2023 17:57 via nytimes.com
  
  Bohuslav Martinu’s “Greek Passion” poses a timeless question: when a group of refugees seek protection in a new community, what will the locals do?
  
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• Movie Stars and Broadway Veterans Share Theater Camp Memories

  14-07-2023 17:57 via nytimes.com
  
  In honor of “Theater Camp,” a new movie about a fictional sleepaway site, we asked Broadway veterans and movie stars for their favorite camp memories.
  
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• Arts Playlist: A conversation with 'Award Winners XXIII' exhibit artists ... - Delaware First Media

  14-07-2023 17:57 via news.google.com
  Arts Playlist: A conversation with 'Award Winners XXIII' exhibit artists ...  Delaware First Media
  
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• The Baritone Andrè Schuen Performs at the Salzburg Festival

  14-07-2023 17:55 via nytimes.com
  
  Andrè Schuen stars as Count Almaviva in the Salzburg Festival’s new production of Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro.”
  
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• Rick Froberg, Singer of Artful Intensity, Is Dead at 55

  14-07-2023 17:54 via nytimes.com
  
  A longtime linchpin of the San Diego underground music scene, he built a devoted and enthusiastic following and was also a prolific visual artist.
  
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• At the Salzburg Festival, Bertolt Brecht Pushes Boundaries

  14-07-2023 17:53 via nytimes.com
  
  Brecht’s 1944 play “The Caucasian Chalk Circle” is set to challenge its performers and audiences, just as a once-banned Brecht would have liked.
  
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• New plan offers guidance for arts venues in Fairfax County - Tysons Reporter

  14-07-2023 17:48 via news.google.com
  
  New plan offers guidance for arts venues in Fairfax County  Tysons Reporter
  
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• Hollywood Actors Go on Strike After SAG-AFTRA Talks Collapse: What to Know

  14-07-2023 16:44 via nytimes.com
  
  Here’s why Hollywood is facing its first industrywide shutdown in more than 60 years, and what it could mean for your favorite shows.
  
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• Kevin Spacey, in U.K. Trial, Denies Abusing Position of Power

  14-07-2023 16:26 via nytimes.com
  
  Facing accusations of sexual assault, the actor defended himself against multiple claims. He also admitted he got “the signals wrong” during one encounter.
  
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• Five Questions for the Director of the Documentary ‘The League’

  14-07-2023 16:25 via nytimes.com
  
  Five questions for the director Sam Pollard about his documentary, and the preservation of the history of the Negro leagues.
  
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• Tiny Vase Bought for $3.30 at Thrift Shop to Sell at Auction for $11,800

  14-07-2023 16:18 via artnews.com
  
  A small vintage ceramic vase that was bought for $3.30 at a UK thrift shop will go on auction later this month with a surprisingly large estimate: $11,800, according to CNN Style.The four-inch vase was discovered in Surrey, England, by Karen and Ahmet, a couple who had “wandered into a charity shop to have a look around.” In a press release by Canterbury Auction Galleries, who is handling the vase’s sale, the current owner said she always heads straight for the books, whil
  
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• Arts Alive! podcast: Duncan McClellan - St Pete Catalyst

  14-07-2023 16:17 via news.google.com
  
  Arts Alive! podcast: Duncan McClellan  St Pete Catalyst
  
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• Fran Drescher Blasts Hollywood Studios in Fiery Speech

  14-07-2023 15:38 via nytimes.com
  
  Fran Drescher, who became a household name for her role on a 1990s sitcom, is now president of the union going on strike.
  
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• New York’s Public Theater Lays Off 19 Percent of Its Staff

  14-07-2023 15:15 via nytimes.com
  
  The institution, a titan among nonprofit theaters, is suffering from the combined effects of falling revenue and rising costs plaguing the arts world.
  
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• Man Arrested in Connection to Suspected Arson Attack on Michelangelo Pistoletto Sculpture

  14-07-2023 15:08 via artnews.com
  
  A man has been arrested in connection with the suspected arson attack on an installation by renowned Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto in Naples. The large-scale artwork, titled Venus in Rags and depicting the Roman goddess picking through a pile of colorful clothes, was destroyed on Wednesday only two weeks after it was installed outside Naples City Hall. In video posted to social media, the blaze quickly consumed the sculpture, leaving only its metal skeleton. Several versi
  
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• Louis Langrée Wraps Up a Quietly Transformative Era of Conducting

  14-07-2023 15:00 via nytimes.com
  
  With a new job, Langrée is reaching the end of undersung runs with the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
  
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• Directors Savanah Leaf and A.V. Rockwell Talk ‘Earth Mama’ and ‘A Thousand and One’

  14-07-2023 15:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The directors of “Earth Mama” and “A Thousand and One” compare notes on complex portraits of Black motherhood that reject ’90s stereotypes.
  
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• How a Jay-Z Exhibit Took Over the Brooklyn Public Library

  14-07-2023 14:51 via nytimes.com
  
  “The Book of Hov,” an elaborate summer exhibition at the borough’s main branch, was quietly conceived by his team as a surprise tribute that opens Friday.
  
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• Arts Administration program welcomes faculty member Ashley Hollan - Today at Elon

  14-07-2023 14:31 via news.google.com
  
  Arts Administration program welcomes faculty member Ashley Hollan  Today at Elon
  
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• Long-Lost Arshile Gorky Portrait of Artist Anna Walinska Turns Up in Rhode Island

  14-07-2023 14:30 via artnews.com
  
  Rosina Rubin has habitually imagined where Arshile Gorky’s 1937 portrait of her aunt, artist Anna Walinska, ended up. Perhaps the canvas wound up in Europe after Walinska begrudgingly sold it in the 1970s to raise funds for an artist co-op. New York, where Walinska was based from the 1930s until her death in 1997, or anywhere on the East Coast seemed even less likely, according to modern art experts who might have a lead, Rubin said.“It seemed like it was somewhere out there in the v
  
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• Singapore and Turkey Make 2024 Venice Biennale Picks, Damien Hirst Plans Phillips Show, and More: Morning Links for July 14, 2023

  14-07-2023 14:14 via artnews.com
  
  To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter.The HeadlinesVENICE PICK, PART 1. The 2024 edition of the Venice Biennale is coming up fast—it’s scheduled to open April 20—and today Singapore announced that it plans to present artist Robert Zhao Renhui at its pavilion. The Singapore Art Museum is organizing the show, with senior curator Haeju Kim&nb
  
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• After the Met’s Karl Lagerfeld Show, Curators Urge Museums Not to Gloss Over Fashion Designers’ Controversies

  14-07-2023 14:00 via artnews.com
  
  From the moment it was announced, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s spotlight-grabbing exhibition “Karl Lagerfeld: Line of Beauty” has been the subject of criticism. While many have heaped praise on the designer and the indisputable mark he made on fashion, particularly during his tenure at Chanel, others scorned the decision to give the ultimate museum treatment to a “known bigot,” as the British actress and activist Jameela Jamil described Lagerfeld to her nearly 4
  
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• MKAF names 2023 Festival of the Arts poster winner - Destin Log

  14-07-2023 13:01 via news.google.com
  
  MKAF names 2023 Festival of the Arts poster winner  Destin Log
  
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