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• Arts Recovery Through Anti-Racist Action - Art Beat - Seattle.gov

  12-10-2023 23:55 via news.google.com
  
  Arts Recovery Through Anti-Racist Action - Art Beat  Seattle.gov
  
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• 2 proposals reimagine Fort Worth Community Arts Center. Public ... - KERA News

  12-10-2023 23:13 via news.google.com
  2 proposals reimagine Fort Worth Community Arts Center. Public ...  KERA News
  
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• Brown named MSU College of Arts and Sciences' new assistant ... - msstate.edu

  12-10-2023 23:08 via news.google.com
  
  Brown named MSU College of Arts and Sciences' new assistant ...  msstate.edu
  
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• Survey Says: Local Arts and Culture has $189.5 Million Impact - Alachua County

  12-10-2023 22:49 via news.google.com
  
  Survey Says: Local Arts and Culture has $189.5 Million Impact  Alachua County
  
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• New Study Reveals Hidden Colors and Intricate Patterns on the Parthenon Marbles

  12-10-2023 22:36 via artnews.com
  
  The Parthenon Marbles were once vibrantly colored with intricate patterns, according to a new study published in the journal Antiquity on Wednesday. Originally intended to decorate the steps of the Athenian Parthenon Temple, the Parthenon Marbles were crafted more than 2,500 years ago by the ancient Greeks. Their fragments are now held by the British Museum in London, whose possession of them has ignited a contentious and ongoing restitution debate.Though it might not be immediately visible alon
  
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• Performing arts programs at Waterville Senior High School receive ... - Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel

  12-10-2023 21:54 via news.google.com
  
  Performing arts programs at Waterville Senior High School receive ...  Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel
  
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• Scrolls That Survived Vesuvius Divulge Their First Word

  12-10-2023 21:49 via nytimes.com
  
  Experts hope that the techniques used to retrieve hidden text on delicate papyrus could lead to the recovery of lost classic works.
  
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• Established Artists Champion Rising Stars In a Can’t-Miss Frieze Project

  12-10-2023 21:42 via artnews.com
  
  Typically at an art fair, the work on display is at the discretion of the dealer. The inaugural “Artist-to-Artist” initiative at Frieze London, however, upends the script, inviting world-renowned artists to select emerging talents from their gallery’s roster to exhibit—to an inspired effect. “Artists have always been at the center of Frieze London and so it felt natural to place them at the fore of our twentieth anniversary celebrations,” Eva Langret, dir
  
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• Do We Need Album Reviews Anymore?

  12-10-2023 20:54 via nytimes.com
  
  A conversation about the history — and future — of album reviews in an increasingly fraught environment for music journalism and criticism.
  
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• After Refusing to Fly, Climate Researcher Loses His Job

  12-10-2023 20:16 via nytimes.com
  
  To reduce emissions, he took five trains, nine buses, two ferries, two taxis, one shared car and one police convoy to reach a research site.
  
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• Eight of the Zaniest Artworks to Show at Frieze London Over the Past 20 Years

  12-10-2023 20:04 via artnews.com
  
  As Frieze London celebrates its 20-year anniversary, ARTnews looks back at some of the most unconventional, groundbreaking, and down-right zany artworks that have debuted at the fair. Over the years, they have tackled such subjects as child play, the market, and cultural value. As we enjoy (st)rolling down memory lane, you can catch this year’s edition at Regent’s Park through October 15.
  
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• Russian Artist Piotr Pavlenski Sentenced To Prison Over Broadcasting Sexual Videos of Politician

  12-10-2023 19:46 via artnews.com
  
  Russian artist Piotr Pavlenski, 39, was sentenced Wednesday in Paris to six months in prison after being charged in connection with allegations that he broadcast sexual videos of Benjamin Griveaux, a former mayoral candidate for Paris, in 2020, Le Monde and Agence France-Presse reported.Pavlenski and his partner Alexandra de Taddeo were both found guilty of a “violation of privacy” and ordered to pay €15,000 in damages and €5,000 in legal fees. De Taddeo was given a six-mon
  
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• How the Agushto Papa Podcast Chronicles Musica Mexicana

  12-10-2023 19:30 via nytimes.com
  
  The Agushto Papa podcast has become the go-to media outlet for the rising stars of música Mexicana.
  
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• Aaliyah Bilal on Her Debut, ‘Temple Folk’

  12-10-2023 19:17 via nytimes.com
  
  “Temple Folk,” Aaliyah Bilal’s collection of stories featuring Black American Muslims, was inspired by her family’s experiences in the Nation of Islam.
  
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• In Germany, ‘Hamilton’ Hangs Up Its Musket

  12-10-2023 19:13 via nytimes.com
  
  After a year of less-than-stellar ticket sales, the German-language translation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s stage hit is closing. But it has helped diversify German musicals.
  
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• ‘Goosebumps’ on Disney+: Here’s What to Know

  12-10-2023 18:36 via nytimes.com
  
  The 10-episode series, premiering Friday on Disney+, adapts the children’s novels of R.L. Stine with a modern twist.
  
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• The ARTnews Accord: Refik Anadol, Beeple, and Collector Ryan Zurrer Speak on the Future of Digital Art, NFTs, and AI

  12-10-2023 18:30 via artnews.com
  
  A new addition to the Top 200 Collectors list this year, Ryan Zurrer is one of the most prolific collectors of digital art, owning major works by Mike Winkelmann, Refik Anadol, Agnieszka Kurant, Sarah Meyohas, and other major digital artists. He is the founder and director of Dialectic and Vine Ventures, venture capital firms invested in alternative assets and the psychedelic community, respectively. The Swiss entrepreneur was also director of the Web3 Foundation, an organization that funds rese
  
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• Chicago's Fine Arts Building turns 125! - CBS News

  12-10-2023 18:30 via news.google.com
  
  Chicago's Fine Arts Building turns 125!  CBS News
  
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• Robert Smithson and Marie Laurencin: Divulging the Secrets of Artists

  12-10-2023 18:27 via nytimes.com
  
  Does knowing Marie Laurencin’s sexual orientation, and Robert Smithson’s obsession with red, enrich our understanding of their creations? Yes, and no.
  
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• Judy Chicago Makes ‘Herstory’ at the New Museum

  12-10-2023 18:21 via nytimes.com
  
  The pioneering feminist artist rules the New Museum with a six-decade survey, but she shares the stage with her sisterhood.
  
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• Tate Acquires Poppers Sculpture, Feminist Painting, and More at Frieze London

  12-10-2023 18:19 via artnews.com
  
  Tate, the powerhouse museum network based in London, has named the works it has acquired from the Frieze London art fair, which runs through this Sunday.While the offerings at Frieze range from new pieces by younger artists to more expensive works by blue-chip ones with cemented careers, Tate’s acquisitions from the fair tend toward the cutting-edge and the lesser-known. The purchase of these nine works was made possible via a £150,000 fund facilitated by Endeavor, the Hollywood tale
  
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• Under the Radar to Return, With New Partners

  12-10-2023 18:16 via nytimes.com
  
  The festival of experimental work is planning a citywide event at multiple venues in January, after the Public Theater declined to fund the 2024 iteration.
  
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• With Resourceful Reclamation, Chiffon Thomas Crafts New Forms From Old Structures

  12-10-2023 18:11 via artnews.com
  
  As Chiffon Thomas prepares for his firstsolo museum show—“The Cavernous,” opening in September at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Connecticut—he is mining the legacy of the geodesic dome, plumbing it for contemporary resonances. The utopian “hippie modernist” structure, as popularized by American architect and systems theorist Buckminster Fuller, was an effort to make shelter more efficient and affordable at a time when the United States faced a serious
  
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• Lufkin hopes state arts district grant program can help town grow - The Texas Tribune

  12-10-2023 18:00 via news.google.com
  
  Lufkin hopes state arts district grant program can help town grow  The Texas Tribune
  
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• Langmatt Museum’s Decision to Sell Three Cezannes Raises Ire of the International Council of Museums

  12-10-2023 17:32 via artnews.com
  
  The Swiss branch of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) has issued an official letter in protest to the Langmatt Museum’s decision to sell three prime works by Paul Cézzane at Christie’s New York in November, the Art Newspaper reported Thursday. The museum has said the sale will save the Baden, Switzerland-based institution from going under and having to permanently shut its doors.The Langmatt Foundation, which oversees the museum, said the institution is clo
  
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• Review: Arca Struts the Catwalk Between Diva and Meta Diva

  12-10-2023 17:29 via nytimes.com
  
  In “Mutant;Destrudo,” her show at the Park Avenue Armory, the experimental musician delivers what is essentially a traditional concert.
  
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• In Debut, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla Gets the Philharmonic

  12-10-2023 17:26 via nytimes.com
  
  The New York Philharmonic’s renovated hall is a proving ground for guests to balance the orchestra. Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla did so with assurance.
  
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• ‘What About Us?’ Strikes Leave Other Hollywood Workers Reeling

  12-10-2023 17:21 via nytimes.com
  
  The lives of hundreds of thousands of crew members have been upended, and even a deal between the actors and the studios might not help much in the short term.
  
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• When Everyone Becomes a War Photographer

  12-10-2023 17:15 via nytimes.com
  
  The images streaming onto our phones from Israel and Gaza, many coming from those fighting or caught up in the war, don’t just document the story — they shape it.
  
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• CMAT Makes Country Music Sad, Smart and Strange

  12-10-2023 17:13 via nytimes.com
  
  The singer combines the genre’s enduring themes of heartbreak and self-destruction with camp humor and a distinctly Irish sense of the absurd.
  
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• What Can You Do With a Degree in Arts Administration from UM-Flint? - University of Michigan-Flint

  12-10-2023 16:21 via news.google.com
  
  What Can You Do With a Degree in Arts Administration from UM-Flint?  University of Michigan-Flint
  
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• ARTS PICKS | Oct. 13-15 - Jacksonville Today

  12-10-2023 15:58 via news.google.com
  
  ARTS PICKS | Oct. 13-15  Jacksonville Today
  
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• Take a tour of the arts with members of the URI faculty - University of Rhode Island

  12-10-2023 15:45 via news.google.com
  
  Take a tour of the arts with members of the URI faculty  University of Rhode Island
  
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• At New York Comic Con, New Publisher Hopes to Shake Up Industry

  12-10-2023 15:30 via nytimes.com
  
  The founding writers and artists of Ghost Machine will be exclusive to the company and will jointly own, operate and profit from it.
  
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• When the Turner Prize Came to ‘God’s Waiting Room’

  12-10-2023 14:50 via nytimes.com
  
  The town of Eastbourne, England, hopes the contemporary art prize can help it shake off a geriatric image, and bring new attention to the seaside town.
  
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• Boulder's nonprofit arts and culture industry generates $115.1 ... - City of Boulder

  12-10-2023 14:00 via news.google.com
  
  Boulder's nonprofit arts and culture industry generates $115.1 ...  City of Boulder
  
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• Taylor Swift ‘Eras Tour’ Movie: 4 Takeaways

  12-10-2023 13:49 via nytimes.com
  
  There’s something in the singer’s highly anticipated new concert documentary for newcomers and superfans alike.
  
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• Talks Between Striking Actors and Studios Are Suspended

  12-10-2023 13:47 via nytimes.com
  
  The sides said they remained far apart on the most significant issues, dealing a blow to hopes that the entertainment industry could soon fully roar back to life.
  
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• ‘The Road Dance’ Review: A World War I Weepie

  12-10-2023 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Based on a Scottish best seller, the movie is a standard period drama that arrives at hard truths with a hammy delivery.
  
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• ‘The Mission’ Review: Blinded by the Light

  12-10-2023 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  A documentary tries to bring context to the actions of John Allen Chau, an American missionary who was killed in 2018.
  
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• Review: In ‘(pray),’ Nourish Thyself With Song and Dance

  12-10-2023 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  An exploration of how faith intersects with Black womanhood, through a mix of music, movement, ritual and poetry.
  
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• ‘Reality Winner’ Review: Caught in the Cross Hairs

  12-10-2023 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Sonia Kennebeck’s documentary unpacks the circumstances surrounding its subject, but fails to crack her complexity.
  
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• ‘Plan C’ Review: Abortion by Mail

  12-10-2023 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  In this documentary by Tracy Droz Tragos, each of the film’s subjects considers how far past the line of legal comfort they can afford to cross.
  
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• Jamie Foxx in a Lively Courtroom Drama

  12-10-2023 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones deliver bravura performances in this Maggie Betts film about a funeral-home proprietor in financial trouble.
  
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• ‘In My Mother’s Skin’ Review: A Grim Fairy Tale

  12-10-2023 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Kenneth Dagatan’s new folk horror film acts as a cautionary tale about putting one’s fate into the hands of the enemy.
  
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• ‘Divinity’ Review: Missed Conception

  12-10-2023 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  An immortality drug causes social disruption in this ludicrously dystopian sci-fi experiment.
  
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• ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Review: Tumbling From the Alps to the Courtroom

  12-10-2023 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Did a writer kill her husband? In this cerebral murder trial drama by the director Justine Triet, the audience never has its footing and questions go unanswered.
  
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• Devo’s Future Came True

  12-10-2023 11:02 via nytimes.com
  
  Half a century after Devo began singing about cultural De-Evolution, the visionary new wave band would have preferred to be wrong.
  
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• In the Heart of the Italian Alps, the Sacri Monti Offer a Trove of Art

  12-10-2023 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Along a scenic route in the Piedmont and Lombardy regions, nine sanctuaries known as the Sacri Monti house a trove of Renaissance and Baroque art.
  
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• Late Night Mocks House Dysfunction and George Santos

  12-10-2023 08:03 via nytimes.com
  
  Jimmy Kimmel said that Republicans will be successful only if they can “accept the results of an election, and that’s really not their thing.”
  
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