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• Guard at the Center of Boston Art Museum Heist Dies at 57

  29-02-2024 23:22 via nytimes.com
  
  His decision to let in two robbers disguised as police officers enabled the greatest art theft in history — a crime that remains unsolved today.
  
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• Jacqueline Woodson’s ‘The Other Side and ‘Show Way’ Go to BAM

  29-02-2024 23:20 via nytimes.com
  
  A dance performance of “The Other Side” and a musical adaptation of “Show Way” head to the Brooklyn stage for young audiences.
  
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• Auctioneer Withdraws Looted Maqdala Artifact From Sale After Ethiopian Official Restitution Request

  29-02-2024 22:45 via artnews.com
  
  An Ethiopian shield that was looted during a battle involving British forces in 1868 was withdrawn from an auction Thursday after an Ethiopian heritage official formally requested its return from the UK.The 19th century domed, decorated shield was Lot 903 in Anderson & Garland’s sale “The Collector’s Auction”, scheduled to take place Thursday morning at its head office in the English city of Newcastle. The metal and animal hide artifact had been inscribed with the loc
  
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• What to Watch This Weekend: TV’s Juiciest, Glitziest Sports Show

  29-02-2024 21:59 via nytimes.com
  
  The new season of “Formula 1: Drive to Survive,” which has spawned a legion of imitators, is available now on Netflix.
  
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• Christie’s Sensational Elton John Auction Series Concludes with $20.5 M. in Sales

  29-02-2024 20:35 via artnews.com
  
  The numbers are in: Christie’s auction series of 900 items from Elton John’s collection concluded on Wednesday with a total of $20.5 million in sales, surpassing its low estimate by more than double.Collectors snapped up paintings, photographs, custom-designed clothes, fine jewelry, and other items. Other highlights from the several-day sale, which began on February 22, included Banksy’s Thrower Triptych (2017), which sold on opening night for nearly $2 million; an untitled Kei
  
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• Architecture meets art: See renderings for Rice's new arts building - Rice News

  29-02-2024 20:30
  
  Architecture meets art: See renderings for Rice's new arts building  Rice News
  
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• Visual Arts Review: “Two Births and the Afterlife” - Austin Chronicle

  29-02-2024 20:29
  
  Visual Arts Review: “Two Births and the Afterlife”  Austin Chronicle
  
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• Arts Briefs: BIPOC poets and racy love letters in Northampton, music inspired by T.S. Eliot in Holyoke, and more - GazetteNET

  29-02-2024 20:24
  
  Arts Briefs: BIPOC poets and racy love letters in Northampton, music inspired by T.S. Eliot in Holyoke, and more  GazetteNET
  
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• Richard Lewis, Comedian and ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Star, Dies at 76

  29-02-2024 20:23 via nytimes.com
  
  After rising to prominence for his stand-up act, he became a regular in movies and TV, most recently on “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”
  
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• Interthinking the Arts and Sciences: György Kepes brought to life through new documentary - Daily Nexus

  29-02-2024 20:20
  
  Interthinking the Arts and Sciences: György Kepes brought to life through new documentary  Daily Nexus
  
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• Ramona Fradon, Longtime Force in the World of Comic Books, Dies at 97

  29-02-2024 20:19 via nytimes.com
  
  One of the first women to work steadily in the field, she was best known for creating art for the superheroes Aquaman and Metamorpho.
  
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• Froth Coffee Bar brings 'food is art' philosophy to Denton community - North Texas Daily

  29-02-2024 20:14
  
  Froth Coffee Bar brings 'food is art' philosophy to Denton community  North Texas Daily
  
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• Art is Everywhere: Discover Arts in Hong Kong this Spring - Yahoo Finance

  29-02-2024 19:58
  
  Art is Everywhere: Discover Arts in Hong Kong this Spring  Yahoo Finance
  
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• Young artists needed for “Festival of the Arts” Youth Art Sale - Cherokee Phoenix

  29-02-2024 19:57
  
  Young artists needed for “Festival of the Arts” Youth Art Sale  Cherokee Phoenix
  
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• High School Arts Show Opens Friday At Wenatchee Museum - KPQ

  29-02-2024 19:54
  
  High School Arts Show Opens Friday At Wenatchee Museum  KPQ
  
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• WJFW Events - Festival of Christian Arts and Culture - WJFW-TV

  29-02-2024 19:48
  
  WJFW Events - Festival of Christian Arts and Culture  WJFW-TV
  
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• ARTSCCC selected as County’s official local arts agency - Richmond Standard

  29-02-2024 19:41
  
  ARTSCCC selected as County’s official local arts agency  Richmond Standard
  
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• A Mural by Banksy, Whose True Identity May or May Not Be Kate Middleton, Has Been Relocated from the Bronx to Connecticut

  29-02-2024 19:41 via artnews.com
  
  New York City’s cherished Banksy mural, “Ghetto 4 Life,” bid farewell to its home in the South Bronxon Monday, and has been shipped to Bridgeport, Connecticut. The artwork, which depicts a posh young schoolboy spray-painting the phrase “Ghetto 4 Life” while a butler holds a tray of spray cans, was removed from the Melrose building at 651 Elton Avenue as part of the structure’s demolition to make space for a charter school.The relocation of the mural, part of B
  
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• With Richard Lewis, Kvetching Was Charismatic

  29-02-2024 19:38 via nytimes.com
  
  The comedian gave his Jewish neurotic persona a nervy cool even as he threw his whole body into his comedy.
  
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• St. Vincent Debuts Alex Da Corte–Directed Music Video Inspired by Goya

  29-02-2024 19:31 via artnews.com
  
  St. Vincent is the sole source of illumination in the newly released music video for “Broken Man,” directed by artist Alex Da Corte. Flames flicker along the edges of her figure, shattering the dark, as her body jerks in a dance that steadily gathers in grace. This is the first single from her seventh full-length album, All Burn Screaming, which arrives in April and will be accompanied by visuals from Da Corte. The two have worked together before—most memorably on her &ldq
  
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• ARTS PICKS | Marc 1-3 - Jacksonville Today

  29-02-2024 19:31
  
  ARTS PICKS | Marc 1-3  Jacksonville Today
  
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• LPS Arts and Humanities, 2.29 - Lincoln Journal Star

  29-02-2024 19:26
  
  LPS Arts and Humanities, 2.29  Lincoln Journal Star
  
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• What is Mubi? A Streaming Alternative to Netflix, Hulu and More.

  29-02-2024 19:25 via nytimes.com
  
  We highlight one of the lesser-known places to discover great movies.
  
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• Introducing Torch Literary Arts, a local nonprofit that supports black women writers - KEYE TV CBS Austin

  29-02-2024 19:24
  Introducing Torch Literary Arts, a local nonprofit that supports black women writers  KEYE TV CBS Austin
  
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• A 1st For Pondera Arts Council - ksenam

  29-02-2024 19:23
  
  A 1st For Pondera Arts Council  ksenam
  
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• Spring Fountain Festival of Fine Arts and Crafts celebrates 50th year - Fountain Hills Times

  29-02-2024 19:22
  
  Spring Fountain Festival of Fine Arts and Crafts celebrates 50th year  Fountain Hills Times
  
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• South Philly charter school celebrates the performing arts and African American history this month and all year - WPVI-TV

  29-02-2024 19:14
  
  South Philly charter school celebrates the performing arts and African American history this month and all year  WPVI-TV
  
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• How Grace Wales Bonner’s Expansive World Extends to Art

  29-02-2024 19:13 via artnews.com
  
  For the past decade, Grace Wales Bonner has embraced a multiplicity of perspectives in the creation of her award-winning eponymous brand, which draws from intensive archival research to create an expansive world of storytelling. The multihyphenate British fashion designer fuses the philosophical with the political in the making of works in a variety of mediums, including textile, sound, performance, sculpture, and text. In doing so, Wales Bonner has introduced a unique approach to luxury by comb
  
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• Experience a Class Like No Other with Aerials and Circus for Everyone at Dragonfly Aerial Arts Studio - WATE 6 On Your Side

  29-02-2024 19:13
  Experience a Class Like No Other with Aerials and Circus for Everyone at Dragonfly Aerial Arts Studio  WATE 6 On Your Side
  
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• Report: Frisco’s Arts Industry Brings In $21.3M In 2022 - Local Profile

  29-02-2024 19:00
  Report: Frisco’s Arts Industry Brings In $21.3M In 2022  Local Profile
  
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• Madison Arts administrator speaks on arts commission's 50th anniversary - The Badger Herald

  29-02-2024 19:00
  
  Madison Arts administrator speaks on arts commission's 50th anniversary  The Badger Herald
  
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• Forbidden No More: ‘Forbidden Broadway,’ Scrappy Spoof, Bound for Broadway

  29-02-2024 19:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The long-running parody show, which has been staged in New York and on tour, will open this summer at the Hayes Theater.
  
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• VCHS Artists Participate in OC Arts Council Exhibit - Valley Central School District

  29-02-2024 18:58
  
  VCHS Artists Participate in OC Arts Council Exhibit  Valley Central School District
  
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• Whitewater Arts Alliance hosts month-long rummage and art sale - Daily Union

  29-02-2024 18:55
  
  Whitewater Arts Alliance hosts month-long rummage and art sale  Daily Union
  
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• The power of the arts: supporting the mental wellbeing of Black students - Dallasweekly

  29-02-2024 18:55
  
  The power of the arts: supporting the mental wellbeing of Black students  Dallasweekly
  
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• Garland's Granville Arts Center to Host Indian Dance Spectacle "VAYUPUTRA" by Choreographer Muralidharan - Hoodline

  29-02-2024 18:55
  
  Garland's Granville Arts Center to Host Indian Dance Spectacle "VAYUPUTRA" by Choreographer Muralidharan  Hoodline
  
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• UIS Visual Arts Gallery hosts Guen Montgomery exhibit - newschannel20.com

  29-02-2024 18:51
  UIS Visual Arts Gallery hosts Guen Montgomery exhibit  newschannel20.com
  
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• Outsider Art Fair: Here’s 8 Things to See

  29-02-2024 18:42 via nytimes.com
  
  A Beat poet’s self-portrait, a 1930s circus poster, Georgia Russell’s three-foot dolls — these are some of the singular finds at this busy Manhattan fair.
  
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• Review: The Met Opera’s ‘Turandot’ Returns With a Strong Debut

  29-02-2024 18:26 via nytimes.com
  
  In a revival of Franco Zeffirelli’s lavish production, the conductor Oksana Lyniv led a performance that transcended the gilded stage dressing.
  
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• Theater/Arts: Art Theatre launches yearlong centennial celebration with Oscars Fundraiser - Long Beach Press Telegram

  29-02-2024 18:19
  Theater/Arts: Art Theatre launches yearlong centennial celebration with Oscars Fundraiser  Long Beach Press Telegram
  
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• Osceola Arts proudly presents "Dreams and Realities: Works by Vera Gubnitskaia - positivelyosceola.com

  29-02-2024 18:17
  
  Osceola Arts proudly presents "Dreams and Realities: Works by Vera Gubnitskaia  positivelyosceola.com
  
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• Arts Briefs: Black Box Theater, Creative Arts - Woodstock Independent

  29-02-2024 18:15
  
  Arts Briefs: Black Box Theater, Creative Arts  Woodstock Independent
  
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• Dare Arts now seeking artists for 27th annual Mollie Fearing Memorial Art Show - OBX Today - Beach 104

  29-02-2024 18:13
  
  Dare Arts now seeking artists for 27th annual Mollie Fearing Memorial Art Show - OBX Today  Beach 104
  
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• Pat Steir’s Blue Period

  29-02-2024 18:06 via nytimes.com
  
  The painter discusses her latest work, her previous career in the New York City welfare department and why she tries to make a brushstroke every day.
  
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• FLLUXE Arts Festival brings color to the streets of Panama City - WMBB - mypanhandle.com

  29-02-2024 18:05
  FLLUXE Arts Festival brings color to the streets of Panama City  WMBB - mypanhandle.com
  
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• Exhibit celebrates local Black Artists at Westbury Arts - liherald.com

  29-02-2024 18:03
  
  Exhibit celebrates local Black Artists at Westbury Arts  liherald.com
  
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• BG Daily News Events - Mystic Arts Faire: Spring Art Market - Bowling Green Daily News

  29-02-2024 17:53
  
  BG Daily News Events - Mystic Arts Faire: Spring Art Market  Bowling Green Daily News
  
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• What John Singer Sargent Saw

  29-02-2024 17:51 via nytimes.com
  
  At a retrospective of his portraits in London, where the American expatriate fled after creating a scandal in Paris, clothes offer both armor and self-expression.
  
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• ARPA Grants to Benefit the Arts Community - fox56.com

  29-02-2024 17:48
  
  ARPA Grants to Benefit the Arts Community  fox56.com
  
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• Cast Album Roundup: ‘Sweeney Todd,’ ‘Parade,’ ‘Camelot’ and More

  29-02-2024 17:45 via nytimes.com
  
  Recordings of Broadway musicals are often better than the shows they preserve. Here’s a ranking of last year’s crop, with samples and bonus tracks.
  
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