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• New York Gallery Seeks Settlement with Russian Collector in Dispute Over Missing Stanley Whitney Paintings

  02-04-2024 23:39 via artnews.com
  
  A New York gallery has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought against it by collector Andrey Isaev over its alleged failure to deliver two Stanley Whitney paintings collectively worth $5 million. Per a filing in New York Supreme Court on March 29, Isaev purchased from Manhattan’s Gary Tatintsian Gallery in February 2022 two Whitney oil paintings respectively worth $2.45 million and $2.8 million (for a total of $5.25 million paid). But the court filings say that the gallery never deli
  
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• Ye Praised Hitler and Spoke of ‘Going for the Gays,’ Lawsuit Claims

  02-04-2024 23:17 via nytimes.com
  
  A former employee sued the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, claiming a hostile work environment at Yeezy, his fashion brand, and Donda Academy, his private school.
  
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• Ye Is Sued for Hostile Work Environment at Donda Academy and Yeezy

  02-04-2024 23:17 via nytimes.com
  
  A former employee sued the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, claiming a hostile work environment at Yeezy, his fashion brand, and Donda Academy, his private school.
  
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• Protests Over Gaza Intensify at American Art Museums

  02-04-2024 21:17 via nytimes.com
  
  A protest at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco led to the resignation of its leader and to a monthlong closure of its galleries.
  
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• 7 Rainy Songs for April Showers

  02-04-2024 20:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Hear tracks by Neil Young, FKA twigs, Love Unlimited and more.
  
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• 33 concerts and big events coming to PNC Bank Arts Center in summer 2024 - NJ.com

  02-04-2024 19:05
  33 concerts and big events coming to PNC Bank Arts Center in summer 2024  NJ.com
  
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• Russian Avant-Garde Paintings Suspected to be Stolen from Collector Seized by French Authorities

  02-04-2024 18:46 via artnews.com
  
  More than 100 avant-garde a workswere seized by French court bailiffs from an art laboratory in Paris in February, following suspicions that they had been stolen from a private collector.As first reported by the Art Newspaper, the international firm Dentons in Frankfurt claims that the works belong to its client, Uthman Khatib, a businessman and investor of Palestinian origins living in Israel. The collection is reportedly worth more than an estimated €100 million ($1.08 million), and inclu
  
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• French Authorities Seize Russian Avant-Garde Paintings Suspected Stolen from Collector

  02-04-2024 18:46 via artnews.com
  
  French court bailiffs seized more than 100 avant-garde works from an art laboratory in Paris in February, following suspicion that they had been stolen from a private collector.As first reported by the Art Newspaper, the international law firm Dentons in Frankfurt claims that the works belong to its client, Uthman Khatib, a businessman and investor of Palestinian origin living in Israel. The collection is estimated to be worth more than €100 million ($1.08 million), and includes paintings a
  
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• Joe Flaherty, ‘SCTV’ and ‘Freaks and Geeks’ Actor, Dies at 82

  02-04-2024 18:06 via nytimes.com
  
  Mr. Flaherty was known for playing a series of oddball characters on the sketch series “SCTV” and, more recently, for his role as the father of two teenagers on “Freaks and Geeks.”
  
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• A Trans-Led Art Collective Is Shifting Perceptions Around Transgender People in India

  02-04-2024 17:47 via artnews.com
  
  A decade ago, India’s top court ruled that transgender people should be treated as a third category of gender. While that decision would seem to indicate a progressiveness in India, the lived experience for transgender people differs greatly. Across the country, they are often derided and disparaged. Many are often turned out onto the streets by prejudiced families who fail to understand them. In public spaces, from streets and parks to mass transit, transgender and gender non-conforming p
  
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• Klaus Mäkelä to Lead Chicago Symphony Orchestra

  02-04-2024 17:15 via nytimes.com
  
  He will be the youngest music director in the orchestra’s 133-year history, and one of the youngest ever to lead a top American ensemble.
  
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• Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Is a Vivid Mission Statement. Let’s Discuss.

  02-04-2024 17:10 via nytimes.com
  
  The pop superstar teased a move to country, then tackled so much more. Three critics and a reporter explore her new album’s inspirations, sounds and stakes.
  
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• Jazz at Lincoln Center’s New Season Includes Tribute to Bayard Rustin

  02-04-2024 16:30 via nytimes.com
  
  The civil rights activist’s life and legacy will be honored in a 2024-25 lineup that will also include spotlights on jazz history, and a rising star to warm up November.
  
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• Times Square’s Next Public Artwork is a 65-Foot-Long Hot Dog

  02-04-2024 16:00 via artnews.com
  
  Loud and lit day and night, Times Square teems with uncanny costumers, harried tourists, honking cars, and a few brave bicyclists, all of whom better make room for New York’s newest landmark: a 65-foot-long hot dog. This is no street vendor’s swan song, but rather a public art installation by the irreverent Brooklyn-based artist duo Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw. On view from April 30 to June 13, the aptly titled Hot Dog in the City will be on view in Duffy Square, the largest of T
  
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• The Best Movies and TV Shows Streaming in April

  02-04-2024 15:56 via nytimes.com
  
  “Fallout,” “Girls State” and a “Bluey” special are streaming.
  
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• The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Amazon, Disney+, Apple TV+ and More in April

  02-04-2024 15:56 via nytimes.com
  
  “Fallout,” “Girls State” and a “Bluey” special are streaming.
  
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• Bienal de São Paulo Names 2025 Chief Curator, British Museum Investigated, Protestors Target Artemisia Gentileschi Exhibit, and More: Morning Links for April 2, 2024

  02-04-2024 15:29 via artnews.com
  
  To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter.THE HEADLINESGENTILESCHI PROTEST. Dramatic acts of protest in controversial Italian art exhibits continue, though non-violent this time, with a feminist group outraged over an Artemisia Gentileschi exhibition in Genoa’s Palazzo Ducale, which critics say sensationalizes the artist’s 1612 rape. On Friday, protestors led by Bruciamo Tutto (Let’s Burn Eve
  
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• Bienal de São Paulo Names 2025 Chief Curator, British Museum Investigated, Protesters Target Artemisia Gentileschi Exhibit, and More: Morning Links for April 2, 2024

  02-04-2024 15:29 via artnews.com
  
  To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter.THE HEADLINESGENTILESCHI PROTEST. Dramatic acts of protest in controversial Italian art exhibits continue, though nonviolent this time, with a feminist group outraged by an Artemisia Gentileschi exhibition in Genoa’s Palazzo Ducale, which critics say sensationalizes the artist’s 1612 rape. On Friday, protesters led by Bruciamo Tutto (Let’s Burn Everyt
  
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• Vermont College of Fine Arts announces ‘affiliation agreement’ with CalArts - VTDigger

  02-04-2024 15:00
  
  Vermont College of Fine Arts announces ‘affiliation agreement’ with CalArts  VTDigger
  
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• Three Early Basquiat Paintings to Sell at Phillips This Spring 

  02-04-2024 15:00 via artnews.com
  
  Phillip’s auction will sell three paintings by Jean-Michel Basquiat during its spring sales in New York and Hong Kong. The works, which were made between 1981 and 1982, come from the collection of the anthropologist Francesco Pellizzi and were bought from Basquiat’s first dealer, Annina Nosei, in the early ’80s.Leading the New York sale on May 14 is the monumental 1982 picture Untitled (ELMAR), a nearly eight-foot-wide canvas featuring a modern-day Icarus about t
  
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• Three Early Basquiat Paintings to Sell at Philips This Spring 

  02-04-2024 15:00 via artnews.com
  
  Phillip’s auction will sell three paintings by Jean-Michel Basquiat during its spring sales in New York and Hong Kong. The works, which were made between 1981 and 1982, come from the collection of the anthropologist Francesco Pellizzi and were bought from Basquiat’s first dealer, Annina Nosei, in the early ’80s.Leading the New York sale on May 14 is the monumental 1982 picture Untitled (ELMAR), a nearly eight-foot-wide canvas featuring a modern-day Icarus about t
  
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• Barbara Rush, ‘It Came from Outer Space’ Actress, Dies at 97

  02-04-2024 12:05 via nytimes.com
  
  She received a Golden Globe in 1954 as that year’s rising star and appeared in movies alongside Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and Paul Newman.
  
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• Nicholas Galitzine Wants to Prove He’s More Than Just a Pretty Face

  02-04-2024 11:04 via nytimes.com
  
  Known for playing princes and their modern equivalents, this British actor hopes his steamy new drama, “Mary & George,” will change how Hollywood sees him.
  
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• ‘Shogun’ Episode 7 Recap: Death Wish

  02-04-2024 11:03 via nytimes.com
  
  As the walls close in around Lord Toranaga, his vassals and family look for ways out.
  
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• Renovating a Second Home in Newfoundland Without Road Access

  02-04-2024 11:03 via nytimes.com
  
  Two saltbox houses on the island of Newfoundland, in Canada, were hard to resist. What would be harder still: Renovating them without road access.
  
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• Puccini’s ‘Butterfly’ and ‘Turandot’: More Than Appropriation

  02-04-2024 11:02 via nytimes.com
  
  The history and curiosity behind these operas, both set in Asia, complicate often simplistic criticisms of borrowing and stereotyping.
  
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• Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung Named Chief Curator of 2025 São Paulo Biennial

  02-04-2024 11:00 via artnews.com
  
  Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, one of today’s most closely watched curators, will serve as the chief curator for the 2025 Bienal de São Paulo.Ndikung is currently the director and chief curator of Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) in Berlin. Prior to joining HKW last year, Ndikung was the founding director of SAVVY Contemporary in Berlin, which through his leadership became one of city’s most important cultural venues, with a range of artistic programming and a foucs on buildi
  
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• Student Creative Arts and Research Symposium | Research and TWU - Texas Woman's University

  02-04-2024 09:00
  
  Student Creative Arts and Research Symposium | Research and TWU  Texas Woman's University
  
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• New Mesa arts director takes center stage | News | themesatribune.com - themesatribune.com

  02-04-2024 09:00
  
  New Mesa arts director takes center stage | News | themesatribune.com  themesatribune.com
  
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• Late Night Takes Stock of Donald Trump’s Tanking Media Company

  02-04-2024 08:07 via nytimes.com
  
  Jimmy Fallon joked that “Truth Social stock tanked so fast, they’re changing the name to Twitter.”
  
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• 'Art Ventures' opens with reception April 5 | Arts | myeasternshoremd.com - MyEasternShoreMD

  02-04-2024 08:00
  'Art Ventures' opens with reception April 5 | Arts | myeasternshoremd.com  MyEasternShoreMD
  
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• Molly Grace Concert Review: A Heartfelt Hometown Show | Arts - Harvard Crimson

  02-04-2024 07:20
  
  Molly Grace Concert Review: A Heartfelt Hometown Show | Arts  Harvard Crimson
  
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• Grouplove Concert Review: A Rock Adventure | Arts - Harvard Crimson

  02-04-2024 07:20
  
  Grouplove Concert Review: A Rock Adventure | Arts  Harvard Crimson
  
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• 'Downtown Arts' to celebrate local artists - Statesboro Herald

  02-04-2024 07:19
  
  'Downtown Arts' to celebrate local artists  Statesboro Herald
  
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• Head-To-Head Analysis: Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) versus Varonis Systems (NASDAQ:VRNS) - Defense World

  02-04-2024 07:16
  
  Head-To-Head Analysis: Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) versus Varonis Systems (NASDAQ:VRNS)  Defense World
  
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• Memories of a Rainy Boston: The City’s Best Umbrella-Sheltered Adventures | Arts - Harvard Crimson

  02-04-2024 07:15
  
  Memories of a Rainy Boston: The City’s Best Umbrella-Sheltered Adventures | Arts  Harvard Crimson
  
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• ‘Palm Springs’ Review: Step Aside ‘Groundhog Day’ | Arts - Harvard Crimson

  02-04-2024 07:07
  
  ‘Palm Springs’ Review: Step Aside ‘Groundhog Day’ | Arts  Harvard Crimson
  
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• PREP GOLF ROUNDUP: Pike Liberal Arts' Prestwood wins medalist honors - Dothan Eagle

  02-04-2024 07:06
  PREP GOLF ROUNDUP: Pike Liberal Arts' Prestwood wins medalist honors  Dothan Eagle
  
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• The Floor Is Lava - Arts Calendar - Austin Chronicle

  02-04-2024 07:03
  
  The Floor Is Lava - Arts Calendar  Austin Chronicle
  
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• Lots to explore at Arts Center in April - pmg-sc.com

  02-04-2024 07:00
  
  Lots to explore at Arts Center in April  pmg-sc.com
  
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• Michette Review: A Work in Progress | Arts - Harvard Crimson

  02-04-2024 06:48
  
  Michette Review: A Work in Progress | Arts  Harvard Crimson
  
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• When We’re Back in Boston: Metropolitan Vignettes | Arts - Harvard Crimson

  02-04-2024 06:47
  
  When We’re Back in Boston: Metropolitan Vignettes | Arts  Harvard Crimson
  
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• Artesian Arts Festival Set for April 13 | Arts & Entertainment - Native News Online

  02-04-2024 06:44
  
  Artesian Arts Festival Set for April 13 | Arts & Entertainment  Native News Online
  
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• 'Rooted': The Harvard College Women's Center's Masterpiece | Arts - Harvard Crimson

  02-04-2024 06:42
  
  'Rooted': The Harvard College Women's Center's Masterpiece | Arts  Harvard Crimson
  
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• From Boston Underground Film Festival: ‘Immaculate’ Delivers on Horror | Arts - Harvard Crimson

  02-04-2024 06:42
  
  From Boston Underground Film Festival: ‘Immaculate’ Delivers on Horror | Arts  Harvard Crimson
  
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• ‘Masters of the Air’ Review: Smooth Takeoff, Shaky Landing | Arts - Harvard Crimson

  02-04-2024 06:39
  
  ‘Masters of the Air’ Review: Smooth Takeoff, Shaky Landing | Arts  Harvard Crimson
  
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• Taking the Stage: Our Favorite Theater Roles Vignettes | Arts - Harvard Crimson

  02-04-2024 06:37
  
  Taking the Stage: Our Favorite Theater Roles Vignettes | Arts  Harvard Crimson
  
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• International Festival of Arts and Ideas releases summer lineup - Yale Daily News

  02-04-2024 06:31
  
  International Festival of Arts and Ideas releases summer lineup  Yale Daily News
  
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• United Arts scores contract to activate downtown with fully integrated art programming - Bungalower

  02-04-2024 06:25
  
  United Arts scores contract to activate downtown with fully integrated art programming  Bungalower
  
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• Medici.TV to Broadcast Palau de les Arts' 'Un Ballo in Maschera' - OperaWire OperaWire - OperaWire

  02-04-2024 06:01
  
  Medici.TV to Broadcast Palau de les Arts' 'Un Ballo in Maschera' - OperaWire OperaWire  OperaWire
  
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