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Monday, October 28, 2019

Fire Breaks Out Near Getty; Area Evacuated by Artsjournal

The Getty fire, which broke out near the Getty Center along the 405 Freeway, has burned more than 500 acres. " Los Angeles Times

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Sunday, October 27, 2019

Oops: Greece Asks Why Ancient Vase Given To Margaret Thatcher Was Sold At Auction by Artsjournal

In a tweet, art historian Maria Paphiti found that the 2,700-year-old vase had been sold at Christie's auction house in May for nearly 7,000 euros ($7,700). The vase was given to Thatcher by…

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Jerry Saltz And Justin Davidson Debate The New MoMA by Artsjournal

"The great news is that along with the rest of us, Diller Scofidio + Renfro were finally beaten down by the reality of just how messed-up and cramped the billion-dollar Taniguchi building wa…

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Collectible Limited Edition Sneakers Have Become Big-Business Art by Artsjournal

"A lot fewer people are buying to wear and a lot more people are buying to sell." StockX, a high-end sneaker resale company based in Detroit, recently reached a jaw-dropping $1 billion US va…

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London Review of Books Isn't Just Surviving, It's Thriving. Here's How by Artsjournal

As newspapers and magazines experience diminishing revenue, plunging circulation and attacks from both terrorists and government leaders, the L.R.B. has not merely survived but also flourish…

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Bookstores Are Awesome. Should They Charge Admission? by Artsjournal

Why not monetize the intangibles? The Strand, and stores like it, could charge an admission fee. Something token, like a dollar. For a buck, you're granted access to everything the store has…

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What Happened To The Great Cultural Critics? by Artsjournal

What has become of the commanding figure of the critic in the last 20 years? Where are the successors to Sontag and Steiner, and to Empson and Richards, FR Leavis, Raymond Williams and…

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National Dance Institute Has A Plan To Be More "National" by Artsjournal

Jacques d'Amboise started the nonprofit organization while he was a principal dancer at New York City Ballet to expose children to what he feels is the transformational power of dance. Today…

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It's Theatre! No, It's Film! (Actually, It's Both) by Artsjournal

"Fascinated by the relationship between theater and cinema, Christiane Jatahy has made a show that's both. "One is the utopia of the other," she tells us, though anyone who has ever despaire…

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Artists Meet With Instagram Over Nudity Policies by Artsjournal

"Artists that are working with the nude, who censor their own works on Instagram in order to meet their community standards, can be deleted with no recourse because of a lack of a proper app…

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Study: What Kind Of Music Attracts Listeners by Artsjournal

The music that the study volunteers said they enjoyed the most was neither too predictable, nor too unpredictable. Too predictable, and it's boring. Too unpredictable, and it's not at all pl…

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Study: Movie attendance Goes Up When Movie Casting Is More Diverse by Artsjournal

In its latest data drop, analytics firm Movio has discovered "a correlation between a minority group's representation on screen and that group's audience turnout, with some groups attending …

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Sentenced To Art: NYC Diverts Misdemeanor Cases To Art Classes by Artsjournal

Seventy-four percent of prosecuted cases in New York are for misdemeanors, according to a 2017 report from NYC Criminal Justice Agency. Instead of clogging up the courts Project Reset tries …

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UK Arts Organizations Are Struggling With Diversity by Artsjournal

"For some time now, diverse staff working in larger publicly funded arts organisations, and in particular those producing work that is aimed at the mainstream, have debated how to help their…

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LA's MoCA Makes Investment In Performance At Geffen Contemporary by Artsjournal

"All of the sudden performance seems to be the new authentic. When we can watch everything on Instagram and YouTube, it seems to be that people want to see [art] one-on-one " that's what peo…

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How To Cultivate And Train A More Diverse Next Generation Of Critics? by Artsjournal

"Reviews can sometimes be the only documentation of these experiences, so what happens when the majority of people reviewing do not represent the community or the stories being told? How doe…

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Pioneering NY Gallerist Ronald Feldman Retires After 50 Years by Artsjournal

Mr. Feldman, 82, founded the gallery with his wife, Frayda Feldman, in 1971 on East 74th Street. In 1982, the gallery moved to SoHo, establishing an early beachhead in Lower Manhattan that s…

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Why You Shouldn't Trust Netflix's Viewer Numbers by Artsjournal

Yes, Netflix is sharing more information about how many people are watching its shows than it did just a year ago, and we now have a broad sense of which shows and movies are especially popu…

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The 2010's Have Changed The Ways We Perceive The World by Artsjournal

"Most of the basic experiences on our phones didn't even exist 10 years ago. In 2010, Instagram launched and the messaging app WhatsApp came to both Android and iOS; in 2011, Snapchat opened…

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Friday, October 25, 2019

Karen Kain To Retire From National Ballet Of Canada by Artsjournal

The announcement comes nearly 15 years after Kain assumed the creative reins in 2005 and 50 years after joining the company as a dancer in 1969. Kain commissioned and acquired 65 works for t…

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Four Different Operas In 48 Hours " A Logistical Marvel by Artsjournal

The new schedule of matinees on Saturday and Sunday means that the Met sometimes mounts four different productions in the 48 hours between Friday and Sunday evening " a truly herculean task …

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Where Is Leonardo's Other "Prettier" Mona Lisa? by Artsjournal

"The second painting that Leonardo aficionados will miss is what many believe is an earlier version of the "Mona Lisa," which shows a much younger"and dare we say"prettier version of Lisa Gh…

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Eastman School Orchestra Tours China " But China Says S. Korean Students Can't Come. Eastman Agrees To Go Anyway by Artsjournal

Since 2016, China has blocked South Korean artists from performing. "We were suddenly caught right in the middle of this. It was really a challenging decision to make," said dean Jamal Rossi…

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Is It Still Art If It's Big-Data Driven? by Artsjournal

"I'm generally skeptical of the "big is bad" school of hipster antitrust, particularly if there's no documented consumer harm from growing bigness. But I also worry that the rise of data-dri…

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: MA in Arts Administration and Policy by Artsjournal

Build a design practice through hands-on inquiry, experimentation, and exploration that uses critical history, theories, and techniques as a foundation.

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Future Fair Proposes A Revenue Share Model For Art Fairs. But Will It Work? by Artsjournal

Inclusion in fairs can be make-or-break for galleries, especially smaller ones. But it feels as though the balance of power is shifting back to exhibitors. This might well be overdue when it…

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20 Comedy Sketches That Helped Define The Last 20 Years by Artsjournal

"The past two decades have been especially defining for the medium. The Internet, social media, politics, social mores, and public discourse on race and gender have altered dramatically; ske…

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The Early American Temples To Democracy Were Only Possible Because Of… Slave Labor by Artsjournal

The uplifting symbolic content of civic buildings such as the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond or the University of Virginia in Charlottesville came at the expense of human freedom, as sla…

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Twyla Tharp's Message: Keep Moving! by Artsjournal

"The figures are still shocking in terms of people who don't exercise or who are not aware of the reality that diet is actually extremely important," she said. "If you want to have a future,…

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At The Center Of Theatre That Works: The Stage Manager by Artsjournal

In a field known for big egos and explosive emotions, stage managers combine calm, nimbleness and competence that balances left- and right-brain attributes. They have to have an eye for deta…

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Thursday, October 24, 2019

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Wins Million-Dollar Berggruen Prize for Culture and Philosophy by Artsjournal

Billionaire philanthropist Nicolas Berggruen said she was chosen from a group of 500 who had been nominated for the prize, narrowed down to a list of five finalists. In an interview, Berggru…

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