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Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Al Alvarez, Poet And Author, Dead At 90 by Artsjournal1

"[He] championed the work of Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes, wrote a provocative study of suicide and explored his own risky pastimes in [bestselling] books about rock climbing and professional…

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The Art Of Ticket Pricing by Artsjournal1

A survey of more than 600 arts professionals (half of whom are directly involved in pricing decisions) reveals some interesting points about how those decisions are made " not least that a l…

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1,800-Year-Old Bust From Palmyra Digitally Reconstituted Based On Pigment Traces by Artsjournal1

Researchers in Copenhagen have scanned and examined an unusually well-preserved half-length tomb sculpture, discovered in 1928 and dubbed The Beauty of Palmyra, and analyzed the surviving fr…

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Vox Media Buys New York Magazine by Artsjournal1

"On Tuesday, Vox Media agreed to acquire New York Media, the company behind the biweekly print magazine and five popular online offshoots, in an all-stock transaction. … While consolidatio…

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Icon In Little Old Lady's Kitchen Turns Out To Be Medieval Painting Worth Millions by Artsjournal1

A nonagenarian in the French town of Compiègne had had the painting hanging on the wall above her hot plate for decades, thinking it was a common Greek icon. The 8-by-10-inch image turns ou…

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Another Handsy Tenor: London's Royal Opera Suspends Tenor Vittorio Grigolo by Artsjournal1

The move comes as the company investigates an allegation "that the 42-year-old tenor allegedly groped a female chorus singer during a curtain call " in front of fellow performers and the aud…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:24AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, September 24, 2019

At Last Minute, Met Opera Cuts Plácido Domingo Loose by Artsjournal1

One day before he was due to take the stage in the title role of Verdi's Macbeth, both the tenor-turned-baritone and the opera house announced his withdrawal from the production. (Domingo sa…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:18PM[SHARE]

How To Stage A Dance Piece Overseas When The Choreographer Won't Fly by Artsjournal1

Jérôme Bel has decided to do his part to reduce greenhouse gases by ending his travel by air. Catherine Gallant is dancing his new solo work, Isadora, in New York. Reporter Roslyn Sulcas…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:03PM[SHARE]

How A Once-Dirt-Poor Italian Town Of 60,000 Became An EU Capital Of Culture by Artsjournal1

"Every European Capital of Culture offers a unique selling point " it goes with the territory for those attempting to brave the European Commission's exacting selection process. For sheer bo…

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Jazz Pianist Harold Mabern Dead At 83 by Artsjournal1

"A pianist of percussive fire and boundless soul, with a language that pulled from hard bop, post-bop, Memphis soul and the blues, … Mabern had a strong yet supple attack at the piano, wit…

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Theatre Ticket Prices Just Go Higher And Higher. Time Was, Folks Rioted Over That. by Artsjournal1

Back in 1809, the newly renovated Theatre at Covent Garden in London raised the cost of the cheapest tickets by half a shilling, and people fought in the streets over this for three months. …

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Anne Midgette Resigns As Washington Post's Classical Music Critic by Artsjournal1

"I am resigning from @washingtonpost as of Nov. 22 to work on my book, be home at night for my son, and see what the next chapter holds. … The Post is committed to replacing me, and it wil…

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Collector Paid $600 For Unknown Anthony Van Dyck Painting by Artsjournal1

A deteriorated oil sketch that Albert B. Roberts bought for $600 at an upstate New York auction in 2002 has turned out to be a study from circa 1620 for Van Dyck's Saint Jerome with an Angel…

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Let's Face It: Book Publishing Has A Serious Fact-Checking Problem by Artsjournal1

"In the past year alone, errors in books by several high-profile authors … have ignited a debate over whether publishers should take more responsibility for the accuracy of their books. …

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Cleveland Orchestra Extends With Franz Welser-Möst Through 2027, Returns To Recording, Launches Diversity Initiative by Artsjournal1

By the time Welser-Möst's extension runs out in 2027, he will have been the orchestra's music director for 25 years, one year longer than George Szell. Early in 2020, the orchestra will beg…

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L.A.'s Free-Shakespeare-In-The-Park Will Finally Get A Permanent Stage Of Its Own by Artsjournal1

"The Independent Shakespeare Co., which has put on [the Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival] since 2010, said the city soon will build a $4-million permanent stage where the temporary st…

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Geena Davis Just Made Children's TV More Feminist by Artsjournal1

"In 2012, after receiving a $1.2 million grant from Google and working with computer engineers and social scientists, Davis launched the Geena Davis Inclusion Quotient, or GD-IQ, a method of…

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Baltimore Symphony Musicians Ratify One-Year Contract, End Lockout/Strike by Artsjournal1

For the time being " this season " management got what it wanted: a reduction of the orchestra's season from 52 weeks to 40. Thanks to a special donation, the musicians will be paid for next…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:18AM[SHARE]

Burnishing Bertoldo: The Frick Spotlights Donatello's Pupil/Michelangelo's Teacher by Artsjournal1

Bertoldo di Giovanni, a favorite of Lorenzo de' Medici and now the subject of a compact but comprehensive Frick Collection survey, is a Florentine sculptor who has been overshadowed by his m…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:16AM[SHARE]

Recent Listening: Kerry Politzer's 'Diagonal' by Artsjournal1

Kerry Politzer, Diagonal: A Tribute To Durval FerreiraThe pianist recruits several of her talented Pacific Northwest colleagues for this album of pieces by a Brazilian composer whose works w…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:16AM[SHARE]
Sunday, September 22, 2019

New Study Predicts Changes to Come for Arts & Cultural Organizations in Houston, Texas by Artsjournal1

"Over the course of 2 years, we conducted a three-part study to determine the demographic make-up of arts and cultural organizations' workforce and audiences compared to the demographics of …

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Singing City Choir has made social justice core to its identity since its founding by Artsjournal1

Says artistic and music director Jeffrey Brillhart, "No single concert is going to change the world. But I think if audiences can be sensitized to the humanity rather than to labels, if they…

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Oakland's 'museum of the people' launches $85m capital campaign by Artsjournal1

"'We are as close to a town square as Oakland has,' says Lori Fogarty, the director and chief executive of the Oakland Museum of California, founded 50 years ago by the city as a 'museum for…

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How comic books centered on Native heroes inspire young readers by Artsjournal1

"Lee Francis IV is a self-proclaimed 'Indigenerd.' The comic book writer, a member of Laguna Pueblo, helped establish Albuquerque's Indigenous Comic Con several years ago, and believes story…

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L.A. high school revives Mexican dance tradition many parents left behind by Artsjournal1

"They may look like a professional dance company but they're actually students from Esperanza College Prep, a high school located in the primarily Hispanic East Los Angeles. Students there a…

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Finding roles as trans and nonbinary actors in Chicago resembles a shuffle: one step forward, two back by Artsjournal1

"When nonbinary actor Rae Hamilton-Vargo first began their career in Chicago, they had two resumes: one with their pronouns, and one without. … These days, Hamilton-Vargo has one resume, a…

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'No path is easy': Black opera singers detail struggles by Artsjournal1

"More than 60 years after Marian Anderson broke the color barrier at the Metropolitan Opera, black singers still face unique obstacles in building their careers within the industry. … Stil…

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Friday, September 20, 2019

In Times Like These, We Need Literary Journals More Than Ever by Artsjournal1

"Almost certainly more than any other media in our country, literary magazines model critical thinking and arrange an exposure to the unorthodox, both of which can provide inoculations again…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:12PM[SHARE]

Poet Jane Mead, 61 by Artsjournal1

"In a literary career that spanned more than 20 years, Mead wrote five poetry collections and her work was regularly published in anthologies and journals. She was a Griffin Poetry Prize and…

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Unknown Françoise Sagan Novel Causes Sensation In France by Artsjournal1

The just-published, unfinished 200-page volume, titled The Four Corners of the Heart and described as "a laconic dissection of the lives of the French haute bourgeoisie," is the big news of …

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France And Italy Have Finally Stopped Fighting Over The Loan Of Leonardos by Artsjournal1

"Italy and France are set to sign an agreement to exchange works by Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael, burying a spat triggered by Italy's former populist government. The deal … will result in…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:18PM[SHARE]

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