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Monday, October 14, 2019

How David Hockney Self-Promoted Himself Into The Art World When He Was Young by Artsjournal2

Hockney, as a brash young artist in the 1960s, made some bold moves. "In the previously unknown letter, scrawled by Hockney while he was studying at the Royal College of Art in London, the 2…

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The Details Reflected In Our Eyes In Smartphone Photos Can Tell Everyone Where We Are, Where We Live, And More by Artsjournal2

Scary: "A Japanese man was arrested for reportedly stalking a pop star and attacking and groping her at her home, according to Japanese news organization NHK. Allegedly, this man found…

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How A Group Of Artists Created A 'Breakout Fall' For Themselves In Detroit by Artsjournal2

The Vanguard Artists Collective is "a tight-knit group of like-minded members of the creative class looking to push each other in their artistic practice while nurturing the next generation …

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Another Book Award Changes Its Name (This One Due To A Murder-Suicide) by Artsjournal2

Originally the James Tiptree Jr. Literary Award was meant to give encouragement to writers with new or creative thinking about gender, but the award's focus has changed " and now the award n…

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Robert Forster, Oscar Nominee For 'Jackie Brown,' Has Died At 78 by Artsjournal2

Forster started strong but faded and had a hard time finding work for decades. But "the drought ended with a chance encounter with Tarantino at a West Hollywood coffee shop where Forster reg…

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An Artist Figures Out Why Mathematicians Just Can't Quit Their Blackboards by Artsjournal2

Photographer Jessica Wynne: "When I was talking to [mathematicians] about their work, I realised that their thought process and what they do is extremely creative " and I never really though…

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A Crash Course In Hitler Satire by Artsjournal2

Taika Waititi's new movie Jojo Rabbit is far from the first movie to satirize the genocidal leader. But many people object to the movie on pure concept. "Is it right to make comedy of a man …

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What Does It Mean To Be An Audience, And How Does An Arts Institution 'Develop' It? by Artsjournal2

The idea of audience development as a solution has taken over everything in arts organizations, but there's more to it, at least from the audience side. "Being an audience member means being…

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John Giorno, Who Starred In The Andy Warhol Movie 'Sleep' And Tried To Move Poetry Off The Page, Has Died At 82 by Artsjournal2

Giorno wanted more for poetry than simply the page, good as that is. He "turned to the world of art and the mechanisms of mass media to shake poetry loose from the page and embed it more dee…

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Britain Bets On The Man Booker Prize Shortlist, And Here Are The Odds by Artsjournal2

Margaret Atwood's new book is running at 2/1, while Ducks, Newburyport is at 6/1, and so forth for the other short-listed books. Put your money where you see fit. " The Observer (UK)

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Your Living Room Is The Stage by Artsjournal2

Well, what the heck: "Agreeing to host an immersive show when not connected to the company is a daring step. The spaces are not " for obvious reasons " designed for it. The host is not a pro…

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Where Is The Missing Leonardo? by Artsjournal2

And will it ever appear again? With less than two weeks to go before the Louvre's Leonardo exhibition, "there are now serious doubts as to whether the star of the exhibition will be included…

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The Hollywood Of Utah by Artsjournal2

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is making a lot of movies and TV in Utah. "This year, BYU Broadcasting, which owns BYUtv, is in production on 25 shows including TV m…

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What To Read When You're Ready To Burn It All Down by Artsjournal2

If you're angry and you want to know what to read, remember, books can help you channel it into something less general and more focused. " The Rumpus

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Ang Lee Just Can't Quit His High Frame-Rate Obsession by Artsjournal2

Uh-oh, Ang Lee, what happened to you? "If you're wondering why a filmmaker as good as Ang Lee couldn't, in this case, see the forest for the schlock, the answer may be that Gemini Man, which…

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Sunday, October 13, 2019

Our Languages Are Dying by Artsjournal2

Of the world's 6000 languages, half are in linguistic collapse. A new film records their music. "The musical landscape is sometimes gentle, sometimes aggressive, but it always keeps our atte…

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A Massive Sculpture Of An African American Last Supper Was Hidden Behind Drywall Until A Theatre Moved In by Artsjournal2

The Studio Acting Conservancy was just starting demolition work at a former church that will be its new home in Washington, D.C.'s Columbia Heights when the crew boss called the theatre's fo…

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WNYC Is Dropping Its 'New Sounds' Radio Program After 37 Years by Artsjournal2

Joining all of us, "'Why would they do that?' Laurie Anderson, the avant-garde composer and musician who was the first artist interviewed on the show when it began back in 1982, said by tele…

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The Books That Made Nnedi Okorafor A Writer by Artsjournal2

Okorafor is already a star of the science fiction novel-writing community, and she penned some episodes of Marvel's Shuri as well. But she's also about to hit screens with an HBO series base…

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Why Is The Paris Art Scene Roaring Back To Life? by Artsjournal2

Brexit. Or maybe Macron? In any case, "London galleries are launching new spaces in Paris, and US dealerships, who would once have chosen London as their European base, are going to Paris in…

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A Matter of Attribution & Legacy by Artsjournal2

Why is artist Angel "LA2" Ortiz not included when we're discussing Keith Haring's work? " Jan Herman

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How Much Should Family Members Be Able To Edit Memoir? by Artsjournal2

Dan Kois wonders if, in the age of the internet, his daughter should have the kind of editorial control she wants. "The lesson of sharing your work with a family member is that sometimes the…

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Is 'Porgy' A Stereotype? Take Two by Artsjournal2

Part of the reason we think so is Sidney Poitier's depiction of Porgy in the Otto Preminger movie. " Joe Horowitz

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The Pre-Raphaelite Women Get At Least Part Of Their Due by Artsjournal2

They were painters, too, not just muses for the men. Why doesn't everyone know that? Er, for instance: The classic-looking Queen Eleanor and Fair Rosamund is not by one of the big boys of pr…

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The Photographer Who Shot New York's Real Garbage Fires by Artsjournal2

In this case, "That's a trash fire!" was not a metaphor: In 1969, Puerto Rican and other Latinx activists used garbage fires to get city services to finally take them seriously, and Hiram Ma…

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Ballet Has Transformed The Lives Of Women In This New Zealand Prison by Artsjournal2

At the Auckland Region Women's Correction Facility, the Royal New Zealand Ballet has taken on a plan to make ballet more accessible. The teacher of the women who asked to join the class says…

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An Historian Says To Be Wary Of Written History by Artsjournal2

Why? "People say: history will exonerate me! But history never exonerates anyone. In fact, this makes me very wary about the role of written history " how unfair written history can be." " I…

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How Did A Promise For A Less Eurocentric Nobel Prize In Literature Turn Into Two European Winners? by Artsjournal2

And that's not even taking into account the genocide apologist stance of the man who won. This two-year award "decision fails to demonstrate the widened perspective that Olsson promised. Tak…

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What's The Difference Between Self-Confidence And Narcissism? by Artsjournal2

In the 1990s, teens were learned things that turned out not to be true. "Self-esteem would keep us from doing drugs, teachers told us; self-esteem would keep us from having premarital sex. (…

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Performance Artist Carlos Celdran Has Died In Exile At 46 by Artsjournal2

Celdran was arrested and convicted in the Philippines for a dramatic performance protest, and he fled to Spain to escape his sentence. Celdran, who led walking tours all over Manila that he …

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The Internet And Texting Are Changing Language " But Not For The Worse by Artsjournal2

IDEK why ppl think txting & emojis aren't language. "Any concerns about what the internet is doing to our collective mental health must be set against the poetry that it has simultaneous…

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