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• BBC To Eliminate Another 500 Jobs

  24-07-2024 14:06 via deadline.com
  
  “The BBC will lay off 500 more staff by March 2026 as its annual report paints a worrying financial picture including a near-doubling of its deficit to almost £500M ($646M). BBC headcount has fallen by 2,000 – or 10% – over the past five years.” – Deadline
  
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• Mellon Foundation Launches $25 M. Fund to Support Arts Organizations Along US-Mexico Border

  18-10-2024 11:00 via artnews.com
  
  The Mellon Foundation, the US’s largest philanthropic supporter of arts and humanities, has launched a $25 million fund that will support arts organizations based in the US-Mexico borderlands.Called the Frontera Culture Fund, this program will support nonprofits on both sides of the border, marking the first large-scale instance of binational support for the arts along the frontera. The initial cohort of grantees consists of 32 organizations, eight of which are based on the Mexico side of
  
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• The Best Booths at Art Basel Paris, From Enigmatic Paintings to a Foreboding Scent Wall

  18-10-2024 10:00 via artnews.com
  
  France finally has a fair at the Grand Palais again in the form of Art Basel Paris, which made its debut outing at the iconic structure after two editions in a temporary space. As sunlight shone through the building’s glass roof, crowds of people packed into the aisles, braving long lines to get in.Dealers reported notable sales during the first day, with many gallerists expecting more to follow throughout the week. A few of the 195 exhibiting galleries did opt to bring more conc
  
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• Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Acquires $22 M. Residential Building

  17-10-2024 22:09 via artnews.com
  
  The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston has purchased a 62-unit apartment building for $22.8 million, securing the only non-museum property on the block adjacent to its new wing. Located at 14 Palace Road and 11 Tetlow Street in Boston’s Fenway Court, the five-floor residential building now makes the museum, constructed as a 15th-century Venetian palace, a landlord for its tenants.The museum said its acquisition of the building was a move to safeguard the area from potential developm
  
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• Oh La La! Interrupts Regular Programming at Art Basel Paris for Playful Provocation

  17-10-2024 22:07 via artnews.com
  
  For the first time since it landed in Paris two years ago, Art Basel has taken up the freshly renovated Grand Palais. On this occasion, the fair has launched a new initiative dubbed Oh La La! As a French woman lucky enough to travel the world, I wondered, ‘why not call the initiative ‘Ooh La La!’, an expression that, though rarely uttered in France, is treated as a quintessential French exclamation abroad.“As a non-French-speaker, I could not say, but I realized that some
  
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• Newly Discovered Rooms in Peru Suggest Ancient Society Was Ruled by Women

  17-10-2024 22:00 via artnews.com
  
  In September, archaeologists in Peru uncovered an elaborate throne room and hall that they believe could indicate that powerful women ruled more than 1,300 years ago.The throne room and hall were found at Pañamarca, an archaeological site that was once a religious and political center of the ancient Moche culture. The hall is decorated with elaborate snake murals, and is even complete with a worn throne.The paintings within the newly discovered chamber show a woman seated on the throne wh
  
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• Art Adviser Lisa Schiff Pleads Guilty to One Count of Wire Fraud

  17-10-2024 20:22 via artnews.com
  
  Lisa Schiff, a prominent art adviser who was accused of swindling her clients out of millions of dollars, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in a New York court on Thursday.Schiff was the subject of two lawsuits last year in which collectors accused her of defrauding them. She filed for bankruptcy in January, with nearly $7 million allegedly owed to galleries, storage facilities, and more, according to documents processed at the time.“For years, Lisa Schiff breached the trust of her
  
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• Climate Activists Invite UK Museum Leaders to Meet: ‘We’ll Leave the Soup at Home’

  17-10-2024 19:36 via artnews.com
  
  Just Stop Oil, the eco-activist group known for targeting famous artworks in their demonstrations, has invited the National Museum Directors’ Council to a meeting at London’s National Gallery—the site of a recent action by members of its student branch, Youth Demands—with a promise to “leave the soup at home.” The invitation was included in an open letter from Just Stop Oil published today by the Art Newspaper, and is a direct response to a critical missive sh
  
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• Hermitage Artist Retreat in Florida Heavily Damaged by Hurricanes Helene and Milton

  17-10-2024 19:30 via artnews.com
  
  The Hermitage Artist Retreat in Englewood, Florida, experienced huge storm surges due to Hurricane Milton, with repairs and damage estimated at “upwards of $1 million” as well as the cancelation of residencies and other programs for several weeks.On October 9, storm surges of eight to ten feet pushed large amounts of sand into Manasota Key, a thin barrier island off Florida’s west coast, where the retreat is located.“We had already been hit pretty hard by Helene and spent
  
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• National Gallery in London bans liquids after activists’ art attacks

  17-10-2024 17:11
  Only baby formula, expressed milk and prescription medicines will be allowed with large bags also prohibited under new measuresThe National Gallery has announced a raft of increased security measures after protesters attacked paintings including Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers, John Constable’s The Hay Wain and Diego Velázquez’s The Rokeby Venus.From Friday morning there will be a ban on bringing into the London gallery any liquids except for baby formula, expressed milk o
  
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• Without A New Approach, Art Fairs Are at Risk of Strangling Galleries

  17-10-2024 14:24 via artnews.com
  
  As the major art fairs Frieze in London and Art Basel in Paris take center stage this month, the pressing question is: How many galleries will continue to struggle in this challenging market climate? Recent months have seen a troubling trend, with more closures in New York City. And on my travels through Europe this summer, I met gallerists who hadn’t sold a single piece all year. Many confided—off the record—about revenue drops exceeding 50% from the previous year. Even indust
  
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• For Stephanie Temma Hier, Surrealism Is the Only Sane Response to Our Absurd World

  17-10-2024 13:00 via artnews.com
  
  Arguably, the anxiety of influence plagues painters more than it does other makers. Or at least they are the ones who complain about it most. This means that plenty of painters prove nerdy about art history, conversing with the dead through a hodgepodge of shared references or trying to find a clever way to break free of the baggage.Stephanie Temma Hier: Hands Made of Heaven, 2024. The best painters do a bit of both, as in work by next-gen star Stephanie Temma Hier. Her colorful still lives are
  
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• At Art Basel Paris, Galleries Report Strong Sales on VIP Day

  17-10-2024 11:30 via artnews.com
  
  The talk of Art Basel Paris’s third edition has no doubt been the Grand Palais, the architectural gem custom-built 124 years ago for the Universal Exposition of 1900. After a three-year renovation ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, the venue has never looked better. Its iconic mint paint gleamed in the sunlight, especially during Wednesday’s unseasonably warm VIP Day. (That the Grand Palais, with its vaulted glass-and-iron ceilings, is in essence a greenhouse, means that the fai
  
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• Alvin Ailey: new exhibition celebrates the life and legacy of a dance icon

  17-10-2024 10:02
  
  At the Whitney in New York, an expansive exhibition six years in the making looks back at the visionary artist and choreographerAlvin Ailey was a momentous figure in American dance. One of his most substantial and lasting achievements was to transform ideas of what a modern dance company could be, collapsing distinctions between diverse worlds like concert dance, jazz and Hollywood entertainment. He was also a transformational figure for the Black community: the dance institutions that he built
  
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• A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things review – lovingly eccentric ode to a forgotten abstract painter

  17-10-2024 10:00
  
  The work of the late Scottish artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham is brought to life by this idiosyncratically persuasive Mark Cousins filmA rogue preposition in the title betrays this film’s distinctive, dartingly eccentric idiom: not “of deeper things” but “to deeper things”. It is about neglected abstract painter Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, born in Scotland in 1912 and a resident of St Ives, whose landscapes she represented with endless curiosity and passion; she died in
  
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• Executive Director – Northwest Choirs Seattle

  17-10-2024 05:13 via artsjournal.com
  Northwest Choirs – home of the Northwest Boychoir and Vocalpoint Seattle – invites applications from passionate and entrepreneurial leaders to serve as its next Executive Director – Apply by Nov 15!Considered one of the premier youth choral programs in the nation, Northwest Choirs provides world-class musical education and performance opportunities that serve as a platform for personal growth and development. Now in our 50th year, we have trained thousands of young singers, and
  
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• This Revival Of Yellow Face On Broadway Is Not, In Fact, Bad

  17-10-2024 00:01 via gothamist.com
  That’s because it’s the play Yellow Face, by David Henry Hwang, that “centers around a fictionalized playwright named DHH.” – Gothamist
  
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• Introducing The Jazz Omnibus

  16-10-2024 23:57 via artsjournal.com
  I’m proud of my two published books (Miles Ornette Cecil – Jazz Beyond Jazz and Future Jazz) and my unpublished ones, too; the two iterations of the encyclopedia of jazz and blues; I edited, and my collaborations with some musicians creating their own books — but right now I’m crazy enthusiastic about The Jazz Omnibus: 21st-Century Photos and Writings by Members of the Jazz Journalists Association, published in e-book, softcover and hardbound formats by Cymbal P
  
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• Bozo The Clown Is Back In Action In Chicago

  16-10-2024 23:31 via wbez.org
  
  Chicagoans of a certain age have a lot of affection for him. “The show represents a time when the city itself felt simpler and more local.” – WBEZ
  
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• Art Basel Paris Hopes to Catch Frieze London’s Spendthrift

  16-10-2024 23:14 via artnews.com
  
  Between Frieze London ending last Sunday and Art Basel Paris starting on Wednesday, the two-hour ride on the Eurostar is the only time anyone involved in both mega-fairs can catch their breath. The turnaround is rapid for the 31 galleries who have decided to set up shop on both sides of the Channel. Those dealers are hoping Frieze’s decent results will carry over to Art Basel Paris’s new regal turf, the Grand Palais.Before Frieze, talk of the apparent demise of London&rsquo
  
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• Meet the New York Gallerist Young Artists Are Dying to Work With

  16-10-2024 23:03 via artnews.com
  
  “People want to give me their money, and I say, ‘Okay!’” said Talal Abillama, founder of Gratin gallery, as he ate Peking duck and sesame noodles this past May. Initially, this came off as naive, but I gradually realized that it was just this kind of projection of ease that attracts collectors and artists alike to begin with.The 27-year-old New York gallerist has made a name for himself in the two years since he opened Gratin gallery, which just took over 47 Canal’s
  
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• The Must-Visit Venues of Art Basel Paris’s Public Program

  16-10-2024 21:55 via artnews.com
  
  Art Basel Paris, which runs from October 18 to 20 (with VIP days on 16 and 17), has left behind its inaugural name and old location behind—Paris+, par Art Basel and the Grand Palais Éphémère, respectively—this year for a fresh start. Now based at the Grand Palais, the fair is accompanied by a public program of free exhibitions, installations, and conferences at nine venues.In front of the Hôtel de la Marine stands a kinetic sculpture by Greek artist Takis.
  
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• The Must-Go Venues of Art Basel Paris’s Public Program

  16-10-2024 21:55 via artnews.com
  
  Art Basel Paris, which runs from October 18 to 20 (with VIP days on 16 and 17), has left behind its inaugural name and old location behind—Paris+, par Art Basel and the Grand Palais Éphémère, respectively—this year for a fresh start. Now based at the Grand Palais, the fair is accompanied by public program of free exhibitions, installations, and conferences at nine venues.In front of the Hôtel de la Marine stands a kinetic sculpture by Greek artist Takis. Th
  
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• Ousted Director Of LGBTQ Film Fest Sues Nonprofit For Defamation

  16-10-2024 21:31 via msn.com
  Damien Navarro “sued Outfest in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleging he was retaliated against after he raised discrimination and ethics concerns to the group’s leadership.” – Los Angeles Times (MSN)
  
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• Centre Pompidou, With Help of Chanel, Adds 15 Works of Contemporary Chinese Art to Collection

  16-10-2024 21:07 via artnews.com
  
  A major group exhibition at the Centre Pompidou has brought the work of 15 contemporary Chinese artists into the museum’s permanent collection, expanding that collection by more than 20 percent.The exhibition, “目 China: A New Generation of Artists,” presents the recent work of Chinese artists born from the late 1970s to the early ’90s. Notably, seven of the 15 artists whose work was ultimately acquired by the Centre Pompidou were women. Prior to the acquisitio
  
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• ‘What Is There to Frighten Us?’

  16-10-2024 21:06 via artsjournal.com
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• How To Become A Blue Man

  16-10-2024 21:02 via wbez.org
  
  “They must become expert drummers. They’ll also learn to spit paint onto a spinning canvas, catch a dozen rapid-fire marshmallows in their mouths and then be prepared for absolutely anything the audience might throw at them. Hundreds audition every year across the globe. Only a handful ultimately get hired.” – WBEZ (Chicago)
  
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• Pop Artist Tom Wesselmann Is Everywhere in Paris During Art Basel

  16-10-2024 20:48 via artnews.com
  
  Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in On Balance, the ARTnews newsletter about the art market and beyond. Sign up here to receive it every Wednesday.During the first VIP day at Art Basel Paris, right at the 10 a.m. starting gun, lines snaked in front of the entrance to the Grand Palais. Visitors then began to flood into the venue under a clear blue sky that sent intense rays of sunlight down through its majestic, windowed ceiling. To say the aisles
  
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• The Dancer And Choreographer Bringing A Hip-Hop Fantasy To The Big Screen

  16-10-2024 20:32 via nytimes.com
  
  “Often in films, this type of dance can become commercial. There’s nothing wrong with that, but there’s a different type of beauty to the dancing in this film.” – The New York Times
  
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• ‘Works by Jenny Holzer, ‘Artists for Kamala’ Fundraiser Auction Brings in More than $1.5 M.

  16-10-2024 20:07 via artnews.com
  
  The “Artists for Kamala” fundraising online auction for Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign has already yielded more than $1.5 million on an estimate of $1 million. Leading contemporary artists such as Kara Walker, Jenny Holzer, Amy Sherald, Simone Leigh, Jeff Koons, Ed Ruscha and others donated 54 works to the online benefit auction on October 8. The online auction on October 8 was hosted by Artsy and organized by the Harris Victory Fund, a joint fundraising co
  
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