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Fatou: A Voice of Mali’s New Generation
The Green Room
Apr 15
To spark discussion, the Walker invites local artists and critics to write overnight reviews of our performances. The ongoing Re:View series shares a diverse array of independent voices and opinions; it doesn’t reflect the views or opinions of the Walker or its curators. Today, Paul Harding shares his perspective on Friday night’s concert by Fatoumata […]
To spark discussion, the Walker invites local…
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Art News from Elsewhere
London’s Overthrow
Via londonsoverthrow.org
Apr 15
China Miéville’s unabridged photo essay really speaks about our London, the city we live in. It’s a view that was mostly criticised when it was originally published (late 2011), as there was a consensual media blackout around the time of the London Riots/Olympics.
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Accumulation & Dispossession
Via metamute.org
Apr 15
Recent anti-privatisation protests in Sussex show the state of neoliberal universities in the UK today: Expanding sites of learning by expelling local people from their homes in a post-Olympic land grab.
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Immersive and Surreal: Julia Holter at the Walker
The Green Room
Apr 15
To spark discussion, the Walker invites local artists and critics to write overnight reviews of our performances. The ongoing Re:View series shares a diverse array of independent voices and opinions (it doesn’t reflect the opinions of the Walker or its curators). Today, Sean Donovan shares his perspective on Thursday night’s second Sound Horizon performance from LA musician Julia Holter. Agree or…
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Mirza & Butler Guest-Edit Art News From Elsewhere
Untitled (Blog)
Apr 15
Before London-based artists Karen Mirza and Brad Butler open The Museum of Non Participation: The New Deal Thursday, they’re guest-editing Art News From Elsewhere all week. Here’s a list of their top online news sources.
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Art News from Elsewhere
Shahn’s Bronx Murals
Via hyperallergic.com
Apr 12
In a cost-cutting measure, the US Postal Service plans to sell the Bronx General Post Office. If a buyer steps up, what’ll become of the 13 murals Ben Shahn and Bernarda Bryson painted in its lobby in 1937? USPS has said there’s no plan to relocate the works.
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Art News from Elsewhere
175 Fine Fellows
Via gf.org
Apr 12
Photographer Alec Soth is among 175 American and Canadian artists, scholars, and scientists named 2013 Guggenheim Fellows. Others making the cut: filmmaker Marie Losier, composer Myra Melford, artist Coco Fusco, and filmmaker Ira Sachs.
