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What is the point of teaching the arts?
ESSAY: Too many in the UK cultural sector seek to defend arts education in terms that have nothing to do with art. Arts education in the UK is not often in the news, but in recent months it seems to have cropped up with surprising frequency. From artist from Spiked Read more »
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Museum and Gallery Listings for May 10-16
Museums and galleries are in Manhattan unless otherwise noted. Full reviews of recent art shows: nytimes.com/art . A searchable guide to these and many other art shows is at nytimes.com/events . Museums American Folk Art Museum: ‘Artist and Visionary: Wi from The New York Times Read more »
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Punk Gone Couture at the Met
The latest spectacle from the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is “Punk: Chaos to Couture.” Roberta Smith writes, “Punk didn’t play nice. Whether in music or attire, it wanted to provoke and offend, disrupt and incite.” from The New York Times Read more »
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Breaking the Mold: Picasso's Ceramics to be Auctioned by Phillips
In 1999, when Pablo Picasso’s ceramic designs were exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, critic Roberta Smith aptly remarked that they had the “air of genius on holiday.” Lovers of his less serious side should delight: A selection of his earthenwa from Vogue.com Read more »
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Museum hosts Art Fund judges
Glasgow Life Chief Executive, Bridget McConnell, points out some interesting items to the judges: Sarah Crompton, Bob and Roberta Smith and Stephen Deuchar Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is the only Scottish contender for the title ‘Museum of the Yea from Local News Glasgow Read more »
