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Monday, March 28, 2011

Martin E. Segal Awards Announced by Robin Pogrebin

A dancer and a documentary filmmaker on Monday received this year's Martin E. Segal Awards, which recognize emerging artists associated with Lincoln Center.

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Staten Island Museum to Break Ground on New Home by Robin Pogrebin

The Staten Island Museum on Wednesday is to break ground on its new $25 million home in Building A, a landmark on the Snug Harbor Cultural Center Campus.

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$12 Million Gift for Concert Hall in California by Robin Pogrebin

The financier Sanford I. Weill and his wife, Joan, have given a $12 million gift to Sonoma State University for the completion of a concert hall at the Green Music Center.

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Friday, March 18, 2011

Rockwell Group to Design Blue School Interiors by Robin Pogrebin

The Blue School is getting a permanent home in the former Seamen's Church Institute building, with interiors designed by the Rockwell Group.

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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Landmark Board Urges Altered Renovation Plan by Robin Pogrebin

The Landmarks Preservation Commission on Tuesday asked the owner of the Manufacturer's Hanover Trust building on Fifth Avenue at 43rd Street to revise its renovation plans for the building's…

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Thursday, March 10, 2011

Plaza Hotel Fountain to Be Home for Ai Weiwei Sculpture by Robin Pogrebin

The so-called Pulitzer Fountain at 59th Street and Fifth Avenue will be home to 12 monumental bronze animal heads sculpted by the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei starting May 2 through July 15.

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ArtsBeat: New Artistic Director for Donmar Warehouse by Robin Pogrebin

Josie Rourke will take up the position on January 1, 2012, taking over for Michael Grandage.

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New Artistic Director for Donmar Warehouse by Robin Pogrebin

Josie Rourke will take up the position on January 1, 2012, taking over for Michael Grandage.

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ArtsBeat: Opera or Musical Theater: A Debate by Robin Pogrebin

The panel was prompted by the upcoming New York premiere of Stephen Schwartz's first opera "Seance on a Wet Afternoon," which opens at New York City Opera on Tuesday, April 19.

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Ray Cullom Named New Executive Director of Queens Theater in the Park by Robin Pogrebin

Mr. Cullom was most recently managing director of the Long Wharf Theater in New Haven.

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ArtsBeat: Ray Cullom Named New Executive Director of Queens Theater in the Park by Robin Pogrebin

Mr. Cullom was most recently managing director of the Long Wharf Theater in New Haven.

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Eric Clapton Raises Money for Crossroads Center by Robin Pogrebin

Eric Clapton raised $2.15 million at a New York auction of 75 guitars and 55 amplifiers on Wednesday, more than triple the pre-sale expectations.

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50 Cent Makes Charity Donation After Qaddafi Performance Revelation by Robin Pogrebin

The rap artist 50 Cent has made a donation to charity after revelations that he performed for the clan of Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi.

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Opera or Musical Theater: A Debate by Robin Pogrebin

The panel was prompted by the upcoming New York premiere of Stephen Schwartz's first opera "Séance on a Wet Afternoon," which opens at New York City Opera on Tuesday, April 19.

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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Some Clues to Hasty Departure at the Public by Robin Pogrebin

Emerging clues about the abrupt departure of the executive director of the Public Theater point to anger about costly show transfers to Broadway and London.

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Friday, March 4, 2011

Norman Foster to Design Huge Hong Kong Cultural District by Robin Pogrebin

The British architect Norman Foster has been selected to design the master plan for the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong.

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Monday, February 14, 2011

Seaport Museum Furloughs Staff Members by Robin Pogrebin

The Seaport Museum has put half its staff on furlough.

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Friday, February 11, 2011

Bill Would Make University Sell a Pollock for Scholarship Money by Robin Pogrebin

A bill that has been proposed in the Iowa state legislature would require the University of Iowa to sell Jackson Pollock's "Mural," an 8-by-20-foot painting valued at $140 million, to pay fo…

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Thursday, February 3, 2011

Deaccessioned Items Exceed Estimates in Sales at Sotheby's by Robin Pogrebin

Deaccessioned items from the Cleveland Museum of Art and the J. Paul Getty Museum both exceeded estimates in sales last week at Sotheby's in New York.

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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Rocco Landesman Weighs in Again on Arts Organization by Robin Pogrebin

"When I say that 'decreasing supply' has to be on the table when talking about the future of not-for-profit arts organizations, in no way do I mean that that is the only thing that should …

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Friday, January 28, 2011

Hirshorn Trustees Denounce Decision to Pull Video by Robin Pogrebin

The trustees of the Hirshorn Museum and Sculpture Garden have denounced the decision to remove a video by David Wojnarowicz from an exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery.

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ArtsBeat: Landesman Comments on Theater by Robin Pogrebin

Mr. Landesman, the chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, addressed the problem of struggling theaters.

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Landesman Comments on Theater by Robin Pogrebin

Mr. Landesman, the chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, addressed the problem of struggling theaters.

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Thursday, January 13, 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Sing of the Master Builder by Robin Pogrebin

A sneak peek at the budding musical, “Robert Moses Astride New York,” in the company of Robert Caro, Moses’ biographer.

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Friday, December 24, 2010

Stradivarius Violin Is Stolen From London Snack Shop by Robin Pogrebin

The South Korean violinist Min-Jin Kym was eating at a sandwich shop in London on Nov. 29 when she noticed that her black violin case with a 300-year-old Stradivarius inside was missing.

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Lawsuit Filed Over 'Black Swan' by Robin Pogrebin

A New York film production company has sued its former president, claiming "gross lapses in judgment" cost the company millions of dollars in lost revenue and a producer credit on the movie …

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Thailand Film Board Bans Movie by Robin Pogrebin

Thailand's film board has banned a movie about a transgender father struggling to raise two children.

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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Rome Museum Joins Young Architects Program by Robin Pogrebin

A partner for the Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1.

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Monday, December 20, 2010

Architectural Archives Donated to Yale by Robin Pogrebin

The materials are from the firm of Gwathmey Siegel & Associates.

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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

American Express Gives $100,000 to Help Ellis Island Group by Robin Pogrebin

The organization, Save Ellis Island, was on the brink of extinction last spring.

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