Art
A Festival Explodes Expectations of Queer Dance at JACK
The EXPLODE! queer dance festival runs June 22 to 24 and gathers a range of styles and sensibilities, from Irish step dancing to drag.
Benjamin Sutton
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A Crowdfunding Effort Launches to Commemorate Khadija Saye, Artist Killed in London Inferno
The campaign, launched by three friends and supporters of Saye's, aims to raise £50,000 to promote the work of other young artists.
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US Arts Nonprofits Generated $166.3 Billion in Spending in 2015, Report Shows
A new report shows how the nonprofit culture sector stimulates the economy both locally and nationally.
In Brief
Noose Found Outside Washington’s National Gallery of Art
The racist symbol was found hanging from a lamppost outside the institution on the National Mall.
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Art Movements
This week in art news: the artist Khadija Saye went missing in the Grenfell Tower fire in London, two teens were rescued after spending three days in the Paris catacombs, and a previously unknown Jackson Pollock was found in an Arizona attic.
Art
An Exhibition Celebrating the GIF's 30th Anniversary
From June 17 to 22, 30 GIF artists will present their work IRL in homage to the beloved image format.
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Artist Khadija Saye Dies in Massive Fire in London Apartment Building [UPDATED]
The artist, who lived with her mother on the 20th floor of the 24-story building, was last heard from at 3am this morning.
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In Brief
Bank of America and Delta Dump Public Theater Over Trump-Themed Julius Caesar [UPDATED]
Beware the ides of June.
In Brief
Two Ghost Ship Organizers Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter for Fire
The warehouse's property manager and creative director each face up to 39 years in prison.
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Former Worker Sues Glass Artist Dale Chihuly, Claiming Co-Authorship of Works
According to a countersuit filed by Chihuly, the man, a former contract worker, recently demanded the artist pay him $21 million.
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Dakota Nation Suspends Burning of Wood from Controversial Minneapolis Sculpture
Sam Durant's sculpture has been dismantled, but its materials await their fate while members of the Dakota Nation seek more input regarding the best way to dispose of them.
Art
Watch Films by Local Black, Queer Artists at the Brooklyn Museum
A monthlong series of screenings, beginning Thursday, June 8, features short films by young, black, queer, female-identified, and gender-nonconforming artists based in Brooklyn.