Terrence McNally, Tony-Winning Playwright of Gay Life, Dies at 81
Mr. McNally, who died of coronavirus complications, introduced audiences to characters and situations that most mainstream theater had previously shunted into comic asides.
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Do Cities Work Against Us When The Pandemic Comes?
Michael Kimmelman: “The coronavirus undermines our most basic ideas about community and, in particular, urban life. Historians tell us that cities emerged thousands of years ago for economic and industrial reasons — technological leaps produced a surplus of agricultural goods, which meant not everyone had to keep working the…
Arts Council England Establishes $188 M. Emergency Fund for Art Institutions and Artists
With the art world facing the possibility of months of financial difficulties because of the coronavirus pandemic, some major American arts organizations demanded that the government do more to support artists, dealers, and others. The New Art Dealers Association launched a petition last week to get New York officials to …
‘I Had to Fight to Show What I Could Do’: How Artist Elias Sime Emerged as One of Africa’s Leading Contemporary Artists
Five years ago, the Ethiopian artist Elias Sime, who is known for his sculpted aerial landscapes and river scenes and colorful striated patterns, didn’t have gallery representation in New York. Sime had shown work regularly in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa since the 1990s, and was included in group …