Virtual Entertainment #234

https://observer.com/2025/04/artist-interview-frieda-toranzo-jaeger-bortolami-impersonal-unity-tools/

In this issue: Frieda Toranzo Jaeger Is Challenging the Ideologies of Late-Stage Capitalism With Rage and Ritual; 'It’s the Wars Now': Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal on Why Their Othello Is Made for Today; Basquiat’s ‘Sábado por la Noche (Saturday Night)’ Sells for Over $14M; A Story of Family’s Grief Set Against Political Upheaval in Egypt; In Hong Kong, an Artist Is Crafting a Ceramic Garden; Native American Singer-Songwriter Sierra Spirit Comes Home to Play Norman Music Festival; A Closer Look at Brooklyn Museum’s “Solid Gold” Exhibition; Seattle Black Film Festival: Amplifying Black Storytelling and Experiences; One of SF’s Most Unique Dining Experiences Is a 1920s-Themed Supper Club; Saheem Ali Brings Kenyan Coast Heat to Broadway in New Musical ‘Goddess’

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Virtual Entertainment #233

https://observer.com/2025/02/arts-interview-art-fair-phillippines-founder-trickie-lopa/

In this issue: Fair Founder and Collector Trickie Lopa Reflects On 12 Years of Art Fair Philippines; Immersive Tokyo Museum Invites Visitors To Explore Art Through Touch, Play, and Physical Activity; Comedy Star Keyla Monterroso Mejia is Only Shining Brighter; This Oakland Restaurant Residency Is Looking for the Next  Rising Star Chef; Amy Tan Archive Lands at UC Berkeley, Offering a Bird’s-Eye View of a Singular Literary Life; Mexico City’s Art Scene Is Thriving—And Growing; Bong Joon Ho Will Always Root for the Losers; American Playwright ak payne Wins Susan Smith Blackburn Prize; The ‘Father’ of Native American Composers Hasn’t Gotten His Due; Máret Ánne Sara to Create the Next Hyundai Commission for Tate Modern

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Virtual Entertainment #232

https://www.theafricareport.com/394298/nigerian-modernism-curated-by-osei-bonsu-at-the-tate-modern-gets-the-attention-it-deserves/

In this issue: In Highest 2 Lowest, Black Art Is the Main Character; Nigerian Modernism at the Tate Modern Gets the Attention It Deserves; Thai Pop Rising: Jaonaay on Viral Success, Family Legacy and T-Pop’s Global Moment; Latin America’s New Wave of Fashion Photographers; How Record Auctions Are Fuelling India’s Art Boom; Three Museums Designed by David Adjaye Are Opening - But Some Institutions Are Downplaying His Involvement; Misty Copeland: The Exit Interview; New Documentary Shines Light on Frank Matsura and His Portraits of Indigenous Life in Washington; How Will Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Show Shape U.S. Politics?; ‘Literary Anarchist’ Yan Lianke on Chinese Writers, the Nobel Prize and Censorship

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Virtual Entertainment #231

https://www.si.edu/exhibitions/corazon-y-vida-lowriding-culture%3Aevent-exhib-6772

In this issue: De Young's Update Sends a Message: Native Artists Are Still Here; Brandon Taylor on the Quandary of Black Art; Love Asian Food? The First Cupertino Restaurant Week Is Your Treasure Trove; ‘Deaf,’ ‘DJ Ahmet,’ ‘Yunan’ Compete for Arab Critics’ Awards for European Films; Latino Family’s Struggle With Upward Mobility in ‘The Other Americans’; Dr. Nia Imara’s ‘Painting The Cosmos’ Underscores the Connections in Everything; Ancient Sculpture Yields Clues to a Millennia-Old Artmaking Technique; Spike Lee to Be Honored by Chicago Film Festival; ‘Corazón Y Vida’ Smithsonian Show Finds the Heart and Life in Lowrider Culture; Fashion Risks Going Backwards on Diversity, Says Ex-Vogue Boss

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Virtual Entertainment #230

https://www.axios.com/local/detroit/2025/08/27/frame-work-past-and-future-black-queer-perspectives

In this issue: Berbere Tacos and Egusi Kale: Breaking Down AfriCali Cuisine; Black Queer Art Center Stage in New Carr Center Show; Domestic, International Writers To Headline First Korean Literature Festival; Visualising the Histories of Black Britain; In Paris, Arab Music Is a Form of Protest; Color Theories Review. Julio Torres on Stage; Eiteljorg Museum to Release Native-Led Art Book 'In the Company of Our Relatives; Oakland Native Brings Heartfelt New Film ‘Paper Bag Plan’ to Theaters; Cowboys, Cyberpunks and Politics Dominate at NYC Queer Fashion Show; Carín León To Become First Latin Artist To Play Las Vegas Sphere

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