The 2016 election taught us that the working class is fed up with the status quo . Lynn Nottage tapped into that anger with her play Sweat , a piece about down and out working class Americans set in Reading , Pensylvania.
Born to a Muslim father and a Christian mother in what is now considered by many to be Boko Haram territory, in 1996 award-winning poet and playwright Inua Ellams left Nigeria for England aged 12, moved to Ireland for three years, before returning to London and starting work as a writer and graphic designer.
Now welcoming applications, the 2017 editions will take place in Regent’s Park in London, from Thursday 5 – Sunday 8 October 2017, with a preview on Wednesday 4 October.
Now welcoming applications, the Frieze Artist Award is an international, open call for an artist 25–40 years of age to realize a major site-specific work at Frieze London 2017.
Art Basel Miami Beach 2016 presented a surprising opportunity: the chance to speak to the under appreciated Howardena Pindell. This was an unexpected chance to learn from someone who was ahead of her time.
Frank and Claire. Walt and Jesse. Pinot noir and caviar. Some things are better together, and it turns out TV and movies are one of those pairings.
The Sundance Film Festival announced the lineup for Premieres, Documentary Premieres, Midnight, Spotlight, Kids and Special Events. The Festival hosts screenings in Park City, Salt Lake City and at Sundance Mountain Resort January 19-29.
The national tour of the new musical The Bodyguard — based on the film of the same name kicks off its official tour at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, MN, January 10, 2017.
PULSE Contemporary Art Fair is pleased to announce Devan Shimoyama as the winner of the 2016 Miami Beach PULSE Prize. This jury-awarded cash grant is given directly to an artist of distinction exhibiting within a solo presentation booth at every edition of PULSE since 2006.
