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Voice of praise: a new, dynamic group of singers is taking gospel music to new heights
WITH the same spirit and enthusiasm exhibited by legends like Mahalia and the venerable Thomas Dorsey, today-'s new young gospel music performers--including ......(Continue Reading) In search of Lebel: two attractive eighteenth-century fetes galantes in the National Gallery of Ireland are signed simply 'J. Lebel', an otherwise unidentified
It is exciting as well as instructive to rediscover an artist from the past, to reconstruct his career and oeuvre. Such is the case of Jean-Baptiste ......(Continue Reading)Five pieces: Joan Jonas recently brought her dance, music, sound, film, videos and installations to the Queens Museum in a selected survey reaching back
Mirrors, masks and video cameras have long been Joan Jonas trademarks. Also characteristic of her work is the combination of multiple mediums, including ......(Continue Reading)Galleries and artists cater to the young at art: the next generation of art collectors is shunning pretension in search of an art experience that reflects
They're young. They're educated. And they re earning more than their parents. They're not worrying about the future. They're not into cold, white box ......(Continue Reading)Goodbye to the blues: Billie Holiday is remembered as much for her tragic life as for her beautiful voice. But now, thanks to a new generation of female
Sathima Bea Benjamin was an aspiring young vocalist in 1950s Cape Town when she first read Billie Holiday's autobiography, Lady Sings the Blues, and ......(Continue Reading)
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