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Stories of interest from other publications about arts and culture in Marin and beyond, curated by the MarinArts staff. 10.13.20: NY TimesHow a Medusa Sculpture From a Decade Ago Became #MeToo ArtBy Julia JacobsSome criticized…

Stories of interest from other publications about arts and culture in Marin and beyond, curated by the MarinArts staff.

10.13.20: NY Times
How a Medusa Sculpture From a Decade Ago Became #MeToo Art
By Julia Jacobs
Some criticized the fact that the artist behind the work, which was unveiled on Tuesday, was a man. One backer says men need to be in the conversation. Read more >

10.12.20: Washington Post
Coronavirus shutdowns and charges of white supremacy: American art museums are in crisis
By Peggy McGlone and Sebastian Smee
America’s great art museums are in crisis. And only some of the distress can be blamed on the coronavirus pandemic. Museums find themselves in an intense battle against a double pandemic: trying to manage the financial stresses of a coronavirus landscape while responding to accusations from inside and out that they are bastions of white supremacy. Read more >

10.12.20: LA Times
Is this how theater gets saved? Geffen magic show mines virtual box-office gold
By Jessica Gelt
Is box-office magic even a thing during the coronavirus pandemic? It is when the show stars a sleight-of-hand master who can perform jaw-dropping tricks, erase the sense of isolation for theater-starved audiences — and sell more than 6,000 tickets for a single evening on Zoom. Read more >

10.7.20: Marin IJ
Grief, illness inform Mill Valley artist’s work
By Vicki Larson
Sophy Bevan’s painting of illness, “The Shadow is My Center,” is among 877 artworks by 762 Bay Area artists, including 58 from Marin, featured in “The de Young Open.” Her husband’s death from a rare blood cancer not only changed her, it also changed her art. Read more >