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The latest from UK Arts
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The 23 April 2016 is the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death. Leading arts organisations from across the UK will be contributing performances, analysis, and talks, to be streamed on Shakespeare Day Live, a digital pop-up channel co-curated by the BBC and ourselves. Keep up with what's happening on the day by following #ShakespeareLives on Twitter.
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Glasgow International is a biennial festival showcasing local and international contemporary art. This year's programme features 78 exhibitions and over 50 events featuring the work of over 220 artists from 33 countries. Venues range from museums such as the Gallery of Modern Art to Glasgow’s oldest shopping precinct, the Savoy Centre. Read more about the Glasgow International on artnet.
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Gertrude Stein, Oscar Wilde and Natalie Barney are just a few of the gay writers, artists, intellectuals and film stars who transformed 20th-century culture. In this article author Gregory Woods looks at the networks that brought positive change to culture and who Marcel Duchamp said were responsible for the healthy state of the arts, but were at the same time stigmatised by society for their sexuality.
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Follow instructions, don't just spectate and shed your inhibitions are just some of writer Hettie Judah's recommendations for making the most of an art happening. In this Guardian article Judah looks at the collaborative nature of art happenings between art forms as well as artist and audience and how to embrace what is happening even if the performance is not going exactly to plan.
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The release of the film High-Rise has sparked a renewed interest in JG Ballard’s post-apocalyptic novels. When High-Rise was published in 1975, the UK resembled a dystopian wasteland with Ballard spotting the potential pathological and sociological dangers of tower block living. In this article Dazed magazine looks at the influence of Ballardian tower blocks on ten musician's creative processes.
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Have a listen to the latest Selector, the radio show that brings you up to date with new music from the UK. This week's show includes new tracks from Pleasure Beach, Yak, The Big Beach, Rozi Plain, Toothless and Michael Kiwanuka. Declan McKenna is in session for BBC Introducing and Goldierocks has a mix from electronic-music duo from London, Jack Beats.
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