I've posted a new edition of All Art Friday. Today's spotlights are on Elsa Mora's cut-paper sculptures, Fabio Viale's marble "narrative forms", line drawing of Mario Kolaric, the Shakespeare Tumblr, and the Brooklyn Museum's acquisition of work from the arts collective AfriCOBRA. I've included a video about the latter.

The roundup highlights exhibitions at SITE Santa Fe (conceptual, video, performance, and installation art from the 1960s and early 1970s by 60 California…

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Today's new edition of All Art Friday puts the spotlight on hand-marbled papers of Jemma Lewis, architect Arthur Pugliese's construction-worksites-turned-art, a panel discussion on the influence of technology on art, artists, and museums; the updated trade edition of "Studio Olafur Eliasson"; and a video feature on Antony Gormley at The Phillips Collection.

The round-up highlights exhibitions at New York City's Rubin Museum (modernist Indian art) and New Museum (holographic work), and…

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Today's edition of Saturday Sharing spotlights an app that includes 154 filmed readings of Shakespeare's sonnets, a visualization of the history of philosophy, historic aerial photography from Britain, a Gertrude Stein resource list, a National Academy of Sciences Website about bioinspired energy, and a digital project that aims to get you talking to strangers.…

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Today's edition of Saturday Sharing is all about expanding your knowledge, especially  through online public domain sites, such as Open Shakespeare, The Public Domain Review, the Encyclopedia of Life, and the New York Public Library's Digital Gallery.

http://writingwithoutpaper.blogspot.com/2011/10/saturday-sharing-my-finds-are-yours_08.html

Do you believe in the power of a liberal arts education or in studying trades?  Please visit my blog and join the conversation.  I bring in William Chace's article "The Decline of the English Department" and discuss the power of studying English Literature.  Please add your voice and perspective... http://departingthetext.blogspot.com

Today's Wednesday Wonder is Jim Meskimen, who performs Clarence's speech from Richard III like no other impressionist can.

http://writingwithoutpaper.blogspot.com/2011/08/wednesday-wonder-meskimen-on.html

Animator Anna Cohen has crafted a charming animation in which the great playwright, with a bit of help from Romeo and Juliet, overcomes his writer's block.

http://writingwithoutpaper.blogspot.com/2011/05/shakespeare-overcomes-writers-block.html

Folger Poetry at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., has been offering readings and discussions with poets, as well as special poetry-related events, for more than 40 years. Today's post presents the line-up of poets for the 2010-2011 season kicked off by Edward Hirsch. I've included a bit about each poet scheduled to appear.…

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This is a new poem I wrote to incorporate a Carry on Tuesday prompt consisting of the first four lines of Shakespeare's Sonnet C ("Where art thou Muse...?").



I've visited Giverny, Monet's home in Vernon, France, several times. My memory of it and the surrounding villages remains strong.…



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Dear Nicholas Sparks,



Gag me with a spoon. YOU WRITE ROMANCE NOVELS. (I mean, seriously, at first glance, does anyone disagree with this statement? Nicholas Sparks does. He says he writes love stories. Like Romeo and Juliet.)



GET OVER YOURSELF. YOU ARE NOT HEMINGWAY as you claim in this USA Today interview:”‘A Farewell to Arms, by Hemingway. Good stuff. That’s what I… Continue

My latest post @LitDrift: The Nine Lives of Translated Literature: http://www.litdrift.com/2010/06/03/the-nine-lives-of-translated-literature



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Last night, I saw Edith Grossman, writer, translator, and critic, speak in conversation with Mary Ann Caws. The talk was fascinating–it… Continue