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Jordan Riefe

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Paloma Picasso Presents Unseen Works in a New Picasso Show at Gagosian

Paloma Picasso Presents Unseen Works in a New Picasso Show at Gagosian

When the gallery and curator Michael Cary approached Paloma to discuss the show, she turned to her own collection to contribute works that had long...

02.05.2025 5

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Jordan Riefe

‘Ainadamar’ and the Death of Federico García Lorca Command the Stage at LA Opera

‘Ainadamar’ and the Death of Federico García Lorca Command the Stage at LA Opera

Composer Osvaldo Golijov and soprano Ana María Martínez reflect on how this historical tragedy echoes in today’s political atmosphere.

30.04.2025 3

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Jordan Riefe

Barrie Kosky On Why ‘The Threepenny Opera’ Still Cuts Deep

Nearly a century after its chaotic premiere, 'The Threepenny Opera' still exposes the machinery of power, performance and moral collapse.

28.03.2025 4

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Jordan Riefe

Masculinity, Impressionism and the Third Republic: The Getty Center Unpacks Gustave Caillebotte’s World

Men were everywhere in Caillebotte's paintings at a time when other artists were painting women.

07.03.2025 3

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Jordan Riefe

Daisy Jacobson and Miriam Gittens On Dancing for Twyla Tharp

“She’s constantly searching and curious for different things in her work and in her dancers.”

04.03.2025 3

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Jordan Riefe

Yuval Sharon On Ten Years of The Industry and His Next Moves

"I wanted The Industry to be much more than my little playground. I wanted it to be as broad and open-minded as what opera can be."

19.02.2025 2

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Jordan Riefe

At Regen Projects, Doug Aitken Reimagines Nature Through the Lens of the Anthropocene

"Creating this body of work was a journey into the physical reality around us, and not taking things for granted.”

04.02.2025 10

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Jordan Riefe