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Arts news: New exhibitions open Jan. 18 at Boise State | Arts & Culture
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Reflecting on our favorite arts and culture moments of 2021
After a year spent indoors, 2021 was one of cautious optimism that saw a return of the events we love and a reopening of the spaces we missed. With vaccines and the wearing of face masks, we were able to once again enjoy live music, theater, museums, community festivals, and more. Below, WBUR’s arts and culture team reflects on moments from the year that provided reprieve, whether it was through a trip to the ICA or watching a movie at the cinema. Artist Firelei Báez’s sculpture at the ICA’s Watershed View from the rear of the museum of one of Firelei Báez’s Sans-Souci Palace. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) Firelei Báez’s massive sculpture that…
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Malaysian artists earn freedom to be creative with NFTs | Arts and Culture News
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — Life-sized murals, quirky installations and every colour on the canvas: before the COVID-19 pandemic closed art and performing spaces in March 2020, the art festivals and galleries of the Malaysian cities of Kuala Lumpur and George Town provided a lifeline, and inspiration, to the country’s artists. But with the disruption of the past 20 months, many have struggled to survive as full-time, “physical” artists, and have been forced to move out of their comfort zones. Some have ventured into the newly emerging world of non-fungible tokens (NFT) and cryptocurrency. NFTs are unique digital assets designed to represent ownership of a virtual item: unlike Bitcoin and other…
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