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Mei Lanfang Was Famous for His Masterful Performances as Female Leads. In the 1930s, He Introduced American Audiences to the World of Chinese Opera

Mei Lanfang, one of China's most celebrated Peking opera stars famed for his masterful performances of female *dan* roles, embarked on a groundbreaking seven-month tour of the United States in 1930. His performances, which introduced American audiences to the elaborate art of Chinese opera for the first time, were met with critical acclaim and packed houses, earning him honorary doctorates from American universities and adulation from both Chinese American communities and the wider public.

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Smiljan Radic Wins the Pritzker Prize, ‘Men Retire But Women Get Fired From Museum Leadership’ Says Anne Pasternak: Morning Links for March 13, 2026

Chilean architect Smiljan Radic has won the 2026 Pritzker Prize, architecture's highest honor. The award, which had been delayed due to the Pritzker family's past associations with Jeffrey Epstein, recognizes Radic's lyrical and experimental designs that embrace fragility and dialogue with natural environments, creating what the jury described as "optimistic and quietly joyful shelter."

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Art Movements: Look Who’s Headed to Perrotin Gallery

The French mega-gallery Perrotin has added sculptor Alma Allen to its roster. Allen, a Utah-born artist based in Mexico, previously sparked controversy when he accepted a nomination to represent the United States at the Venice Biennale during the Trump administration, a decision that led to his departure from his former galleries. In other industry news, the Brooklyn Museum awarded its 2026 UOVO Prize to emerging artist Keisha Scarville, and performance artist Marina Abramović is preparing a new installation of inflatable grass for New York's Balloon Museum.

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U.S. Venice Biennale pavilion artist Alma Allen joins Perrotin.

Alma Allen, the artist representing the United States at the 2024 Venice Biennale, has joined the global powerhouse gallery Perrotin. The gallery, which has spaces in New York, Paris, Hong Kong, and elsewhere, will now represent Allen alongside his current representation, Blum & Poe. This move comes as Allen prepares his highly anticipated exhibition, "Slip of the Tongue," for the U.S. Pavilion, opening in April.

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Photographer Zanele Muholi is named the 2026 Hasselblad Award laureate.

South African visual activist Zanele Muholi has won the prestigious 2026 Hasselblad Award, one of the highest honors in photography. The award, which includes a cash prize and a major exhibition at the Hasselblad Foundation in Gothenburg, Sweden, recognizes Muholi's decades-long dedication to documenting and celebrating Black LGBTQIA+ communities in South Africa and beyond. Their powerful portraits and self-portraits challenge historical erasure and create a profound visual archive of resistance and existence.

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Miles Davis Emerged From Middle America to Become the ‘Picasso of Jazz’ and Taught Us All How to Be Cool

Miles Davis, born in 1926 in Illinois, rose from a middle-class background to become a transformative figure in jazz. He left formal studies at Juilliard to play with Charlie Parker, but soon forged his own iconic sound characterized by intimate tone and phrasing, most famously on the seminal *Birth of the Cool* sessions. His career was defined by constant reinvention, pioneering multiple major movements from cool jazz and modal recording to jazz fusion, earning him the nickname "the Picasso of Jazz" from Duke Ellington.

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Art21 + DOC NYC Filmmaker Celebration

Art21 and DOC NYC co-hosted their third annual Filmmaker Celebration on November 18, bringing together over 140 independent filmmakers, producers, and crew members who have contributed to Art21's documentary work over the past year. The event served as both a social gathering and a professional networking opportunity for the organization's established and new collaborators at the close of a challenging production season.

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