Not to brag, but I haven't seen Night Falls On Manhattan since attending the U.S. Premiere. I'm still not sure why director Sidney Lumet brought the movie down
Winfred Rembert, artist whose work was rooted in the Jim Crow US South, is dead at the age of 75
Winfred Rembert, the self-taught African American artist whose life story was deeply rooted in the struggle against Jim Crow segregation in the US South, died at his home in New Haven, Connecticut on March 31 at the age of 75. Rembert, who survived a near-lynching as a young man and served seven years on a Georgia chain gang, achieved a measure of recognition, in the last decade of his life, for the vivid works he created on carved and dyed leather.
Winfred Rembert,
While some museums are closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Apollo’s usual weekly pick of exhibitions will include shows at institutions that are currently open as well as digital projects providing virtual access to art and culture.
Egypt’s famous burial customs continued long after the rule of the pharaohs had ended. With eight resplendent mummies, this show at North Carolina Art Museum (6 March–11 July) explores how Egyptian culture was influenced by the Greeks and the Romans between the third century BC and the second century AD. Drawn from the Manchester Museum’s collections, there are also more than 100 other objects on display, including papyrus scrolls, ceramics and jewellery, that reveal how expectations for the afterlife affected the day-to-day experiences of Greco-Roman Egyptians. Find out more from the NCAM’s website.