FINALLY

Artist selected: Artist Bruce Nauman, whose work includes photography, sculpture and neon, has been selected by the U.S. State Department to represent the United States at the Venice Biennale exhibition next year.

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Slamdance: The first film picked up at the Slamdance Film Festival in Utah this year is “Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer,” a horror-comedy by writer-director Jon Knautz, acquired by Anchor Bay Entertainment for what was said to be a “mid-six-figure deal.”