Art
Investigating Origins and Cultural Heritage at the Metropolitan Museum
As educational institutions, museums should feel an obligation to be forthcoming about provenance issues with items on display.
Review
Film
A Touching Portrait of Martha Cooper, a Legendary Chronicler of Graffiti
Martha: A Picture Story, is the first documentary that focuses on the life and career of one of the most important urban photographers of the past half-century.
Performance
The Beautiful and the Damned of Oklahoma!
A rebellious Broadway revival of the 1943 musical brings hatred into the heartland — a stunning indictment of America's current woes.
Music
The Gospel According to Kanye and Aretha
The live stream of Kanye West's Coachella "Sunday Service" and the restored Aretha Franklin concert film Amazing Grace offer contrasting portraits of celebrity faith.
Art
Roy DeCarava’s Intimate Photos of Black Americans, from Billie Holiday to a Loving Father
Over six decades, DeCarava took to the streets of cities like New York City and Washington, DC to cast Black American lives in ways that went beyond documentary or stereotype.
Performance
An Unforgettable Wagner Production Caps Off the Met Opera Season
Robert Lepage’s production design is unforgettable, and the giant machine that serves as its centerpiece is distinctive enough to seem like its own character.
Art
The Unlikely Pairing of Caravaggio and Daniel Buren
Kamel Mennour Gallery highlights the enduring power of chiaroscuro by pairing a long-lost Caravaggio masterpiece with a shimmering site-specific installation by conceptual artist Daniel Buren.
Art
A 20th-Century Artist Who De-Sexualized the Trans Body
Böttner used her body to create art for normalization of non-conforming bodies and sexualities.
Art
The Proliferation and Politics of Copies During the Renaissance
Copies, Fakes, and Reproductions challenges viewers’ assumptions that “copies” must be “fakes” and therefore “bad.”
Books
César Aira’s Take on Contemporary Art Comes Up Short
Not every work tells a story; not every story told about a work enriches it.
Art
"The Supreme Gift … Is Scale": Robert Motherwell's Monumental Paintings
The first exhibition devoted exclusively to the Abstract Expressionist's vast, mural-sized works is on view at Paul Kasmin Gallery in New York.
Books
Psychoanalyzing The Legend of Zelda
In a new book of essays, The Psychology of Zelda: Linking Our World to the Legend of Zelda Series, psychologists and video game scholars probe the existential questions at the heart of the beloved video game franchise.