Art
Corot’s Portraits of Women Complicate His Place in Art History
Crossing the bridge to the free-form empiricism of the Impressionists, this show delights in the visual spectacle of life.
Review
Art
Becky Suss Paints Wharton Escherick’s Dream-Like Home and Studio
Suss’s vibrant paintings celebrate the legacy of the painter, sculptor, and furniture maker known as the “Dean of American Craft.”
Film
In Roma, Alfonso Cuarón Reimagines His Childhood Through the Eyes of His Maid
The acclaimed director's new black-and-white drama, Roma, is a moving chronicle of family strife and class struggles in 1970s Mexico City.
Performance
Sketches from a Magical, Multimedia Opera Set in a Soaring Cathedral
Anthony Roth Costanzo has made it his mission to make classical music appealing to broader and younger audiences. It worked.
Art
A Public Art Trail Through One of India's Ancient Cities
The new Bhubaneswar Art Trail cuts a path through the city’s Old Town district, leading visitors to exhibitions in schoolrooms, temple complexes, gardens, and private residences.
Art
A Wily French Artist Refreshes and Reinvigorates Giacometti
Our Rooms, a small but striking cross-gender and cross-generational show, successfully pairs Annette Messager's work with Alberto Giacometti's at the new, intimate Giacometti Institute.
Art
In Dubai, an Exhibition Probes the Oil Industry’s Impact on Middle Eastern Society
In the Jameel Arts Centre's inaugural exhibit, 17 artists explore how the discovery of oil in the Arab region has both harmed and benefited the people living there.
Art
The Multiple Personae in Edward Burne-Jones's Paintings
The Pre-Raphaelite artist mixed horror and decadence to create a feeling of unnaturalness.
Art
The Parallel Worlds of Philip Guston and Saul Steinberg
Guston and Steinberg are unclassifiable figures who satirized political figures, artists, poseurs, and American consumerism.
Art
Mark Grotjahn Checks All the Boxes
One or two of the paintings in Grotjahn's latest show might be interesting to look at, but a giant gallery space full of them becomes overbearing and tedious.
Performance
Peter Brook's Meditation on Guilt
The Prisoner conjures a timelessness that recalls Waiting for Godot.
Art
Making American Labor Visible Again
Though officially outlawed in 1865, the de facto continuation of slavery remains a repulsive American secret.