Music
An Intimate Classical Series Staged in a Manhattan Crypt
The Crypt Sessions fill one of Manhattan's overlooked spaces — the crypt at the Church of the Intercession — with unconventional classical music.
Review
Art
An Uncanny, Carnivalesque Exhibition that Tricks and Tantalizes
In Jason J. Ferguson's One-man (freak) show, you encounter one uncanny moment after the next.
Art
In Chris Ofili's Latest, Self-Denial and the Fantasy of Paradise
The show evokes a prelapsarian aesthetic world from which viewers — following the story of the expulsion from the Garden of Eden — are barred.
Art
Work That Is Audible to the Naked Eye
In the often derelict but delicate works of Rolf Julius, subtle noise vibrations become palpable, physical things.
Books
Revisiting the Greenbelt Towns, a Forgotten 1930s Attempt at American Utopia
Photographer Jason Reblando explored the 1930s Greenbelt Towns, a Great Depression attempt at communal living, for his series New Deal Utopias.
Film
A Documentary Dives Into the Making of Psycho’s Iconic Shower Scene
78/52 is an in-depth look at the background, shooting, and lasting influence of one of film's legendary horrors.
Art
Exploring Beech Trees and Buried Painters in a Cemetery Attic
For Among Trees and Stones, artist Matthew Jensen explored Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery, installing an archive of its history in the gatehouse.
Art
In Germany, a Curious Obsession with Cults, Icons, and Ethno-Nationalist Movements
KULT! Legends, stars and images, investigates how the Zeppelin legacy can be read through categories of cults that persist today.
Art
Pope.L’s Conceptual Bottled Water Project Calls Attention to the Crisis in Flint
The famed social practice artist sells bottled water out of a Detroit gallery to highlight the continuing emergency.
Art
After Purging Her Possessions, an Artist Paints What Remained
In Possession, Jaye Schlesinger displays the small-scale oil paintings she made for each of the 380 objects she decided to keep.
Books
An Experimental Book Tests Our Ability to Perceive Multiple Mediums Simultaneously
Chilean electronic-music composer Nicolas Jaar's project feels like a cross between an art experience and solving a book of logic puzzles.
Film
A Czech Filmmaker Who Portrayed Eastern Bloc Life Through Women's Eyes
At Doclisboa, a comprehensive look at Vera Chytilová's incisive critiques of gender, family, and love.