New York Philharmonic to Celebrate 50 Years of Concerts in the Parks
The Philharmonic will perform across New York City this summer in June, marking the 50th anniversary of its free series…
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Eric Clapton Continues Auction Sales With Cy Twombly
Next week in London Eric Clapton will sell a Cy Twombly painting from 1969 that he bought in 2012 for…
Our favorite theater of the year
Last week, we published a list of Cape Cod theater shows that were cited as "favorites" by 10 of our…
Exhibition celebrates contribution made by foreign artists to French haute couture
From Charles Frederick Worth to Azzedine Alaïa, from Mariano Fortuny to Issey Miyake and Yohji Yamamoto, or from Cristóbal Balenciaga…
The 10 Art News Stories of 2014 You Need to Know
Installation view of Richard Prince, "New Portraits," at Gagosian Photo: Paddy Johnson Looking back on some of the most popular…
The 10 greatest feasts in art
‘Tis the season of the elaborate feast and to celebrate, Jason Farago chooses the most notable banquets in art history.
Yikes! America’s Radio Dial Has Gone All-Christmas
“No less than 529 stations have gone all-holiday this year, an increase of 8.4 percent from last year and the…
8 Movie Scores We’ll Still Listen To In 2015
For people who love movie scores -- these are real people, we assure you -- last year was a peak…
In Hollywood, It’s a Men’s, Men’s, Men’s World
Women are leading major studios, yet they still aren’t being hired as directors in appreciable numbers.
What’s On This Week Around the World
An anniversary exhibition in Mexico City, a new production of Verdi's ‘‘Ballo in Maschera’’ in London and a retrospective of…
Morning Links: Kimono Edition
There are really great year-end lists from Kalup Linzy, Devrim Bayer, Korakrit Arunanondchai, and many more on the Walker Art…
Novelist Dubus now looks homeward after gritty memoir
Andre Dubus III put his faded hometown of Haverhill, Massachusetts, on the map of modern literature with his gritty memoir,…
Clark Art Institute’s Rembrandt painting attributed to artist as debate continues
The Clark Art Institute’s painting Man Reading has been unequivocally attributed to the great Dutch Master Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669)…
Market Snapshot: John McLaughlin
John McLaughlin, Untitled, 1963, Susan Sheehan Gallery John McLaughlin American, (1898–1976) Kohn Gallery A forerunner of hard-edge abstraction, John McLaughlin’s rigorously…
Vatican Launches Sistine Chapel-Porsche Deal To Grant Visitors V.I.P. Access For A Price
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Despite worries about the impact of millions of tourists on Michelangelo’s precious frescoes, the Sistine Chapel is…
Chinese President Lectures Artists On What Their Role Should Be
“Artists should not be “slaves” to the market or “lose themselves in the tide of market economy”, Mr Xi told…
Elmore Leonard’s Papers (and Hawaiian Shirts) Go to University
The University of South Carolina has acquired more than 150 boxes of materials for Elmore Leonard’s archive.
Art Review: ‘Egon Schiele: Portraits’ at Neue Galerie
“Egon Schiele: Portraits,” at the Neue Galerie, unspools the striking evolution of this Expressionist, who would become one of the…