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Mexican author Juan Rulfo helped invent magical realism and influenced a generation of beloved Latin American writers. His novel “Pedro Páramo” just received a twisty adaptation on Netflix.

The relationship between Black people and the Atlantic Ocean is often a heavy, tragic one. But artists in “Becoming the Sea” use the exhibit as an opportunity to reclaim and transform the water narrative. 

A statue of civil rights icon John Lewis now stands in front of the DeKalb County Courthouse in Decatur, Georgia, on the site of a former Confederate monument.

Industrial designer and entrepreneur David Rowland spent decades refining what became an icon of midcentury modern: the 40/4 chair.

The horseshoe crab has been misunderstood by beachgoers for decades. Artists are part of a new preservation effort, helping people to see the prehistoric creature in a new light. 

The 77th Tony Awards recognized the best theater productions of the year and spotlighted female directors and scorewriters. “The Outsiders" won best new musical, Maleah Joi Moon won best leading actress, and Jeremy Strong took home best lead actor in a play.

Our cultural commentator tours a power couple’s art collection at the Brooklyn Museum to see what effect the exhibit, “Giants,” has on the understanding of Black art and everyday life. 

Civil War statues have been in the news in recent years. But a new one in Beaufort, South Carolina, honors a different kind of military leader – and the story only starts there.

With buildings as her canvas, Boston muralist Rixy explores the intersection of art and identity. 

An exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art includes more than 160 works of art – and exudes dignity in its timeless celebration of Black life. 

A Mississippi Choctaw with Cherokee descent, Jeffrey Gibson is the first Native American to represent the U.S. solo at the Venice Biennale, a celebration of the arts in Italy. He uses color and craft to respond to historical traumas and pursue healing. 

“The Outsiders” offers a timely – and tuneful – reminder that differences that seem so intractable might not be impossible to overcome after all. Adam “not a musical theater person” Rapp talks about how he came to write the book.

In Montgomery, Alabama, a new sculpture park has joined two memorials created by the Equal Justice Initiative started by Bryan Stevenson, a lawyer perhaps best known for his memoir, “Just Mercy.”

Luna Luna, on display in Los Angeles, resurrects whimsical works by the likes of Salvador Dalí and Keith Haring. Just don’t climb on the rides.

A new stage adaptation of “Illinoise” opens March 7 at New York’s Park Avenue Armory. It is not quite a musical, not quite a ballet, not quite a concert – but an experience all its own.

The recent wave of flag redesigns reflects awareness that a strong visual identity can bring residents together. The challenge states face, though, is how to agree on symbols that represent everyone.

Focus is often put on preserving disappearing languages, but what of other traditions? For some, vitality rests with maintaining a culture’s visual representations, too.

Would no public art be better than art someone found objectionable? In New Hampshire, a town has been roiled for months over that question. 

The Harlem Renaissance is the subject of a new exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Our cultural commentator relished his time walking the same streets that sheltered Langston Hughes, Malcolm X, and Alain Locke.

On a recent trip to Kauai, our essayist found himself playing stuntman for his wife, The Photographer.