All Arts
- Broadway’s ‘Paradise Square’ is enthralling spectacle of history
“Paradise Square,” a new Broadway musical, tells the story of a moment of racial harmony in Civil War-era New York City, and how it was disrupted.
- How a Canadian Twitter feed is kindling national art pride
A Twitter feed in Canada featuring national art is showing that sometimes the easiest way to engage people is to show them what they are missing.
- Is ‘Persuasion’ the Jane Austen story we all need right now?
How relevant is the work of Jane Austen to a society making its way through a pandemic – and a racial reckoning?
- Titian paintings reunite after centuries apart. How receptive are museumgoers?
Where does viewing art fit among our other attention-demanding options? In Boston, a rare exhibition of Titian paintings tests the appeal of quiet contemplation.
- Off the wall: Van Gogh’s art comes to life in immersive exhibit
The high-tech, multimedia, immersive Van Gogh exhibit in Los Angeles prompts reflection about what constitutes “authentic” art.
- Whose art is it? US museums reexamine their African collections.
Some U.S. cultural institutions are reviewing their collections amid a growing movement in Europe to return more colonial spoils to Africa.
- Window dressing: Empty storefronts host New York City artists
Art on the Ave is filling retail vacancies with emerging artists’ work, bringing collectors and artists together without established galleries.
- With prints and playing cards, painter puts Black art in people’s hands
Becoming a father made painter Sharif Muhammad want to make art that would show his children the value and beauty of Black people and culture.
- Q&A: An ‘everyday’ life in dance proves something quite extraordinary
Gavin Larsen’s ballet memoir “Being a Ballerina” opens up the dance world to show the determination, camaraderie, and physical strength at its core.
- ‘We still live here’: Native Americans affirm their New Hampshire roots
By bringing their history out of the shadows, Abenaki people paint a fuller picture of New Hampshire’s past – and present.
- On display: A sea of art captures diversity of ocean experiences
“In American Waters,” an exhibit in Salem, Massachusetts, offers a deep dive into diverse ocean art, and how the seas have shaped lives and history.
- How Venetian artisans marry tradition and innovation
For Venice’s artisans, some guild specifications predate the Renaissance. But constant innovation makes their work timeless.
- With giant trolls, one artist preserves imagination – and the environment
With his troll creations, artist Thomas Dambo combines a flair for recycling with a fairy-tale imagination to bring people worldwide closer to nature.
- In Pictures: This Japanese artist wants you to see plants differently
In this photo essay, the whimsical work of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama transforms the New York Botanical Garden into a fantastical world.
- Is it art? NFTs and the surge of digital ownership.
Nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, are monetizing freely available digital items by placing valuation on the idea rather than the possession of an object.
- Art balm: A reporter’s delight after a year without museums
Museum closures mean seeing paintings in person has not been possible. One LA-based reporter leaped at the chance to view art up close again.
- Whose ‘Nutcracker’? Rethinking a Christmas staple.
“The Nutcracker” is a beloved holiday classic. But in recent years, choreographers have been reimagining the ballet to be more inclusive.
- Native American women shape how museums frame Indigenous culture
A Native American exhibition at the Field Museum in Chicago features the contributions of Crow, or Apsáalooke, women and proclaims: We are still here.
- With Broadway dark, the show must go on outside New York City
With Broadway shuttered until at least spring, some veteran performers are returning home and sharing their talents there.
- Beyond the gallery wall: Art world retrains the public, virtually
Museums and galleries are creating more and better ways to engage patrons, enhancing online experiences and boosting sales potential to collectors.