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A Genuine Rubens, Long Forgotten, Turns Up In Paris
“A magnificent, dramatized crucifixion scene made in around 1614-15 has been found among the possessions of a late Parisian homeowner and is set to...
A Landmark For Deaf Cinema: The First Sign-Language Thriller
“Retreat is billed as ‘the world’s first deaf thriller.’ It is written and directed by Ted Evans, also deaf, and features an all-deaf cast, set...
Historic Palace In Kathmandu Burned Out During Violent Anti-Government Protests
The nationwide protests against government corruption and a new social media ban turned violent in Nepal’s capital on Monday; on Tuesday, rioters ransacked and...
Daniel Day-Lewis Says He Didn’t Mean It When He Said He Was Retiring
“It just seems like such grandiose gibberish to talk about. I never intended to retire, really. I just stopped doing that particular type of...
Return Of Renaissance Altarpiece To Slovenia Sparks Political Uproar In Italy
Vittore Carpaccio’s Madonna and Child Enthroned with Six Saints (1518) was painted for a Franciscan church in Piran, a seaside town then ruled by...
A Crowdsourced Archive Of Video From The 9/11 World Trade Center Attacks
The footage was taken on the day of the disaster by over 100 people who then responded to an ad in The Village Voice....
Kennedy Center Fires Its Chief Of Jazz Programming
The victim of the latest staff defenestration (a frequent phenomenon since Trump took over the arts center in February) was Kevin Struthers, whose title...
East London To Get A Big New Two-Theatre Venue
Troubadour Theatres, which already has locations at Wembley Park and Canary Wharf (opening next month), is building the Troubadour Greenwich Peninsula Theatre, which will...
Vancouver To Get A Third Ballet Company
Choreographer Joshua Beamish is the founding director of Ballet Vancouver, which, like Ballet BC and Goh Ballet, will focus on contemporary choreography. The company...
Cultural Olympiad Of L.A.’s 2028 Olympics Is Way Behind Schedule
“Arts leaders in Los Angeles say that, three years out, (there is) no cultural plan yet announced, just two people assigned to the effort...
Ojai Music Festival Names Teddy Abrams Artistic And Executive Director
The composer/conductor/pianist — who will remain in his main position as music director of the Louisville Orchestra — succeeds Ara Guzelimian at the southern...
Metropolitan Opera Extends Peter Gelb’s Contract Through 2030
The news comes shortly after Gelb, who has been the company’s general manager since 2006, announced a $100 million deal for the Met to...
How Salvador Dalí Got Thrown Out Of The Surrealists’ Group, Got His Nickname, And...
André Breton’s official reason for expelling Dalí was that he was racist and fascist, but Breton also despised the Spaniard’s flamboyant bravado and unapologetic...
Choreographer Trajal Harrell On Working In A Subsidized European Theater
“I was at the Schauspielhaus Zürich … as the new artistic director. I didn’t have to write a proposal for a piece, and I...
Rufus Wainwright On Seeing His Musical Become A Notorious West End Flop
Opening Night (based on the John Cassavetes film) was directed by Ivo van Hove and starred Sheridan Smith — yet it tanked so badly...
A Look At The Codex Gigas (“Gigantic Book”), The World’s Largest Surviving Medieval Manuscript
Sometimes called “the Devil’s Bible,” it’s 3-feet-by-1⅔-feet and 165 pounds and contains the complete Bible, writings by historian Flavius Josephus and theologian Isidore of...
Sally Mann On Being A Target Of The Culture Wars From Two Sides
“Either the ‘Black Men’ or the pictures of the children, I just didn’t see that it should be so big a deal. I’m acclimated...
CBS News’s New Ombudsman Is Going To Be Doing The Job Differently Than Usual
Traditionally, the ombudsman at a news organization looks into complaints from the public. Yet Kenneth Weinstein will have no public-facing role. Formerly president of...
Britain’s National Theatre Is Growing Dye Plants For Its Costumes In A Roof Garden
“Chemical dyes are often toxic for the environment and bad for human health, so the costume designers at the theatre are experimenting with using flowers...
This Museum Sued The Trump Administration Over Its Cancelled Grant. Suddenly, The Grant Is...
The Woodmere Art Museum in Philadelphia filed the suit after a promised $750,000 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services was canceled...
Argentine Heirs Of Nazi Official Arrested, Charged With Hiding Stolen Art
Patricia Kadgien, daughter of an advisor to Gestapo founder Hermann Goering, and her husband were charged with deliberately concealing numerous artworks, including 22 Matisses,...
In Greater Paris, The Long-Troubled Banlieue Is Buzzing
“The east, long snubbed by the bourgeoisie of western Paris, has risen, turning the banlieue from Pantin to Romainville into cool, desirable areas. Tourists...
Miles Davis’s Catalogue Has A Buyer
“Reservoir Media has acquired a majority interest in the Miles Davis publishing catalog, as well as other rights associated with the late jazz icon’s estate, including a...
A Brief History Of The Machine That Created American Pop Music
The first jukebox was made in, believe it or not, 1889; it played wax cylinders and people listened through stethoscope-like earphones. In 1927, the...
Edward Watson On Returning To The Royal Ballet Stage Post-Retirement
“I don’t feel like I’ve got anything to prove. I’m slightly less wired and my life doesn’t depend on (performing) anymore. It’s like when...
