The Re-Rise Of The Middlebrow?
Whereas the modernists and postmodernists tended to use low culture as a vast reserve of references, tropes, and stock characters to be deployed as...
After Ravaging By ISIS, Mosul’s Religious Landmarks Are Being Restored. Can The City’s Religious...
“It remains to be seen whether rebuilding churches and mosques will encourage social cohesion and religious peace in a still-fractured society. There are fewer...
The 56 Artists Chosen For The 2026 Whitney Biennial
Guerrero said the biennial—which is the longest-running survey of contemporary art in the US—will interrogate themes such as kinship and infrastructure to try and...
Get The Popcorn: The Battle To Buy Warner Bros. Is Pure Entertainment
You couldn’t avoid the irony: The drama for how traditional Hollywood will be devoured is now as entertaining as anything Hollywood could ever come...
Study: Australian Theatre Pay Lags
Drawing on data from 92 Australian performing arts organisations with annual turnovers of between $250,000 and $4 million, the survey charts the persistently lagging...
Rob Reiner’s Son Nick Struggled With Addiction For Years As His Parents Grew Desperate
Now 32 and being held without bail as a suspect in the murder of his parents, Nick was 15 when he entered drug rehab...
Two Generations Of Rothschilds Battle Over Their “Mini-Louvre” Art Collection
The lawsuits centre on the family’s extensive collection of furniture, priceless historic objects and paintings held at the baronial domain, the Chateau de Pregny...
AI Is Causing Havoc With Recipe Bloggers
The AI had taken elements of similar recipes from multiple creators and Frankensteined them into something barely recognizable. In one memorable case, the Google AI failed to...
North Carolina County Dissolves Library Board Over Decision On Book About A Transgender Boy
Kasey Meehan, director of the Freedom to Read program at free-expression advocacy group PEN America, said Randolph County’s decision to dissolve its library board...
Berlin Film Festival Works To Make Up For Its Inherent Disadvantage — Timing
“It takes place in the dead of winter, ... when the awards season race … is nearly over. Perhaps as a result, the festival...
Virtually No Support In UK For Government’s “Opt-Out” Plan For AI And Artists
Only 3% of people backed the government’s initial preferred tech company-friendly option, which was to require artists and copyright holders to actively opt out...
Critics’ Consensus: This Year’s Best Shows On Broadway
“Liberation” was the only clear-cut consensus choice among the professional critics, as you’ll see below. - New York Theatre
Museum Tracker: This Year’s Most-Favored Artists
A narrow band of stars feature in a lot of shows, followed by a long tail of artists with much more limited visibility. Only...
Collection Of One Of South America’s Leading Museums Has Just Doubled In Size
“One of the world’s most important collections of Latin American art will double in size following the acquisition of over 1,000 new works. Museo...
San Antonio Philharmonic Says It Will Perform This Season’s Remaining Concerts At Its Current...
“The San Antonio Philharmonic is planning regular concerts at the Scottish Rite (Cathedral and Auditorium), despite the cancelation of holiday events and reports the...
With Post-Soviet Elan, Lithuania’s National Ballet Celebrates Its Centennial
“Average seat occupancy is 97 percent, among the highest in Europe. … Now with confidence in its survival skills” — and an adept, energetic...
Donald Trump Sues BBC For $10 Billion
“The US president alleged the broadcaster 'intentionally, maliciously, and deceptively' edited his 6 January speech before the insurrection, in an episode of Panorama just...
“Slop” Is Merriam-Webster’s 2025 Word Of The Year
“’It’s such an illustrative word,’ said Greg Barlow, Merriam-Webster’s president. ... ‘It’s part of a transformative technology, AI, and it’s something that people have...
Louvre Closed As Threatened Strike Begins
“The world's most-visited museum was closed on Monday after workers walked out on strike in protest against working conditions and other complaints, dealing another...
Off-Broadway Parody “Titanique” Gets A Surprise Broadway Transfer
A Céline Dion jukebox musical dressed up as a spoof of James Cameron’s blockbuster movie retold from the pop diva’s point of view, Titanique...
Angelinos Are Flocking To LA Bars… To Listen To Academic Lectures
Attendees hear thought-provoking talks from experts on wide-ranging topics such as Taylor Swift’s use of storytelling in her music, how AI technology is being...
Building Boom: A New Generation Of Opera Houses
The world is now witnessing a renewed investment in large-scale cultural venues that aim to restore music’s physical and communal dimensions. These projects attempt...
How Teachers Are Trying To Get Around AI Chatbots
Across the country, a small but growing number of educators are experimenting with oral exams to circumvent the temptations presented by powerful artificial intelligence...
How The Tate Museum Lost Its Way
It’s become genuinely hard to understand what Tate’s priorities are when it chooses artists for the annual Turbine Hall commission. And the Turner prize...
The Best Visual Art Of 2025
In large and small shows under-the-radar artists surfaced and were hot. At the same time, the arrival of a new political order firing off...
