Arts
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Photography’s Road From Edgy to Excess
David LaChapelle’s religious-themed images reprise narratives from the 19th century. Steven Klein embraces blood and menace. But whatever happened to…
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Ashley Bickerton, Unflinchingly Honest About His Work and Illness
Last words (and works) of the artist diagnosed with ALS in 2021. A devoted surfer, he chose to live remotely…
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A Portrait of Rembrandt Goes on Show. But Did He Paint It?
A painting with a winding history of theft, confiscation and diplomatic dispute is on public view again after decades. Its…
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Samara Joy’s Voice (and Social Media) Is Helping Jazz Find Fresh Ears
The 23-year-old singer had something rare in the genre — a viral moment — and will compete for best new…
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In Harlem, a Playful New Youth Center Is an Instant Landmark
Filled with light, the cozy headquarters of the Brotherhood Sister Sol is designed to tell children “they matter.”
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When Freedom Meant the Freedom to Oppress Others
Jefferson Cowie’s powerful and sobering new history, “Freedom’s Dominion,” traces the close association between the rhetoric of liberty in an…
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A Book of Cheeky Obituaries Highlights ‘Eccentric Lives’
This new collection from Britain’s Daily Telegraph is full of oddballs, mavericks and cranks.
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How We Saw the Arts This Year
These are the images that defined a remarkable time across the worlds of art, music, dance and performance.
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Review: In ‘Some Like It Hot,’ an Invitation to Liberation
A Broadway musical version of the Billy Wilder film finds exhilarating new ways to make the gender comedy sing.
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Review: In ‘Folds,’ Caught Between Laughter and Grief
Ivy Baldwin’s defiant and poignant work for four dancers at the Chocolate Factory Theater is the outcome of deeply considered…