Art and Culture

“In a grisly case that shocked the art world, a Cuban-American man was found guilty of his role in a murder-for-hire plot that resulted in the stabbing death of his estranged husband, prominent New York art dealer Brent Sikkema, during…
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On May 23, 2026, Brian James Large has died at the age of 87. Born on Feb. 16, 1939 in London, England, Large went on to study at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Academy…
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Something has happened since the pandemic. I don’t know if it was greed accumulated during the closure years, if it was inflation, if it was the lack of competition on platforms like Ticketmaster. But ticket prices have…
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Though artificial intelligence is making it easier than ever to produce images, music and text, the technology is also making it harder for the people who have traditionally produced this work to earn a living. A photographer who…
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Good Morning, A quiet holiday Monday, but the stories that drifted in all circle the same uncomfortable question: what is art actually worth, and who gets to decide? Michael Rushton revisits Bourdieu’s old claim that…
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The response from Alamo patrons has been largely negative, with many expressing outrage at a perceived about-face. They have taken to social media in droves to protest mobile ordering, and started a Change.org petition asking the chain…
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In a talk on the “art of rough drafting,” George Saunders, the Phil Jackson of writing teachers, says he’s learned, through writing and revision, that “there is a mind greater than the one I’m talking to you with right now . . . and it’s…
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Spectacle in all its many forms is the big theme of the summer season, when big, glitzy projects will take over museums across the globe. Laure Prouvost has been given a wide playing field for a show about…
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Listen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Cristian Mungiu's…
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I think the library feels like a place where you can do something concrete. You can go to an actual library; you can pull books off the shelves. And I think maybe that’s behind this strange resurgence of book banning. – The Walrus…
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