More than just cartoons, the early Porky Pig one-reelers signify a major shift in the history of animation.
This week’s AmericanaFest and the Americana Honors and Awards Show offer the chance to consider the changing landscape of a tradition-bound genre.
Too few people know about his influence on myriad artists such as Donald Judd and Claes Oldenburg. Time for a big museum show.
The Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education offers serious history, though not without some flaws.
This year the Bard Music Festival focuses on Polish patriot, shy virtuoso, and master of the keyboard Frédéric Chopin.
The country-music legend recorded hits like ‘Gentle on My Mind,’ ‘By the Time I Get to Phoenix,’ ‘Wichita Lineman’ and ‘Galveston.’
The actress was an icon of French cinema and during her decades-long career worked with directors ranging from François Truffaut to Orson Welles.
The actor, who would have been 100 this week, mastered many genres—thriller, film noir, western and more
Composers often get the credit for great operas, but new works suggest that librettists should share in the glory.
The pianist transcended style, excelled as a scholar, and played with greats including Ornette Coleman and Betty Carter.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new management structure could pit curatorial exploration against profit-driven interests, but there’s a way the museum can avoid such a conflict.
Fifty years after his death, composer Billy Strayhorn deserves to be better known.
Can a new sort of modern museum that is a combination avant-garde monument park and concert ground prosper as a destination attraction?
Chicago’s new American Writers Museum is less than clear about why we care about American writing.
The Times Square pedestrian plazas are a win for people in a crossroads long dominated by cars.
The director of films as varied as ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ and ‘Stop Making Sense’ died Wednesday.
Comfortable in myriad styles, the Queen of Jazz could—and did—sing everything.
A new album of all Scott Joplin’s piano music reminds us of his genius on the centenary of his death.
The musical pioneer enduringly bridged the gaps between blues, country and R&B.;
The trustees must share the blame for Thomas P. Campbell’s departure as the museum’s director.
She embodied a unique approach to art and was one of the last remaining eyewitnesses to and participants in the New York School.
By telling their unique stories, figures like Julie Dash, Kathleen Collins and Camille Billops paved the way for future generations of underrepresented filmmakers.
A series of Nicholas Ray’s films, including ‘On Dangerous Ground,’ ‘The Lusty Men’ and ‘Rebel Without a Cause,’ reveals his tendency to embrace unlovable protagonists.
A composer who shouldn’t be popular, but is.
Are Presidential Libraries first drafts of history or monuments to self like the ones royalty once erected?