Artists including Bruce Springsteen, Demi Lovato and John Legend tried to bring together an America that couldn’t gather in person, and irony and bombast were…
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Art Basel, Swiss Centerpiece of the Trade’s Year, Is Postponed
Dealers were looking to the event as a bellwether for a return to normality in the art world.Dealers were looking to the event as a…
View More Art Basel, Swiss Centerpiece of the Trade’s Year, Is PostponedDo Museums Need a Shopping Network for Art Donations?
A new venture suggests it will help art institutions find works of art that collectors have decided they want to give away as gifts.A new…
View More Do Museums Need a Shopping Network for Art Donations?A TV Grand Tour, in Time for the Weekend
A jam-packed itinerary of premieres includes France (“Call My Agent!”), Italy (“Gomorrah”), Israel (“Losing Alice”) and Britain (“Flack” and “The Sister”).A jam-packed itinerary of premieres…
View More A TV Grand Tour, in Time for the WeekendThe Gloopy Glory of Frank Auerbach’s Portraits
The artist’s industrious paintings and drawings, made across four decades, are now on view at Luhring Augustine.The artist’s industrious paintings and drawings, made across four…
View More The Gloopy Glory of Frank Auerbach’s PortraitsPalberta Blend Big-Tent Pop and Art-Rock on ‘Palberta5000’
The New York trio remains gleefully odd on an album recorded in just four days.The New York trio remains gleefully odd on an album recorded…
View More Palberta Blend Big-Tent Pop and Art-Rock on ‘Palberta5000’At the Inauguration, Amanda Gorman Weaved History and the Future Into a Stirring Melody
Gorman’s reading of her poem “The Hill We Climb” on Wednesday combined the personal and political.Gorman’s reading of her poem “The Hill We Climb” on…
View More At the Inauguration, Amanda Gorman Weaved History and the Future Into a Stirring MelodyGagosian Names a New Director and Curator
Antwaun Sargent, a critic and author, plans to work with artists who are thinking about contemporary issues around identity, desire and representation.Antwaun Sargent, a critic…
View More Gagosian Names a New Director and CuratorWhat’s in Our Queue? ‘Best Rhymers of All Time’
I’m a deputy editor and an art director on the Culture desk at The Times. Here are five things I’ve been telling friends about lately.I’m…
View More What’s in Our Queue? ‘Best Rhymers of All Time’Playing Bach, Was He a Pioneer or a Reactionary?
The conductor and keyboardist Karl Richter’s legacy can be explored anew with a 100-disc box set.The conductor and keyboardist Karl Richter’s legacy can be explored…
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