Visual arts/museums
'Never Look Away' Asks: Why Make Art? Who Is It For?
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's new film tells the story of an artist who grows up in Nazi Germany, comes of age in East Germany and travels to the West to find freedom for himself and his art.
Author And Artist Illustrates Life After A Sudden Death In 'Widower's Notebook'
Five years ago, author and artist Jonathan Santlofer was at home with his wife, food writer Joy Santlofer, when Joy began feeling feverish. Joy, who had undergone outpatient surgery the day before for a torn meniscus in her knee, called her doctor's office and was told to come for her scheduled appointment four days later. That appointment never happened.
An Intimate Pontormo Show Outshines The Met's Big Delacroix Retrospective
In the age of blockbuster art exhibitions, a small show sometimes makes just as big an impression as a large one. That's what happened to critic Lloyd Schwartz on a recent trip to New York.
'Hey, Kiddo' Aims To Help Kids With Addicted Parents Feel Less Alone
When author and illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka was in the fourth grade, his grandparents called him into the living room. "I remember thinking: Oh maybe we're going to go on another family vacation," he says. (The last time they called a family meeting he learned they were going to Disney World.)
Exhibit Highlights The Work Of The Late Avant-Garde Artist Florine Stettheimer
Stettheimer, who died in 1944, had only one public showing of her paintings during her lifetime. Now the Jewish Museum in New York has the first new exhibit of her work in more than 20 years.
Classical Music Critic Lloyd Schwartz Turns Art Critic.
Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz turns art critic to talk about the work of the Dutch painter Vermeer. Theres a major show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Could The Masterpiece Be A Fake? Profit, Revenge And 'The Art Of Forgery'
The art world is "fertile ground for criminals," says art scholar Noah Charney. In his new book, The Art of Forgery, he traces a tradition of fakes and forgeries that dates back to the Renaissance.
Spanish Artist Francisco Goya On Display In Boston: An Extraordinary Exhibit
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has assembled one of the largest exhibits of Goya's artwork ever seen in the U.S. His paintings, prints and drawings range in technique from exquisitely refined to raw.
The Jacket Designer's Challenge: To Capture A Book By Its Cover.
Peter Mendelsund has designed hundreds of book covers, including two new ones of his own: Cover and What We See When We Read. He talks about his process and why "dead authors get the best" covers.
'Degenerate' Exhibit Recalls Nazi War On Modern Art
In 1937, two Nazi art shows aimed to teach the public to despise modernist art and show them what art should be. An exhibit at New York's Neue Galerie reunites works from both landmark shows.