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NYTimes Arts
Sep 02, 2025

Dwayne Johnson Reinvents Himself at the Venice Film Festival
The action superstar's pivot to a dramatic role as a drug-addicted UFC fighter in "The Smashing Machine" brought a standing ovation and Oscar talk.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 02, 2025

Esa-Pekka Salonen Takes New Jobs in Los Angeles and Paris
The innovative conductor is taking on new roles in Los Angeles and Paris, as a creative leader and a conductor. Just don't call him a music director.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 02, 2025

With ‘Weather Hunters,' Al Roker Finally Brings the Rainbow Home
Inspired by a funny request from his children years ago, his new series teaches young viewers about clouds, thunder and the ingredients of a rainbow.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 02, 2025

In Salzburg, a Cultural Kingdom Where Classical Music Still Reigns
Every summer, Salzburg, Austria, becomes the center of the classical music world, attracting some 256,000 visitors for a star-studded festival.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 02, 2025

Rose B. Simpson's Story in Five Artworks
Wary of being reduced to an art world commodity, Rose B. Simpson tries to stay true to herself and her community. Here, her story in five works.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 02, 2025

What Is Our Representational Duty?
Being seen for who we really are can be a complicated thing.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 02, 2025

A World Reshaped by A.I. Needs Museums More Than Ever
There's a bumper crop of museums opening from Taiwan to Paris to Harlem. Look for stand-alone buildings, extensions, remade landscapes — and two presidential libraries.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 02, 2025

The Art to See This Fall, According to Our Chief Critic
Spirituality and politics influence major N.Y.C. and L.A. exhibits, and shows featuring Tom Lloyd, Wifredo Lam, Coco Fusco and Vaginal Davis are must-sees.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 02, 2025

Art's New Season Offers Rauschenberg and More Headliner Shows for Fall
Monet, Manet and Morisot are highlights, but also an exhibition of decommissioned historical monuments and a show of punishing performance art.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 02, 2025

14 Art Shows Worth Traveling for, From Europe to the West Coast
This fall, see Jacques-Louis David, Sheila Hicks and Gerhard Richter in Paris, Kerry James Marshall in London, Fra Angelico in Florence and more.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 02, 2025

‘Dances With Wolves' Actor Graham Greene Dies at 73
The First Nations actor, who appeared in "Dances With Wolves" and other Hollywood blockbusters, remained active in Canadian film, theater and television.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 01, 2025

Zdena Salivarova, Who Kept Banned Czech Literature Alive, Dies at 91
In exile in Canada, she and her husband, the novelist Josef Skvorecky, published books that had been outlawed by the Soviet-backed Communist regime.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 01, 2025

Vivian Ayers Allen, Poet and Cultural Activist, Dies at 102
She forged an arts career in Houston while raising children who became accomplished entertainers: Phylicia Rashad, Debbie Allen and Tex Allen.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 01, 2025

At Telluride, a Springsteen Biopic Means a Springsteen Appearance
The world premiere drew a starry audience to the annual film festival in Colorado.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 01, 2025

Sylvain Amic, Musée d'Orsay President Who Aimed to Democratize Art, Dies at 58
His formative years in sub-Saharan Africa had made him sensitive to France's restitution of treasures taken from the continent during colonial times.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 01, 2025

Is ‘The Wizard of Oz' at Sphere the Future of Cinema? Or the End of It?
Our critic went to Las Vegas to see the immersive presentation of the classic 1939 film. What she saw defied easy categorization.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 01, 2025

6 Dude Ranches Where You Can Saddle Up and Unplug
All-inclusive guest ranches let you connect with nature, as well as your inner cowpoke, on the trail, around the campfire and under the starry skies.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 01, 2025

How Lin-Manuel Miranda Weathered the Storm
In this excerpt from a forthcoming biography, the playwright faces a swell of criticism over "Hamilton" and his efforts to help his beloved Puerto Rico.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 01, 2025

The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Disney , Amazon, HBO Max and More in September
"Highest 2 Lowest," "Marvel Zombies," "Task" and "The Paper" arrive, and "Onlyl Murders in the Building" returns for Season 5.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 01, 2025

29 Fun Things to Do in NYC in September 2025
The pop diva is one of several to hold court at Madison Square Garden in September, and the West Indian American Day Parade and other celebrations return.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 01, 2025

At Japan Society, the Unsettling Darkness and Surprising Light of Yukio Mishima
At Japan Society, Emergences celebrates Mishima's centennial. "One of the things that I absolutely love about Mishima is that I don't absolutely love him," said one participant.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 01, 2025

‘The Paper' Spinoff Is Sabrina Impacciatore's ‘American Dream'
A stint on "The White Lotus" introduced this Italian actress to a new audience. She calls her starring role on the new "Office" spinoff an "incredible American dream."

NYTimes Arts
Sep 01, 2025

Why the Graffiti Artist Fonki Finds Inspiration in Angkorian Sculpture
The artist Fonki developed a graffiti style that blends ancient motifs with scenes of modern Cambodia.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 01, 2025

‘The Paper,' Plus 7 Things to Watch on TV this Week
A mockumentary series about a local newspaper, from the creators of "The Office," and the MTV Video Music Awards air.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 31, 2025

In Venice, Emma Stone and Jacob Elordi Make Bald Bids for Oscar
Since transformation is a crucial element of award-contending performances, the magnitude of their makeovers should not be underestimated.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 31, 2025

Man Found Dead at Burning Man, Prompting Homicide Investigation
The victim, whose identity was unknown, was found "lying in a pool of blood" on Saturday night, officials said.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 31, 2025

Hard-Nosed Sheriff Who Inspired ‘Walking Tall' Movie Killed His Wife, Inquiry Says
Buford Pusser, who was portrayed in the 1973 hit movie, led people to believe that his wife was ambushed by his enemies, cold-case investigators in Tennessee said.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 31, 2025

Zdena Salivarova, Publisher Who Kept Czech Literature Alive, Dies at 91
In exile in Canada, she and her husband, the novelist Josef Skvorecky, published books that had been outlawed by the Soviet-backed Communist regime.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 31, 2025

What's Loud, Pink and Drawing New Yorkers Together?
With his Karlala Soundsystem, Karl Scholz is using nightclub-grade audio to ensure that neighbors gather.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 31, 2025

Lost Soul Aside, a Chinese R.P.G., Was a Glimpse of the Future
Sony began the Chinese Hero Project in 2016 because of a solo developer's stunning trailer. Now the country is releasing some of the world's biggest games.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 30, 2025

Pro-Palestinian Protesters at the Venice Film Festival Raise Gaza War
In the days leading up to the festival, hundreds of film professionals signed an open letter demanding that the star-studded event take a stance against the crisis in Gaza.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 30, 2025

Overlooked No More: Tina Modotti, Whose Life Was as Striking as Her Photographs
Her work is now in museums, but in the early 20th century, it was obscured by her romantic relationships with prominent men, among them her mentor, Edward Weston.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 30, 2025

Debbie Gibson Wants to Take Your Photo (She Won't Steal Your Phone)
The 1980s pop star, who tells her story in a new memoir, chats about how she stays connected to teen culture, the glorious artifice of Las Vegas and dancing her own way.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 30, 2025

The ‘Thursday Murder Club' Members Get Down to Business
Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie and director Chris Columbus on their new adaptation, first-day jitters and their shared love of "Home Alone."

NYTimes Arts
Aug 30, 2025

An Under-the-Radar Art Collection Could Fetch $180 Million at Auction
The Weis family savored their masterpieces at home but didn't lend them to museums. The trove was "so private" that a Christie's expert didn't know what was in it.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 30, 2025

Fortnite Makes Money From Popular Dances. Do Their Choreographers?
Epic Games regularly pays creators for the right to use their dance moves, but a lawyer who successfully sued for copyright infringement is back with a new case.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 30, 2025

Frank Price, Hollywood Studio Chief Several Times Over, Dies at 95
He ran Universal's television and movie businesses and had two stints at Columbia. Running a studio, he said, was "sort of like being the head of a small country."

NYTimes Arts
Aug 29, 2025

As Frieze Seoul Opens, Art is Everywhere in South Korea
With international galleries opening local outposts and a Centre Pompidou branch coming soon, Seoul continues to build its reputation as an art capital.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 29, 2025

Aided by Instagram, Korea's Tattoo Artists Are Grabbing Attention
Though tattooing is still technically illegal in Korea without a medical license, the number of talented artists has surged, and they're making their mark worldwide.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 29, 2025

The Playful Artist Tom Friedman Lands in Seoul and New York
In his latest works, Friedman — famed for his Conceptual work — surprises by doing something completely different: painting still lifes.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 29, 2025

James Turrell, Still Following the Light, Exhibits in Seoul
The artist is exhibiting five new installations in Seoul, but then there is a volcano in Arizona he has to get back to.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 29, 2025

Frieze House Seoul Gives Art Fair a Permanent Presence
The new space will extend Frieze Seoul's presence beyond a few days a year. "People want to engage with the audience here longer," said the fair's director.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 29, 2025

Frank Price, a Studio Chief Several Times Over, Dies at 95
He ran Universal's television and movie businesses and had two stints at Columbia. Running a studio, he said, was "sort of like being the head of a small country."

NYTimes Arts
Aug 29, 2025

Venice Film Festival: Julia Roberts Courts Controversy With ‘After the Hunt'
In "After the Hunt," Roberts plays a professor weighing a fraught sexual-assault accusation. "Trouble's where the juicy stuff is," the star said.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 29, 2025

Vail Settles Lawsuit After Canceling Artist's Residency Over Gaza Views
In settling a lawsuit brought by the A.C.L.U., the Colorado town agreed to fund an art program for underrepresented people and provide cultural sensitivity training to some of its employees.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 29, 2025

Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now
In this month's picks, original takes on zombies, time travel and fatherhood.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 29, 2025

A New ‘Pericles' Pairs Shakespeare With Black Gospel
The wandering prince of the title sings in this version from the Public Theater's Public Works, with a cast of everyday New Yorkers and stars like Denée Benton.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 29, 2025

‘The Queen of Versailles' Puts Her Life in the Hands of a ‘Wicked' Diva
A 2012 documentary asked if Jacqueline Siegel was a benefactor or victim of American greed. A new musical starring Kristin Chenoweth raises doubts.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 29, 2025

‘The Wizard of Oz' Is Getting an A.I. Glow-Up
The classic film was "enhanced" using A.I. tools so that it could be an immersive experience at the Sphere in Las Vegas.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 29, 2025

3 Delightful Games for Labor Day Weekend
Want serenity now? Embrace your inner shepherd, bookseller or horticulturist.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 29, 2025

6 Smart Comedy Specials for Labor Day Weekend
Ali Siddiq, Beth Stelling and Vir Das are among the stand-ups delivering engaging sets that are worth your time.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 29, 2025

Three Great Documentaries to Stream
This month's picks look at organ donors, twins conversing in their own language and California wildfires.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 29, 2025

20 Years After Katrina, New Orleans Is ‘at a Tipping Point'
The city has taken pride in its ability to endure. But many residents, fed up with dysfunction and soaring costs, want it to strive for more.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 29, 2025

‘Unforgotten' Review: Cold Cases, Warm Hearts
In its new season on PBS's "Masterpiece," the crime drama is back on track as one of the best British mystery series.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 29, 2025

Finding a Cat with Acting Chops for Darren Aronofsky's ‘Caught Stealing'
For "Caught Stealing," Darren Aronofsky needed a feline that could manage a New York City set and hit the necessary marks. Enter Tonic, a seasoned pro.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 29, 2025

10 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you're a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 29, 2025

‘The Paper' Is an ‘Office' Spinoff in a Different Office
Set at a struggling local newspaper, this Peacock sitcom will deliver its entire 10-episode first season on Sept. 4.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 29, 2025

For the Director of ‘A Little Prayer,' the Biggest Challenge Was Off Screen
Angus MacLachlan's yearslong effort to get his latest independent film into theaters was complicated by a Stage 4 cancer diagnosis.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 29, 2025

Jewelry Designer Stephanie D'heygere's Collection of Oversize Objects
Inside the designer Stephanie D'heygere's collection of surreally oversize everyday objects.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 29, 2025

After Katrina's Deadly Waters, Therapists Brought Watercolors
When Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, an art program helped displaced children process their emotions. Twenty years later, their creations still have power.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 29, 2025

The Queen of Versailles Puts Her Life in the Hands of a ‘Wicked' Diva
A 2012 documentary asked if Jacqueline Siegel was a benefactor or victim of American greed. A new musical starring Kristin Chenoweth raises doubts.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 29, 2025

Rodion Shchedrin, Composer Who Captured Russia's Soul, Dies at 92
Mr. Shchedrin drew on Russian literature for stage works and was an eager experimenter, inspired by folk tales, religious mysticism and melodrama.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 28, 2025

Joan Mellen, Whose Bobby Knight Biography Sparked Debate, Dies at 83
Some sportswriters accused her of "deifying" Indiana's irascible basketball coach. A professor of English, she also wrote about Marilyn Monroe and the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 28, 2025

Trump Has Lunch With Smithsonian Chief as He Presses for Museum Changes
Lonnie G. Bunch III met with the president at the White House as the cultural institution faces a push by the administration to review the content of its exhibitions.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 28, 2025

Trump Signs Executive Order to Make ‘Federal Architecture Beautiful Again'
The order, which affects buildings like federal courthouses and agency headquarters, encourages classical styles rather than modernist aesthetics.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 28, 2025

‘The Wizard of Oz' Is Getting an A.I. Glow Up.
The classic film was "enhanced" using A.I. tools so that it could be an immersive experience at the Sphere in Las Vegas.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 28, 2025

Selling a George Clooney Movie Without George Clooney at the Venice Film Festival
Castmates Adam Sandler and Laura Dern stepped in, but the star's absence had a meta quality: his movie "Jay Kelly" is about a star putting his career on hold.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 28, 2025

Venice Film Festival: ‘Megalopolis' Documentary Reveals Coppola's Biggest Conflict
Cameras captured the director and his crew at work and at odds, as well as his fraught dynamic with cast member Shia LaBeouf.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 28, 2025

A Summer Camp for Grown-Ups Where Reading is the Favorite Activity
These women met in an online book club. They traveled to a remote corner of Maine to read together. It was oddly moving.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 28, 2025

E. Jean Carroll Is Telling Her Story in a Documentary. Will It Find a Buyer?
The film, from Ivy Meeropol, will play Telluride. But as distributors pull back from nonfiction titles, especially political ones, a release isn't certain.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 28, 2025

‘Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass' Review: Dreams Out of Joint
The latest phantasmagorical feature from the Quay Brothers adapts Bruno Schulz's enigmatic tale of a son visiting his sick father.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 28, 2025

‘Vice Is Broke' Review: The Rise and Crash of a Fleeting Empire
This documentary by Eddie Huang is an angry but loving lament about the Montreal zine that became a billion-dollar empire before hurtling toward bankruptcy.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 28, 2025

‘Love, Brooklyn' Review: Boroughs and Relationships in Transition
Smart and lovely to look at, this drama starring André Holland, and set in a changing Brooklyn, hints at a wisdom it doesn't quite deliver.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 28, 2025

Relics From an Ancient Egyptian ‘Party Town' Are Pulled Out of the Sea
Remnants of a 2,000-year-old sunken city, Canopus, were lifted from waters off Alexandria, Egypt, revealing the city might have been larger than thought.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 28, 2025

‘Deliver Me From Nowhere' Isn't the Bruce Springsteen Biopic We Expected
Jeremy Allen White and Jeremy Strong, the stars of "Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere," and the director Scott Cooper on capturing a haunted rock icon.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 28, 2025

The Overlooked Element to the ‘KPop Demon Hunters' Phenomenon
Beyond its catchy songs and memorable characters, the Netflix movie does an admirable job of capturing what it's like to be an adoring fan.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 28, 2025

Looted by Nazis, a 17th-Century Painting Resurfaces. But Not for Long.
The artwork had been missing for 80 years before Dutch journalists spotted it in a real estate listing in Argentina.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 28, 2025

‘Stranger Eyes' Review: Watching the Watchers
When a young girl disappears, her parents' obsessive search may have a dark side in a thriller that poses questions about surveillance.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 28, 2025

‘The Toxic Avenger' Review: More Ooze and Aahs
A revival of the 1984 cult movie of the same name, this spoof about a radioactive superhero is a more confidently silly update.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 28, 2025

‘Motel Destino' Review: A Lurid Brazilian Thriller
As the director Karim Aïnouz reveals the secrets within the roadside establishment's walls, a dangerous love triangle appears.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 28, 2025

‘The Roses' Review: To Honor, Cherish, Envy and Despise
Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman star in a strangely bad remake of "The War of the Roses."

NYTimes Arts
Aug 28, 2025

‘A Little Prayer' Review: A Family's Dysfunction
David Strathairn plays a Vietnam veteran who wants to shield his daughter-in-law from hard truths about her husband in this melodrama set in North Carolina.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 28, 2025

‘Griffin in Summer' Review: Growing Up Stage Left
The writer-director Nicholas Colia infuses his feature debut with sensitivity and the sweet awkwardness of youth.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 28, 2025

‘Caught Stealing' Review: Austin Butler in Trouble and on the Run
The actor stars as a rough-and-tumble bartender in Darren Aronofsky's odyssey across an older, grimier New York City.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 28, 2025

‘Thursday Murder Club' Review: A Whodunit With Helen Mirren
The ever charming actress, plus Ben Kingsley and Pierce Brosnan, solve cold cases from a retirement home. What, did you think they'd knit?

NYTimes Arts
Aug 28, 2025

Homeland Security's Embrace of Art Reopens an Old Debate
Showcasing "American Progress," John Gast's tableau of Manifest Destiny, is of a piece with the administration's desire for a more traditional view of American history.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 28, 2025

At the Frick, a Young Painter Spars With an Old Master
The "too muchness" of Rococo painting has met its match with Flora Yukhnovich's immersive "Four Seasons."

NYTimes Arts
Aug 28, 2025

The Comedian as Master Troll
Louisa Melcher and Andrew Fox represent a new kind of comedy star: They wield obnoxiousness and alienation for humor — as long as you're in on the joke.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 27, 2025

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift Are Engaged. Kansas City Is Enchanted.
Chiefs fans have been cheering on their star football player's romance with the pop star for two years. They have the T-shirts, earrings and baked goods to prove it.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 27, 2025

Longest-Running Rafiki Says Goodbye to ‘The Lion King'
After more than 9,000 performances as the shaman in the Broadway show, Tshidi Manye prepares to hang up her baboon costume.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 27, 2025

‘Katrina: Come Hell and High Water' Is a Gripping New Docuseries
A new Netflix series, with direction by Spike Lee, revisits the storm's devastation and looks at what has changed in the 20 years since, and what hasn't.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 27, 2025

Spike Lee's ‘Come Hell and High Water' Shows Katrina's Lingering Damage
Twenty years after the hurricane, the producer and showrunner Alisa Payne discussed the new Netflix documentary series in an interview.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 27, 2025

As PBS Stations Confront Cuts, American History Takes a Hit
The documentary series "American Experience" begins an abbreviated schedule this week. A victim of the federal funding take-back, it has suspended production and laid off its staff.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 27, 2025

The Ralph Lauren Look of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's Engagement Photos
It's picture-perfect, of course.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 27, 2025

Van Gogh Museum in Fight With Dutch State That Threatens Its Future
Its director says that the Amsterdam museum could close unless the culture ministry increases funding to pay for a refurbishment.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 27, 2025

Venice Film Festival 2025: What to Watch For and What's Missing
Starry vehicles featuring the likes of Julia Roberts, George Clooney and Emma Stone will make their debuts in Italy, but some big names are skipping fests.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 27, 2025

MoMA Film Series: Reclaiming New Orleans, 20 Years After Katrina
The Museum of Modern Art's When the World Broke Open: Katrina and Its Afterlives takes a cinematic look at the city and its people over the past century.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 27, 2025

At Tanglewood, Making Classical Music Normal for Children
In recent years, Tanglewood has become visibly more welcoming to its youngest audiences. Just ask this critic's three kids.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 27, 2025

In a New ‘Toxic Avenger,' More Gore, More Goo and Peter Dinklage, Too
A look at the making of Macon Blair's reboot, which arrives for a new generation of outcasts.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 27, 2025

What Nine Inch Nails and Michael Bublé Share: Josh Freese's Drumming
The journeyman musician has played a pivotal role in a wide variety of acts. An unexpected recent exit from Foo Fighters briefly made him the center of attention.

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