Over the past 20 years, a new vanguard of African-American creators has helped define the 21st century. Jordan Peele. Ta-Nehisi Coates. Kara Walker. Ava DuVernay.
NEW YORK — Before you start loading up your fall culture calendar, take a moment this Labor Day Weekend to reflect on those people who make sure that the city’s cultural events — concerts, Broadway shows and art exhibitions — go off without a hitch. In a culture center like New York, that means there are thousands of people to thank; here, we introduce you to several of them. These are edited excerpts from conversations. — <em xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Nicole Herrington, Weekend Ar...
The fine arts season may be winding down, but that doesn’t mean the art-going options are drying up. After fanning out across the city, the art critics for The New York Times have 10 first-rate museum exhibitions to recommend, including “Augusta Savage: Renaissance Woman” at the New-York Historical Society and “T.C. Cannon: At the Edge of America” at the National Museum of the American Indian. Many of these shows are closing soon, so don’t let them pass you by.
The fine arts season may be winding down, but that doesn’t mean the art-going options are drying up. After fanning out across the city, the art critics for The New York Times have 10 first-rate museum exhibitions to recommend, including “Augusta Savage: Renaissance Woman” at the New-York Historical Society and “T.C. Cannon: At the Edge of America” at the National Museum of the American Indian. Many of these shows are closing soon, so don’t let them pass you by.
NASA invited artist Robert Rauschenberg to Cape Kennedy, Florida, for the launch of Apollo 11, the first manned spaceflight to the moon, in July 1969, hoping that the experience would inspire him to commemorate it in art.
As part of our coverage of Pride month, members of the LGBTQ community responded to The New York Times’ request to reflect on their personal experiences.
When the Tony Award nominations were announced Tuesday morning, Heidi Schreck was in bed with her husband refreshing Twitter. Ali Stroker was with her husband as well, on the couch watching the broadcast on TV. Jeremy Pope was dancing with his mother. Then their days changed with the news that they were up for some of the top honors in Broadway theater. Here are edited excerpts from interviews with them and other nominees after they found out.
NEW YORK — When people use the word “fanfare” to describe celebrations, they usually mean it metaphorically. But there were literal brass instruments, bells up and held high, at the official opening of the Shed on Friday night.
