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The African-American Art Shaping the 21st Century
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.
12 Things Our Critics Are Looking Forward to in 2020
As a new year begins, our critics highlight the movies, music, TV, comedy and other art they anticipate before summer.
Other Movements That Moved Us
(Best of 2019: Dance)
This Labor Day, We Salute the (Arts) Workers
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...
Miranda Lambert Stomps Back, and 11 More New Songs
(Playlist)Endless Summer? How About Endless Art?
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.Endless Summer? How About Endless Art?
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 Playlist: Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber Join Forces, and 11 More New Songs
(Playlist)At Frieze New York, Islands of Daring
NEW YORK — Getting into this year’s Frieze Art Fair on Randalls Island will cost you $57, plus the round trip on the ferry. But that’s nothing compared to what it cost nearly 200 galleries to exhibit there. And so dealers have made the reasonable decision to bring a little of everything that sells — which may account for the conservative vibe. That said, there are many islands of daring, including special sections focused on solo presentations, small galleries, the influential Harlem gallery ...Broadway Stars React to Their Tony Nominations
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.Taylor Swift Wants to Start Over, and 7 More New Songs
(Playlist)Madonna Dreams Up Her Next Era, and 11 More New Songs
<em xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on notable new songs and videos.</em>BTS Expands Its Footprint, and 11 More New Songs
(The Playlist)The Best and Worst Moments of the 2019 Oscars
Who knew a hostless Oscars might turn out to be a good idea? Sunday’s ceremony, with its diverse winners’ list, made for a lively show, even if there were several head-scratchers. Here are the highs and lows as we saw them.
The Best and Worst Moments of the 2019 Oscars
Who knew a hostless Oscars might turn out to be a good idea? Sunday’s ceremony, with its diverse winners’ list, made for a lively show, even if there were several head-scratchers. Here are the highs and lows as we saw them.Artistically Inclined
Merce Cunningham, that marvel of a choreographer, understood that dancing meant different things to different people. In the book “Merce Cunningham: Fifty Years,” he is quoted as saying: “What to some is splendid entertainment, to others is merely tedium and fidgets; what to some seems barren, to others is the very essence of the heroic.”The Best and Worst of the Grammys
The 61st annual Grammy Awards on Sunday worked to right the wrongs of the past few years’ ceremonies, where the leading narrative was tension over a lack of diversity and poor representation for the most influential young artists in music. Big stars still stayed home — and one of the biggest got cut off mid-speech — but the show corralled a former first lady and delivered many messages of inspirational uplift. Here are the highlights and lowlights as we saw them:Vampire Weekend's Plucky Return, and 15 More New Songs
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Radiohead's Glooming, and 13 More New Songs
(Playlist)The Best and Worst of the Golden Globes
The Golden Globes on Sunday featured a number of upsets and rousing thank-yous as well as flubbed intros and snoozy speeches. Here are the highlights and lowlights as we saw them:
