Where Photography and Fashion Meet
A new volume unites the work of two greats: the photographer Peter Lindbergh and the couturier Azzedine Alaïa
Bourgeois Fever
A long career. A merciless eye. Implacable life force. In museums and galleries, Louise Bourgeois is the queen to Picasso’s king
Doug Varone in Ten Acts
The choreographer’s first pandemic piece is a mini-series of short films, set to songs from the 1940s and 50s and produced through Zoom
Sight and Sound
Eye on Dance, a weekly interview show that ran from 1981 to 2004, was required watching in the dance world. A special archival episode from 1986 is now available for streaming
Bulbs for Spring
This month, a design exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and a lamp show in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, explore the poetics of light
Good Grief
New exhibitions spotlight the work of Anselm Kiefer and Berlinde de Bruyckere, artists evoking the pain and mourning of today
Bird’s Eye View
Museums may be shuttered, but birding is not halted by pandemics. In New York City, a rare visit from three forest-dwelling Barred Owls
Home for the Holidays
Art, ballet, operas, carols: a cultural guide to a holiday season spent socially distanced and (mostly) at home
The Mice Will Play
The crawling creatures of The Nutcracker, much loved by the choreographer George Balanchine, make their annual appearance this holiday season
Hats Off!
This month, exhibitions on designers Philip Treacy and Halston pay extravagant tribute to headwear
Quilting Queens (and Kings)
New exhibitions showcase the work of Black artists using cloth as their canvas. They’re honoring a legacy dating back to slavery, when quilts served as navigational signals on the Underground Railroad
Good Wood
This fall, artists take inspiration from the nature around them
Southern Gothic
New exhibitions at London’s Alison Jacques Gallery spotlight Black photographer Gordon Parks’s work chronicling the American South and more
Fashion is the New Black
This month, exhibitions on Parisian shoe designer Christian Louboutin, Palm Beach fixture Lilly Pulitzer, and more
Deepening the Dye
From bird-watching to Warhol-watching, the lockdown is an exercise in patience and concentration
Beauty and the Ballet
How did The Red Shoes, a movie about classical dance, make almost every list of the greatest movies ever made?
Fear’s Labyrinth
Fear and courage go hand in hand. America’s genius of modern dance, Martha Graham, understood and embodied both.
Hand’s Turn
The arabesque’s presence in art ranges from Hellenistic times to Islamic design to the decorative arts, music, and dance.
Due West
Sixty-three years since its 1957 premiere, a new production of West Side Story, directed by Ivo van Hove, is a testament to the musical’s enduring allure.
Looming Large
Several new exhibitions celebrate the art of textiles, from tapestries to sculpture
