On the Met Roof, Skywriting His Way to Freedom
Petrit Halilaj of Kosovo began drawing as a refugee child in the Balkans during a violent decade and invented a calligraphic world of memory.
By
Petrit Halilaj of Kosovo began drawing as a refugee child in the Balkans during a violent decade and invented a calligraphic world of memory.
By
Asmik Grigorian, a star singer abroad, made her Metropolitan Opera debut by lending lyricism, complexity and spontaneity to a classic role.
By
It’s got a great cast. It looks cinematic. It’s, um … fine. And it’s everywhere.
By
Terms were not disclosed. The parties had been arguing over the payment of legal fees and James P. Spears’s financial oversight as his daughter’s conservator.
By Liz Day and
Arlene Shechet’s ‘Girl Group’ Nudges Heavy Metal Men at Storm King
Once known for ceramics, she now commands the rolling hills at the prestigious New York sculpture park with a chorus of six giant welded works.
By
Review: Gustavo Dudamel Saves the Day at the Philharmonic
Dudamel, the New York Philharmonic’s incoming music and artistic director, stepped in after a guest conductor fell ill.
By
PEN America Cancels World Voices Festival Amid Israel-Gaza Criticism
The decision by the free expression group came after intense criticism of its response to the war in Gaza. A wave of participants had pulled out of the festival in protest.
By
With YouTube Booming, Podcast Creators Get Camera-Ready
To some, “video podcasts” are a contradiction in terms. That hasn’t made them any less popular.
By
Maurizio Cattelan Turned a Banana Into Art. Next Up: Guns
As his bullet-riddled panels go up at Gagosian, the artist, in a rare in-person interview, tells why he turned his sardonic gaze on a violence-filled world.
By
Review: Office Politics Gone Awry in ‘Jordans’
Alternating between funny and bleak, the Public Theater’s latest production tackles race and the modern workplace.
By
‘Forbidden Broadway’ Scraps Summer Broadway Run, Citing Crowded Season
The parody show was scheduled to begin performances in July at the Helen Hayes Theater.
By
Watch Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor Spar Over Churros in ‘Challengers’
The director Luca Guadagnino narrates a tense scene between the two characters.
By
‘Challengers’ Stars Put New Spins (and Slices and Volleys) on the Love Triangle
Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist, who play three entangled tennis pros, and their director, Luca Guadagnino, talk about ambition, jealousy and the “erotic amusement” of their new movie.
By
Review: In ‘Mother Play,’ Paula Vogel Unboxes a Family Story
Jessica Lange stars as a ferocious matriarch alongside Celia Keenan-Bolger and Jim Parsons in Vogel’s latest family drama.
By
Advertisement
The show, hosted by Nev Schulman and Kamie Crawford, begins its ninth season on MTV. Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s soccer series on FX is back for Season 3.
By Shivani Gonzalez
The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner has occasionally featured some great stand-up comedy. This “S.N.L.” veteran’s set will not join that list.
By Jason Zinoman
The final season of Scotland’s most notable TV drama, on PBS’s “Masterpiece,” is a suitably twisty and sardonic send-off for the battling McCall brothers.
By Mike Hale
Studios obsessively focused on PG-13 franchises and animation in recent years, but movies like “Challengers” and “Saltburn” show eroticism has returned.
By Brooks Barnes
Three new arrivals help readers make sense of our mental health crisis. They also offer solidarity.
By Judith Newman
Incarcerated women serve as guides to the show, which reflects Pope Francis’ longtime commitment to society’s marginalized people.
By Elisabetta Povoledo
Celebrated for his long tenure with Lyric Opera of Chicago, he led this and other orchestras with force and a notably energetic podium presence.
By Adam Nossiter
Carl Sandburg’s boyhood; Carolyn Forché’s political awakening.
At a time of unsettling news at home and abroad, these shows offer tips and first-person accounts to alleviate a spiraling sense of unease.
By Emma Dibdin
An illustrator in New York City imagines the personalities of some local bookshops and how they might be embodied.
By Aubrey Nolan
The “Fire Country” star talks about the road trips, the farm equipment and the family time that keep him grounded.
By Kathryn Shattuck
This week, fans turned out for a new documentary about Jon Bon Jovi and took in a performance led by Gustavo Dudamel at the New York Philharmonic’s spring gala.
By The New York Times
The birth of a pioneering Black dance company comes alive in Karen Valby’s “The Swans of Harlem.”
By Danyel Smith
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is rolling out two new exhibition halls and making its scientists more accessible. And don’t forget the dinosaurs.
By John Hanc
Advertisement
Venues across the U.S. and beyond are giving Liz Collins, who first found fame as a fashion designer, the art-world recognition that had eluded her.
By Laura van Straaten
“Liberty Equality Fashion” explores radical shifts in fashion that embodied the ideas of the French Revolution and the women who led the charge.
By Dina Gachman
Educational institutions across the United States are spending more money to renovate museums and make them a more integral part of learning.
By Alina Tugend
Many museums around the country have had children’s programs for years — but they are on the rise now more than ever.
By Shivani Vora
At the Carnegie Museum of Art, an installation by the artist Marie Watt celebrates the region’s industrial history with I-beams and glass.
By Leslie Wayne
Voice of Baceprot has electrified audiences and built a large following in Indonesia. Now the group is taking its music to the West.
By Sui-Lee Wee and Nyimas Laula
An exhibit at the National Museum of Women in the Arts features an array of artists sharing their views of an increasingly complex world.
By Eilene Zimmerman
The New York Times’s newest podcast, hosted by David Marchese and Lulu Garcia-Navarro, offers wide-ranging conversations with notable guests.
By Sarah Bahr
The revival of a 2006 work by Thomas Jolly, the director masterminding the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics, shows his gift for visual flamboyance.
By Laura Cappelle
Answering your questions about the sound and substance of the pop superstar’s double album, and the way fans and critics have responded to it.
Advertisement
Sample her seven daring and eclectic albums as her latest, “All Born Screaming,” arrives.
By Lindsay Zoladz
Her distinctive prose and sharp eye were tuned to an outsider’s frequency, telling us about ourselves in essays that are almost reflexively skeptical. Here’s where to start.
By Alissa Wilkinson
The hosts spent much of the week discussing former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan, including the opening arguments and the testimony of David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer. Here’s what they had to say.
By Trish Bendix
Hear tracks by Normani, Nilüfer Yanya, Thom Yorke and others.
By Jon Pareles and Lindsay Zoladz
The Games were revived from an ancient Greek spectacle, but an exhibition timed for the Paris Olympics argues that France’s fascination with the ancient world played an outsized role.
By Emily LaBarge
Philippa Langley devoted years to the search for Richard III’s remains. Now, she’s trying to crack a 15th-century cold case: Did he really assassinate his nephews?
By Amelia Nierenberg
Eduardo Vilaro celebrates his 15th year as artistic director of Ballet Hispánico with a premiere exploring the life of the Afro-Hispanic artist.
By Gia Kourlas
This past week has been jam-packed with openings. Our reviewers think these new shows are worth knowing about even if you’re not planning to see them.
By The New York Times
Moon Studios’ newest project, the action role-playing game No Rest for the Wicked, was inspired by Dark Souls, Diablo and “Game of Thrones.”
By Autumn Wright
This month’s picks include demonic forces from Mexico, Mongolia, small-town America and hell itself.
By Erik Piepenburg
Advertisement
At Fraenkel Gallery in San Francisco, Wardell Milan’s works — which blend drawing, painting and collage — depict scenes of both comfort and chaos.
By Yaniya Lee
The director Luca Guadagnino narrates a sequence from his film, featuring Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist.
By Mekado Murphy
A documentary celebrates the work of the revered photographer James Hamilton.
By Alissa Wilkinson
A selection of entertainment highlights this weekend, including the film “Challengers,” which stars Zendaya.
By Danielle Dowling
Female-centered buddy comedies, rom-coms and Outback thrillers are among the under-the-radar recommendations for your subscription streamers this month.
By Jason Bailey
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
By The New York Times
The statue will be part of “Ancient Huasteca Women: Goddesses, Warriors and Governors” at the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago.
By Zoë Lescaze
The Atomic Museum in Las Vegas explains to visitors that Nevada and other states also played a role — for better or worse — in the creation of nuclear energy.
By Michael Janofsky
Robin F. Williams, whose first solo museum show opened this month in her hometown in Ohio, is evolving through her works, which are often injected with humor.
By Ted Loos
The baskets of Jeremy Frey from the Passamaquoddy tribe in Maine have caught the attention of the art world.
By Hilarie M. Sheets
Advertisement
The painting “Saint Francis of Assisi in His Tomb” became one of the inspirations for Idris Khan in his first solo museum show in the United States.
By Ted Loos
The Broad Museum kicks off a touring exhibition of the artist’s work over the last 20 years.
By Robin Pogrebin
Two creatures unearthed in 2006, and finally on display in North Carolina, might hold the key to a major debate over a certain animal’s identity.
By Adam Popescu
This musical adaptation, now on Broadway, is a lot of Jazz Age fun. But it forgot that Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel endures because it is a tragedy.
By Laura Collins-Hughes
His expertise on the electromechanical Mellotron helped define the band’s progressive sound in the 1960s and ’70s on albums like “Days of Future Passed.”
By Richard Sandomir
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Perhaps you would enjoy “Knuckles,” a Sonic the Hedgehog spinoff that outpaces its origin story.
By Esther Zuckerman
Possibly the most prolific archival record producer in history, he was a founder of the Mosaic label, which became the gold standard of jazz reissues.
By Giovanni Russonello
Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist play friends, lovers and foes on and off the tennis court in Luca Guadagnino’s latest.
By Manohla Dargis
Read the ruling from New York’s top court that overturned the 2020 conviction of Harvey Weinstein on felony sex crime charges in Manhattan, with context and explanation by New York Times journalists.
Advertisement
Costanzo will be a rare figure in classical music: an artist in his prime who is also working as an administrator.
By Javier C. Hernández
The spring season at New York City Ballet opened with an all-Balanchine program and a vintage miniature from 1975: “Errante,” staged for a new generation.
By Gia Kourlas
Canceled by Disney before it even aired, “The Spiderwick Chronicles” found a new home at Roku and has so far “delivered results beyond expectations,” its creator said.
By Calum Marsh
A discussion about the singer’s new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” her “imperial era,” rumored relationships and production choices.
She devoted her life to showing us how and why.
By A.O. Scott
Zendaya breaks hearts in a stylish tennis love triangle.
By The Styles Desk
This understated tear-jerker sees a dying single father making future family plans for his toddler son.
By Glenn Kenny
An apartment building in Paris is overrun by murderous arachnids and unsubtle allegory in this fleet and efficient debut feature.
By Jeannette Catsoulis
An exhibition at the Grey Art Museum explores the fervid postwar scene in Paris, where Ellsworth Kelly, Joan Mitchell and others learned lessons America couldn’t teach them.
By Karen Rosenberg
The singer talks about finding a new home for her first hit.
By Alex Barron, Lynn Levy, Michael Paulson and Daniel Ramirez
Advertisement
“We are a literary city”: Will Evans started saying it in 2013, when he started the publisher Deep Vellum. Alongside the bookstore Wild Detectives and others, they’ve put Dallas on the literary map.
By Anderson Tepper
The beauty and hospitality of this Hawaiian island, still recovering from last year’s wildfires, remain as vibrant as ever.
By Shannon Wianecki
A steamer trunk worth of clothing and textiles by the French-Ukrainian artist reveals the sartorial origins of abstraction.
By Walker Mimms
Yunchan Lim’s collection of Chopin piano études, a new recording of Terry Riley’s “In C” and works by Marc-André Hamelin are among the highlights.
Beyond Frieze, the options for collectors include events devoted to contemporary African art as well as underrepresented and emerging artists. Here’s a roundup.
By Tanya Mohn
In fact, there’s a lot of singing in the clan whose members inspired this movie and who have racked up five Grammy Awards for their Christian recordings.
By Nicolas Rapold
Ordinary Iranians face a maze of byzantine rules and small indignities in this series of gripping vignettes.
By Alissa Wilkinson
Caitlin Cronenberg’s debut feature is set in a dystopian world that’s alarmingly believable.
By Alissa Wilkinson
In the sex comedy “The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed,” Joanna Arnow keeps her scenes short and her expressions flat.
By Amy Nicholson
Beefed up and bloodied, Bill Skarsgard goes mano a mano against disposable hordes in this dystopian action flick.
By Manohla Dargis
Advertisement
She does deep research to create her videos, sound installations and other works that draw attention to the things that go unnoticed.
By Ray Mark Rinaldi
Here are some tips on what to see, and even what to drink, as the art fair returns to the Shed.
By Farah Nayeri
Tao Siqi’s fluorescent-colored paintings, inspired by Charles Baudelaire, will be on display in the Capsule Shanghai booth at Frieze New York.
By David Belcher
A coalition of universities is tying exhibitions into the 2024 elections and the broader issue of extreme political polarization in the United States.
By Alina Tugend
From mining materials for electronics to a connection to colonialism, these exhibitions offer another viewpoint.
By Keridwen Cornelius
Other cities have game, but springtime in the Big Apple brings a concentration of fairs, auctions and shows without parallel.
By Ted Loos
The founders of a downtown art gallery see the potential for a vibrant community and art hub in the East Village and are putting the pieces in place.
By Hilarie M. Sheets
SFMOMA explores the galaxy of visual and technological design that has long revolved around the music we love.
By Chris Colin
In a biennial show this spring and summer between two museums on either side of the border, artists tell fresh stories about a contentious region.
By Zoë Lescaze
“Donald Trump somehow made a lot of money from a company that makes none,” Kimmel said.
By Trish Bendix
Advertisement
Sleek, lucid, amusing, often beautiful, it’s Chekhov with everything, except the main thing.
By Jesse Green
The museum did not detail its exact reasoning but said it had received information from New York investigators who consider the artifact to have been looted.
By Tom Mashberg
In a court filing, the Art Institute of Chicago fought Manhattan prosecutors’ efforts to seize an important Egon Schiele drawing, denying that the Nazis had stolen it.
By Graham Bowley and Tom Mashberg
Video of a collision during the filming of “The Pickup” shows an armored truck and an S.U.V. veering off a road before the truck flips onto the smaller vehicle.
By Matt Stevens
She made a classic wig and poodle skirt for “Grease” (using a bath mat and a toilet cover) and turned actors into Spanish inquisitors, British highwaymen and more.
By Alex Traub
A tour of the international exhibition, which opened last week and runs through November.
By Jason Schmidt
In “Searching for Goya,” at the Joyce Theater, the troupe uses the painter’s images as frames for flamenco dances.
By Brian Seibert
The set and costume designer Tom Scutt has conjured a surreal, New York-inspired version of the fictional Kit Kat Club for the latest revival of the 1966 musical “Cabaret.”
By Dan Piepenbring
The portrait was left unfinished in the painter’s studio when he died, and questions persist over the identity of the subject and what happened to the painting during Nazi rule in Austria.
By Scott Reyburn
The pandemic dealt a major blow to the once-thriving comedy form, but a new energy can be seen in performances throughout the city.
By Jason Zinoman
Advertisement
The opera-oratorio, an alternate Nativity story, featured a flurry of Met debuts, including the director Lileana Blain-Cruz and the conductor Marin Alsop.
By Oussama Zahr
He will begin a four-year term as the orchestra’s music director in the 2025-26 season, succeeding Louis Langrée.
By Javier C. Hernández
In the poetry marketplace, her praise had reputation-making power, while her disapproval could be withering.
By William Grimes
I’m an editor that works primarily with breaking and trending news. Here are a few things I have been enjoying.
By Erin McCann
Every art institution now speaks of progress, justice, transformation. What if all those words hide a more old-fashioned aim?
By Jason Farago
This year’s four nominees are Claudette Johnson, Jasleen Kaur, Pio Abad and Delaine Le Bas, whose works draw on personal history and cultural interpretations.
By Alex Marshall
Advertisement
Advertisement