Cultural Commentary

The ever-creative Californian, who died last week at age 95, abandoned painting early on in favor of the pioneering installations and site-specific works that defined ‘light and space’ art.

The spectacular new arena has opened with two audiovisual extravaganzas: Darren Aronofsky’s trite but dazzling film “Postcard From Earth” and a monthslong U2 residency focused on its album “Achtung Baby” and featuring mesmerizing backdrops.

Boasting memorable melodies and Bernie Taupin’s cinematic lyrics, the 1973 album is rich with moving piano ballads and fast-paced, flamboyant rock songs.

With songs like ‘Jungle Boogie’ and ‘Hollywood Swinging,’ the 1973 jazz-funk album pioneered party and dance music before the advent of the disco craze.

In the face of Putin’s continuing destruction of Ukraine’s cultural heritage—including the recent bombardment of Odesa’s historic center—the organization must take decisive action at its session this month.

Released after the deaths of two founding members, the album has a warmer, more wistful sound than the group’s previous efforts and helped establish Southern rock as a major genre.

‘Vaughan Williams and His World,’ a program of concerts, lectures and discussions, pays homage to a British composer whose works—from symphonies to operas to songs—transformed 20th-century music.

Born 100 years ago, the executive co-founded Atlantic Records, which helped push R&B and African-American musicians like Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin into the mainstream.

During a seven-decade career, the vocalist, who died Friday, won 19 Grammy Awards and remained true to his interpretation of the American Songbook, bringing its music to new heights and finding new audiences through collaborations with artists like Lady Gaga.

The band’s eponymous first record bombed commercially, but it sparked a movement and downtown Manhattan subculture, influencing acts from the Talking Heads to Blondie.

A 4K restoration of the 1963 film about the nature of cinema and a crumbling marriage—the spouses played by Brigitte Bardot and Michel Piccoli—will run at New York’s Film Forum for two weeks.

For nearly a decade, 565 archaeological treasures, including Scythian artifacts, sat in Amsterdam while a legal battle raged. But on June 9, the Netherlands Supreme Court ruled in Ukraine’s favor against Crimean museums, marking a rare and crucial victory.

Columbia Records introduced the long-playing record in 1948, putting a new spin on music. Now these vinyl discs outsell their CD successors.

Between the Covid-19 pandemic and the Writers Guild strike, the Tonys cannot seem to catch a break, but this year’s nominees are making history.

Released 50 years ago this month, ‘A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night’ remains a captivating and personal homage to the Great American Songbook.

The Swiss conductor is stepping down from his post as music director of the organization, which under his baton became one of the country’s finest regional orchestras.

The conductor will end his 13-year tenure as music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in June, leaving behind an expertly honed ensemble and a legacy of splendid performances.

The group’s self-titled third album brought funk grooves and a fiery horn section to songs of masculine angst.

The Jamaican band’s soulful and socially conscious album, embellished with rock and country touches, helped bring reggae to the world.

Films by Orson Welles, John Carpenter, Jean-Pierre Melville and others will be shown in the Museum of Modern Art’s ‘Rialto at 25,’ which celebrates the distributor’s quarter-century of sophisticated curation.