Gwyneth Paltrow breezed into the Dolby Theatre almost 20 minutes early for her Oscar rehearsal and walked back out a minute later. Wearing a color-block sweater, black tulip skirt and booties, the actress came in without makeup, her blond hair imperfect, naturally wavy and parted down the center.
Category: Culture & Arts
Hauser and Wirth To Build Giant Chelsea Gallery
Iwan Wirth, co-founder and president of Hauser and Wirth The contemporary and modern art mega-gallery, Hauser & Wirth, announced today the construction of a major new gallery space in lower Manhattan on West 22nd street. The new location will replace the current, temporary downtown address on 18th street…
Is painting dead?
The art form’s obituary has been written many times times over the past 150 years. But it’s now experiencing a major revival, writes Jason Farago.
Carnegie Hall’s New Chairman Of The Board Would Like More Pop Music There
Ronald O. Perelman, billionaire business titan and a self-described ‘frustrated musician,’ … [has] succeeded Sanford I. Weill, who has served as chairman for nearly a quarter-century. … Mr. Perelman, 72, said that he was not much of a classical music enthusiast and would push for the hall …
Artist Transforms Zoetropes From Retro Visuals To The Stuff Of Fine Art
Remember zoetropes? They may be a bit before your time. The zoetrope, derived from the Greek root words for “life” and “turning,” is an optical toy invented before the days of film and cinema. The tool displays a progressive sequence of drawings or photographs, thus creating the illusion of …
For Kazuo Ishiguro, ‘The Buried Giant’ Is a Departure
Mr. Ishiguro explains why it took him so long to finish his new book, “The Buried Giant,” which wanders into George R.R. Martin and Tolkien territory.
John Boorman Narrates a Scene From ‘Queen and Country’
The director John Boorman discusses his film.
James Turrell Allowing Limited Visitors to Roden Crater for $6,500 a Person
On May 14, 15, 16, and 17 this year, the Roden Crater, artist James Turrell’s unfinished but still legendary piece of land art in the Arizona desert, will be open to a select group of people for a fundraising event–meant … Read More
The Whitworth reopens with Cornelia Parker exhibition following a £15 million expansion
The Whitworth, part of The University of Manchester, reopened its doors on 14 February 2015 following a £15 million redevelopment project by MUMA (McInnes Usher McKnight Architects), that has transformed the 125 year old Whitworth into a 21st century gallery in the park. The redevelopment, which has been supported by a major Heritage …
Oscars telecast: come for the music, stay for the …
Lady Gaga will perform in a sure-to-be eye-catching outfit, Tim McGraw adds a little country to Hollywood, Adam Levine brings rock-star swagger and pop duo Tegan and Sara team up with The Lonely Island for kid favorite “Everything Is Awesome.” No, it is not the …
Pierre Huyghe Awarded Kurt Schwitters Prize
Pierre HuyghePhoto: The Art Newspaper Pierre Huyghe has won the 2015 Kurt Schwitters Prize, Hannoversche Allgemeine reported. The 52-year-old French artist, known for his "living art" installations, was awarded the prize for his "contemporary reinterpretation of Schwitters' principles of collage and the poetry of everyday life," the…
A second Mona Lisa?
Some say Leonardo’s masterpiece has a twin – another portrait of the Florentine merchant’s wife, painted when she was younger. Alastair Sooke investigates.
Here’s An Exclusive First Listen Of Van Morrison’s New Single ‘Real Real Gone,’ Featuring Michael Bublé
Van Morrison is back with a new studio album. RCA records will release “Duets: Re-working the Catalogue,” featuring songs from the artist’s fruitful repertoire redone with duet partners, including Michael Bublé, the late Bobby Womack and Natalie Cole. The album, which will focus on Morrison’s lesser known tracks, …
“American Sniper” As American Rorschach Test
J. Hoberman: “While American Sniper has drawn a large and diverse audience there is no consensus as to what the movie means. Rush Limbaugh hailed it as’an extension of the November elections’ … Jane Fonda saw it as a movie about the psychic cost of war … The …
In Performance: Luba Mason of ‘Pretty Filthy’
Ms. Mason sings a number from the new musical, from the troupe the Civilians, about people working in the pornography industry.
9 Art Events to Attend in New York City This Week
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Prison Architecture and the Question of Ethics
Legality and morality are rising issues for architects who design solitary-confinement cells and death chambers.
App will dub ‘McFarland, USA’ in real time, a first for major Hollywood movies
A smartphone app that aims to let moviegoers hear any Hollywood film dubbed into their language at the theater in real time will translate Disney Studios’ McFarland, USA later this month, making it the first major Hollywood studio release to widely use the technology. The studio on Thursday announced its …