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Want to hear the latest country music? Try Broadway.鈥淢usic City,鈥� which opened off-Broadway this month, is the latest show to embrace the country genre. Can Nashville music make it in New York?
Juan Rulfo helped invent magical realism. His 鈥楶edro P谩ramo鈥� is now on Netflix.Mexican author Juan Rulfo helped invent magical realism and influenced a generation of beloved Latin American writers. His novel 鈥淧edro P谩ramo鈥� just received a twisty adaptation on Netflix.
鈥榃ater connects all of us鈥�: Black artists create a new relationship with the seaThe relationship between Black people and the Atlantic Ocean is often a heavy, tragic one. But artists in 鈥淏ecoming the Sea鈥� use the exhibit as an opportunity to reclaim and transform the water narrative.聽
Georgia unveiled a statue of John Lewis. It stands on symbolic ground.A statue of civil rights icon John Lewis now stands in front of the DeKalb County Courthouse in Decatur, Georgia, on the site of a former Confederate monument.
He invented a midcentury modern chair that defies space 鈥� and timeIndustrial designer and entrepreneur David Rowland spent decades refining what became an icon of midcentury modern: the 40/4 chair.
Meet the coast鈥檚 living fossils. Horseshoe crab gets an image boost from artists.The horseshoe crab has been misunderstood by beachgoers for decades. Artists are part of a new preservation effort, helping people to see the prehistoric creature in a new light.聽
First LookWoman-led productions and surprise guests make for a historic 77th Tony AwardsThe 77th Tony Awards recognized the best theater productions of the year and spotlighted female directors and scorewriters.聽鈥淭he Outsiders" won best new musical,聽Maleah Joi Moon won best leading actress, and聽Jeremy Strong took home聽best lead actor in a play.
A visit to 鈥楪iants鈥� offers reflections on Black art 鈥撀燼nd livesOur cultural commentator tours a power couple鈥檚 art collection at the Brooklyn Museum to see what effect the exhibit, 鈥淕iants,鈥� has on the understanding of Black art and everyday life.聽
A Civil War hero got a new statue. Her name is Harriet Tubman.Civil War statues have been in the news in recent years. But a new one in Beaufort, South Carolina, honors a different kind of military leader 鈥� and the story only starts there.
This Boston artist creates murals that have a message: 鈥榃e鈥檙e still here鈥�With buildings as her canvas, Boston muralist Rixy explores the intersection聽of art and identity.聽
A 鈥榦ne-way ticket鈥� through the Harlem RenaissanceAn exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art includes more than 160 works of art 鈥� and exudes dignity in its timeless celebration of Black life.聽
First LookBreaking a 92-year barrier, Choctaw artist brings native brilliance to Venice BiennaleA Mississippi Choctaw with Cherokee descent, Jeffrey Gibson is the first Native American to represent the U.S. solo at the Venice Biennale, a聽celebration of the arts in Italy. He uses color and craft to respond to historical traumas and pursue healing.聽
鈥楽tay gold, Ponyboy鈥� ... set to music? 鈥楾he Outsiders鈥� comes to Broadway.鈥淭he Outsiders鈥� offers a timely 鈥� and tuneful 鈥� reminder that differences that seem so intractable might not be impossible to overcome after all. Adam 鈥渘ot a musical theater person鈥� Rapp talks about how he came to write the book.
Bryan Stevenson Q&A: Alabama park confronts difficult history in sculptureIn Montgomery, Alabama, a new sculpture park has joined two memorials created by the Equal Justice Initiative started by Bryan Stevenson, a lawyer perhaps best known for his memoir, 鈥淛ust Mercy.鈥�
Welcome to Luna Luna, the carnival that time forgotLuna Luna, on display in Los Angeles, resurrects whimsical works by the likes of Salvador Dal铆 and Keith Haring. Just don鈥檛 climb on the rides.
A cult classic album gains new life, and new meaning, onstageA new stage adaptation of 鈥淚llinoise鈥� opens March 7 at New York鈥檚 Park Avenue Armory.聽It is not quite a musical, not quite a ballet, not quite a concert 鈥� but an experience all its own.
Stars and strife: Who gets to decide what appears on state flags?The recent wave of flag redesigns reflects awareness that a strong visual identity can bring residents together. The challenge states face, though, is how to agree on symbols that represent everyone.
Preserving culture, one textile at a timeFocus is often put on preserving disappearing languages, but what of other traditions? For some, vitality rests with maintaining a culture鈥檚 visual representations, too.
A small town, public art, and the First AmendmentWould no public art be better than art someone found objectionable? In New Hampshire, a town has been roiled聽for months over that question.聽
Walking in the path of the Harlem RenaissanceThe Harlem Renaissance is the subject of a new exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Our cultural commentator relished his time walking the same streets that sheltered Langston Hughes, Malcolm X, and Alain Locke.
