Musical Chairs
A veteran cellist with the National Symphony takes a close look at the entrances and exits of world-famous conductors
By Janet Frank Monday, June 10, 2013
Oracle in Pearls
Ada Louise Huxtable, able to depict a building in a few memorable words, set the standard for informed and fearless criticism
By Stanley Abercrombie Friday, March 1, 2013
Eviction Noticed
Gentrification in Berlin shutters a bombed-out building where artists had squatted since the Wall came down
By Bruce Falconer Friday, December 7, 2012
All Scotland Waits for Her
An inspired British documentary featured an unforgettable locomotive, and the work of two of the 20th century’s greatest artists
By N. S. Thompson Tuesday, September 4, 2012
The Tower and the Glory
The venues built for the London Olympics may be controversial, but do they make an artistic statement? And what will their legacy be?
By N. S. Thompson Thursday, March 1, 2012
Reversal of Fortune
Sorting out contradictions in the work of Louis Sullivan, father of the skyscraper and innovator of beautiful ornament
By James Trilling Wednesday, November 30, 2011
A Speck of Showmanship
Is that Pulix irritans pulling that carriage, or is someone just pulling our leg?
By Ernest B. Furgurson Friday, June 3, 2011
Seeing Red
Can we understand Rothko’s work without decoding his favorite color?
By Robert J. Bliwise Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Rock of Ages
Forty years after their deaths, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin now seem part of the mainstream culture they rebelled against
By Wendy Smith Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Frightfully Askew
What asymmetry in art can tell us about the way we view sickness and health, life and death
By Lincoln Perry Thursday, May 5, 2022
Sex and Secrets
Rare is the Hitchcock film that celebrates desire without disaster
By Lisa Zeidner Saturday, December 4, 2021
If You Can’t See the Stage, Turn to the Page
With theaters shut during the pandemic, reading plays has shed surprising light on works both familiar and strange
By Wendy Smith Thursday, December 2, 2021
The Inheritance of Nations
To what extent does a work of art belong to the people of the world?
By Hannah Barbosa Cesnik Monday, June 14, 2021
Raising Mank
The Academy Award–winning film about the making of Citizen Kane is really a window into the tumultuous, brutal side of Hollywood’s golden age
By Jerome Charyn Saturday, June 5, 2021
Obscura No More
How photography rose from the margins of the art world to occupy its vital center
By Andy Grundberg Thursday, April 29, 2021
The Baddest Man in Town
On the trail of a historical figure immortalized in African-American folklore
By Eric McHenry Saturday, March 13, 2021
The Annotated “Stacka Lee”
Comments on the famous murder ballad’s oldest known lyrics
By Eric McHenry Saturday, March 13, 2021
Swinging Into the Future 
Kansas City of the 1930s witnessed a style of American music inspired by the wonders of the industrial age
By Joel Dinerstein Monday, December 7, 2020
Long-Distance Punishment
Could a landmark work of conceptual art be an emblem for the Covid era?
By Sierra Bellows Thursday, December 3, 2020
