Two female playwrights debut plays written in response to the 2016 election---The new administration may want to nix the NEA, but it's certainly providing plenty of fodder (if not funding) f…
"River Marina" by Timothy Mulligan, who studied at Sacramento City College and California State University, Sacramento, is one of the vibrant California landscapes in his strong solo show "B…
While most of us are lucky if we find something other than moldy cheese and half-full water bottles in our refrigerators, musician Kat (Valerie Vigoda) makes the discovery of a lifetime when…
Sale of art from late billionaire philanthropist's estate could raise more than $500m
In IMPRESSIONS: Ivy Baldwin Dance's Keen [No.2] at Abrons Art Center, "A behemoth sculpture suspends from the theater's fly system like a shrine, evoking billowy peonies, dripping stal…
For John O'Reilly, encountering mental states of disorder and nightmare created a yearning for a kind of clarity.
The Davenport Theatre, New York, New York. May 30, 2017. It might be a grand claim, but nothing can unify quite like art can. 1940s Hollywood musicals, for example, offered light-hearted…
"If a clone was made of you, would you sleep with it?"
After years of dealing with a finicky humidifier that put thousands of art pieces at risk of damage, the Crocker Art Museum will receive $770,000 from the original contractors to … Cli…
In July, Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh presents "Frida" and tribute to muralist Siqueiros.
Richard Holledge talks to Eileen Cooper RA, curator of London's unique open-submission annual exhibition
Aphex Twin brings skittish electro par excellence to the UK festival, while the artist unveils a new, cheekily titled exhibitionField Day and Mighty HooplaTwo festivals, one weekend, same lo…
Mike Doherty: Finding one's own voice as a tap artist entails figuring out what, and who, have come before. Young dancers have much of the form's history at their fingertips
Summer is upon us and with it comes strong shows to lift our spirits and let us cool off in museums and galleries. These shows, save for one, are in … Click to Continue »
An exhibition at The Ashmolean in Oxford challenges our century-old view of the Renaissance master
The 'Jagged Little Pill' musical will feature a book by Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody.
Tre Borden shares how the Beacon public art project flickered to life at 10th and K streets in downtown Sacramento … Click to Continue »
The Royal Osiris Karaoke Ensemble finds religion in a match stack.
Video clips, incense and guided meditation are mashed up in Royal Osiris Karaoke Ensemble's offbeat exploration of courtship in the age of the app.
Matisse said his objects were his "working library," sources to mine for formal qualities and their ability to evoke an emotional response.
Andrew and Christine Hall talk about the challenges of collecting and exhibiting across two continents
Machine learning is coming to an auction near you, writes John Dizard
Our staff picks the best things to do this week " with a look ahead.
Documentary looks at the traditional "Son Cubano" style of music.
How one dance fan resists by indulging in her favorite art---Back in March, I sat riveted and disturbed as I watched Dr. Brenda Dixon Gottschild descend the stairs of Philadelphia's Painted …