The trope of the embattled auteur exerting their will is too tempting for filmmakers to ignore.
Category: Art
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Woodworking Is Losing Its Macho Edge Thanks to These Women
As contemporary woodworking loses its macho edge, it gains a whole new dimension.
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Can a Finnish Sauna Improve Society?
Contemporary sweat baths reflect the country’s architectural past — and propose a future in which simple, sustainable buildings can still be sublime.
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In Sardinia, a Showcase for Craft and Culture Rises From Ruins
A couple restored an abandoned farmstead as a rural haven where curious visitors can immerse themselves in the treasures of the island.
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Hal Hirshorn, Artist of Otherworldly Photos and Paintings, Dies at 60
A ubiquitous presence in New York’s art world, he also existed outside it, using 19th-century techniques to create ethereal, haunting images.
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After ‘The Brutalist,’ a Few Predictions for the Next Big Architecture Movie
As “The Brutalist” heads into Oscar night with 10 nominations, Hollywood is clamoring for its next big architecture hit. Our illustrator has some ideas.
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Guggenheim Lays Off 20 Employees as Financial Challenges Persist
The museum has suffered from rising costs and lower attendance. The cuts followed those at the Brooklyn Museum, which trimmed 10 percent of its staff this month.
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On the Japanese Coast, a Carefully Restored Modernist Marvel
The revival of a midcentury home places the work of the unsung architect Junzo Yoshimura in a new context.
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Inside Jack Whitten’s Queens Studio
The space is a window into the mind of the pioneering artist, who saved nearly everything.
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Why Are We So Obsessed With Blue?
The color has an unshakable hold on musicians, artists and writers.
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Leigh Bowery Arrives at Tate Modern, Without Labels
A new exhibition about the indefinable performer and designer won’t pigeonhole him, though it will bring his work to a much broader audience.
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Mel Bochner, Conceptual Artist Who Played With Language, Dies at 84
His early work made use of unexpected materials like pennies and masking tape. Later, he created trenchant word paintings that provoked and delighted.