For Christopher Wheeldon’s return to New York City Ballet, he asked the artist Kylie Manning not just for backdrops and costumes but to, as he says, “form a dance within her world.”
Category: Art
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Tiny Homes for the Formerly Homeless
A program that builds small energy-efficient houses in the backyards of Seattle residents is helping to address a persistent problem.
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An Architect Known for Building Castles in the ‘Vegetable Kingdom’
A man of many hats, Emilio Ambasz practiced green architecture long before it was fashionable.
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Harnessing Earth and Fire to Create Natural Vessels
Mitch Iburg, a ceramic artist, goes to great lengths to ensure that his pieces are easier on the environment.
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Katy Hessel Wants to Rewrite the Story of Art, Without Men
Hanging out at MoMa with Katy Hessel, a British art historian, podcast host and curator of the Great Women Artists Instagram account.
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Can the Arts Be a Way Out? Or In?
Over several days last week in Florence, Italy, experts in the arts met at the Art for Tomorrow conference to talk about the challenges, demands and opportunities they face.
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The Shed Plans to Bring a Modernist Dream to Life
A spherical concert hall inspired by the composer Karlheinz Stockhausen’s ideas will be suspended in the Shed’s McCourt space.
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A Brooklyn Brownstone Gets an Aggressive Passive Push into the 21st Century
Updating a Victorian brownstone in Carroll Gardens according to Passive House principles didn’t mean sacrificing the charm.
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How an Architect Gave La Scala a 21st-Century Update
Mario Botta, who just finished leading a second round of updates to the 18th-century opera house in Milan, discussed his work and his inspiration.
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When Sleep Becomes an Art Form
In an age of burnout, artists are discovering that one of the most radical forms of resistance is rest.
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A Towering, Terrifying Demon Horse Isn’t Even the Weirdest Part
The Denver airport is a magnet for conspiracy theories — and a case study in the line between mass delusion and fun.