What happens when we re-encounter cultural artifacts that were deeply important to us and they’ve changed, or we have, or both?
Tag: Culture (Arts)
Cramming for the Oscars
It’s been a rough year for Hollywood, but the post-awards season landscape offers some hints of hope for audiences.
Against a Canvas of Despair, Gaza’s Artists Trace Their Struggle
An exhibition in the Israeli-occupied West Bank features works evoking Palestinian life and protest. But the show is as much about the art that cannot be displayed, lost forever in the war.
Using Dance to Tell the Story of Mozambique’s Struggles
Mozambique’s most influential contemporary choreographer uses bodies in motion to artfully — and clearly — trace the complex recent history of his country.
Read Your Way Through Madrid
Like many who call Madrid home, Elena Medel was born elsewhere, but forged her identity in the Spanish capital. Here, she recommends books about this city that “refuses to be reduced to an ideal.”
Italy’s Giorgia Meloni Visits Tolkien Exhibition in Rome
Italy’s Culture Ministry has opened a curious show dedicated to the life and works of J.R.R. Tolkien — and perhaps a new front in the culture wars. It’s “beautiful.” Just ask the prime minister.
The Artistry of Nashenas Speaks to the Afghanistan He Had to Leave Behind
For his fellow exiles, Sadiq Fitrat Nashenas, an 88-year-old star from a golden era, evokes the Afghanistan they left behind, and one that could have been.
Rothko, in Pain and Glory
An illuminating new museum retrospective. Plus, a new podcast for kids and the latest from the Middle East.
Yeats and Beckett, Guarding the Irish Coast From Drug Runners
The Irish Navy’s small fleet of warships may be named for celebrated poets and playwrights, but its mission is anything but whimsical, as a record seizure of cocaine from a cargo ship showed.
Sudan War Strikes a Blow to the Country’s Emerging Art Scene
Dozens of Sudanese artists and curators have fled their studios and galleries in the capital, jeopardizing thousands of artworks and imperiling an art scene central to the 2019 revolution.