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Tag: Culture (Arts)
A Yayoi Kusama Pumpkin Sculpture Is Reinstalled in Japan
Technically, it’s a replica of the polka-dot plastic creation that was damaged by a storm last year. But regardless, people are happy.
Reckoning With Memories of Budapest
A Times journalist spent three months capturing a contemporary portrait of Hungary’s capital, where he lived for several years as a child in the early ’90s.
An Orchestra Supports Ukraine, and Reunites a Couple Parted by War
“I don’t have a gun, but I have my cello,” a musician says as he joins the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, which is made up of refugees who fled the war and artists who stayed behind.
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The War in Ukraine Is the True Culture War
With Russia trying to erase Ukraine’s national identity, the fight to preserve, and build upon, Ukraine’s artistic heritage has taken on new urgency.
Far From Kabul, Building a New Life, With Music and Hope
The students of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music fled after the Taliban seized power. Now they are trying to remake their school, and their dreams, in Portugal.
Little Amal, a Refugee Puppet Who Traveled Europe, Will Visit New York
Last year, the 12-foot-tall Syrian girl trekked from Turkey to Britain to find her mother. This fall, she’ll visit all five boroughs.
Summer Reading
Today we look at this summer’s crop of new books.
Officials Say Russian Art, Seized by Finns, Should Return Home
Finnish custom officials had seized the art several days ago, but the Finns and European Union officials decided that art lent to museums for exhibit did not come under sanctions.