April brings the release of several illuminating books, including a poignant portrait of mental illness and a collection of captivating nature poetry
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Childrens Laureate Joseph Coelho tells Lisa Salmon how playing with words through poetry can get children hooked on reading.
"You Are Here," from Milkweed Editions and edited by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limon, highlights new offerings for National Poetry Month, also including collections from Marie Howe and Joyelle McSweeney.
Sotheby's is selling a trove of rare books that includes an original Sir Arthur Conan Doyle manuscript for 'The Sign of Four.'
Robin Walter's ''Little Mercy,'' a debut collection of verse that celebrates the natural world, has won the 2024 Academy of American Poets' First Book Award.
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Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Projectis a must watch. It revisits the career of the intellectual icon and highlights her boundaries.
In Showtime’s ‘A Gentleman in Moscow,’ Count Alexander Rostov narrowly misses death. Being a part of the aristocracy, he would have met a firing squad if it wasn’t for his poem. When he is called before the tribunal, just like every other aristocrat, the intention is to have him killed because he belongs to a […]
Ground officially broke Thursday on the expansion of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe in the East Village.
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The broadcaster, and former editor at The Independent, attracted criticism from viewers of University Challenge after saying haitch, rather than aitch
Jo Livingstone and I first met at the Oxford Wine Caf, a dingy spot just outside Oxfords city center, in 2018. We had the most engrossing conversation
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Chakobsa, the constructed language or 'colang' spoken by the Fremen in the Dune books and movies, is currently much simpler than other colangs.
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A new data crowd-sourcing platform aims to preserve the sound of Romeyka, an endangered millennia-old variety of Greek. Experts consider the language to be a linguistic goldmine and a living bridge to the ancient world.
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The Muckenthaler Cultural Center presents a collection lesser known works from the famous 20th-century surrealist.
Gallery worker fired from Munichs Pinakothek der Moderne and banned from building
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Observer dives deep into the Swiss sculptor's lasting appeal.
The 1888 work depicts a grain mill on the River Epte near the artist's home in Giverny, France
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The German Expressionist painter Franz Marc found a subject worth celebrating in the early 20th century
The work, which is one of two depictions of the mill at Limetz-Villez painted by the artist, has a high estimate of $25 million.
Europe is a treasure trove of top-notch art exhibitions, and this spring is no different! Check out our favourite picks that you won't want to miss.
Picasso was once purported to have been accosted by two students. In response to their persistent talk, he drew his gun and fired it into the air.
Paris 1874 Inventer limpressionnisme, one of THE art events of the year, at the Orsay Museum in Paris takes visitors back to the exhibition on April 15, 1874, that marked the movements birth and changed the course of art history.
A self-described "little man in a hurry," Joseph Hirshhorn built a premier modern art collection
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SCI-FI WORLD: The Experience is landing in Santa Monica, CA, in May, with props and replicas from Star Trek, Star Wars, Aliens, Iron Man, Doctor Who, Oblivion and more.
This years edition of Art Paris looks at Frances diverse art scene, with a spotlight on up-and-coming artists and an impressive variety of mediums.
Comes as British Museum appoints new director after institution faced alleged thefts scandal
The acclaimed artist branded Brexit was tragic and a betrayal
In the 1990s, corporations sold off all the art, rocking the market.
A new exhibition at the National Museum of American History aims to inspire the next generation of innovators
Gallery workers at the Minneapolis modern art museum say a policy reaffirmed in January that says they can't sit on the job makes them feel undervalued. They're pushing back on social media.
The Belfast venue will host Caravaggios The Supper at Emmaus and The Taking of Christ next month.
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Using new technologies and old ones, museums are beginning to reckon with their own carbon footprints and the climate of the future.
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Her Schubert Club International Artist Series recital featured songs by Clara Schumann, Rebecca Clarke and Kathleen Tagg.
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When the orchestra first visited Canada in 1918, The Globe reported conductor Leopold Stokowski was recalled again and again, but could not accede to the evident desire of the audience for an extra number
Soprano Julia Bullock, violinist Isabelle Faust and soprano Christine Goerke are also among the world-class musicians slated to perform with the orchestra next season.
Marc Ribot, Bernard Allison and the Staves are in the Twin Cities this week. There's also Golda Schultz, Maria Bamford and the Parker Quartet. Our critics pick the best entertainment in the coming week.
Philadelphia student musicians took center stage at WrestleMania Sunday, performing to a crowd of more than 70,000 as Superstar Roman Reigns strode into the arena.
The concert included the premiere of a new piano concerto by American composer Chris Rogerson and works by French composers Francis Poulenc and Ernest Chausson.
Armed with just her cello, a looping machine and a pair of percussionists, Beiser crafts a rendition of Terry Riley's pioneering In C that is equally mesmerizing and graceful.
Ahead of Austria's biggest opera and drama festival, Markus Hinterhuser is reappointed as artistic director of Salzburg until 2031.
From Soviet jazz in the 1930s to the soothing score of Gasparyans duduk in the movie Gladiator, Armenian music has impressive range.
Beethoven initially composed the work for the enthronement of his friend as archbishop. Two centuries on, it has endured the test of time.
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A German art gallery fired an employee for reportedly hanging up his art in secret.
If you havent already indulged in a Netflix binge or a reasonably paced viewing of Netflixs Ripley, feel free to put that at the top of your list. If you have, artworks play a crucial role in the series. Heres how.
The Marlborough Gallery will cease operations this June, ending a run of nearly 80 years at the forefront of the art world.
A rental property secretly transformed by the eccentric artist who lived there for three decades has been officially protected by the British government, five years after his death.
A new exhibition at the Met is the first to examine the tradition of covered 15th- and 16th-century portraits, which were designed to be interactive and often portable
Portraits in the Renaissance era didnt just hang on walls, but were often concealed behind painted panels, shutters, or contained in boxes. Hidden Faces at the Metropolitan Museum of Art explores this understudied tradition.
Their careers are separated by time but joined by their shared interests
Charlene Scott, 52, has been awarded the 2024 Glenfiddich Artist in Residence Prize.
The New York-based firm was just launched by Ines de Seroux and Megan ODell, whom Observer asked about their new business.
"Untitled," a highlight of the duo's collaboration in the 1980s, could fetch $18 million at auction
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