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Ryuya Suzuki’s DIY animated epic fuses pop-idol satire, existential dread, and apocalyptic spectacle into a singular coming-of-age saga.
A major Alexander Calder exhibition reveals how movement, once radical, has been absorbed into the grammar of contemporary perception.
A Cornish folk-horror reverie where sound and image eclipse story, evoking the erosion of community and the fragility of working-class life.
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When a favorite artist disappoints, is the fault in our stars or in ourselves?
Victoria Johnson’s lively biography celebrates Church’s ambition, while overlooking some of the broader shifts that dimmed his legacy.
Guitarist Aaron Larget-Caplan’s ambitious survey reframes the American story through guitar, poetry, and protest.
Shakia Barron’s “The Gathering” transforms the stage into a shared space of rhythm, improvisation, and release.
In the series “Alice and Steve,” Nicola Walker anchors a dark comedy that’s less about laughs than about longing, aging, and emotional dysfunction.
Arts Commentary: What Might the Kennedy Center Best Become?
A reconsideration of the Kennedy Center’s unrealized national mission—and what its future could yet hold.
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