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The show cemented Joe Jackson’s reputation as an inscrutable and enigmatic songwriter, a talented musician and social outsider who speaks for Everyman.
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Despite its serious treatment of surreal art, Monsters & Myths is a real delight.
Read MoreIn some ways, Jonathan Jones’ narrative structure works against his strengths. Highly respected as a critic, he is an energetic and engaging writer and excels at what art historians call “close looking,” where he guides the reader line by line, brush stroke by brush stroke, through a work of art.
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“It’s not just some generic ‘evil’ “The Arsonists” protests, it is willful blindness to fascist and authoritarian agendas. Denial and hiding behind “bourgeois” comfort is the theme.”
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RIP Morris Dickstein, among the last of the generation of the New York School of Jewish intellectuals, scholar/critics of massive knowledge and intellect who came from humble backgrounds.
Read MoreAn entertaining but surprisingly slight monologue from Israeli playwright Joshua Sobol.
Read MoreSome records are snapshots, but Last Danger of Frost is more like a long gaze into a mirror.
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Of special interest is Askold Melnyczuk’s treatment of objects. His imagination transforms curios into uncanny artefacts.
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A single listen to The Salt Collective’s album disabused me of my initial skepticism. The recording is as enjoyable and interesting as one would hope for from an effort featuring this gang of eight.
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Mary Lee Bendolph’s designs are stunning works of contemporary design, lacking any taint of provincialism, with as much visual sophistication as you would find in any New York gallery.
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Arts Feature: Best Movies (With Some Disappointments) of 2025