"Twilight" star Kellan Lutz took over "Punkd" (Thu., 10 p.m. ET on MTV) for the week, and immediately targeted some of his Hollywood friends. He enlisted three-time "Dancing with ...
Tomorrow would have been the 86th birthday of Norma Jeane Mortensen Baker, better known as Marilyn Monroe. To celebrate her legacy, weve put together a filmography of every movie shes ever starred in...
VIENNA -- Verdis La Traviata is a recognized showcase for the role of Violetta, the courtesan with the heart of gold who chooses honor over love only to expire in the arms of her paramour. But Violet...
In an era of Dwell Modern, Danish style and industrial chic, hip parents are looking for hip products to entertain their kids, whilst trying hard not to buy into gross commercialism and mass branding...
As the World Science Festival kicks off in New York City this month, the art and technology gallery Eyebeam is bringing art and science together for their new summer exhibit, Surface Tension: The Fut...
TRANG BANG, Vietnam — In the picture, the girl will always be 9 years old and wailing "Too hot! Too hot!" as she runs down the road away from her burning Vietnamese village. She will al...
Twenty years ago, British playwright Alan Ayckbourns poignant and profound Woman in Mind blazed across several Los Angeles stages with talented performers Helen Mirren, Kandis Chappel, Paxton Whitehe...
The month kicked off with Sothebys historic sale of Edvard Munchs The Scream, marking a new world record for a work of art sold at auction -- but the excitement in the auction houses did not stop the...
JERUSALEM -- Pop music star Madonna treated tens of thousands of ecstatic fans in Israel to the inaugural show of her "MDNA" world tour on Thursday, performing in a country where she has long...
On May 5, the Edelman Arts gallery on Manhattans Upper East Side opened its sixth exhibition of works by the English-born, Berlin-based artist Christopher Winter. Comprised predominantly of acrylic-o...
Most people know the author Theodor Seuss Geisel by his pen name, Dr. Seuss. And most folks who know Dr. Seuss are well acquainted with his childrens books -- 46 time-honored classics, which, despite...
Last night was the opening of my year-long exhibition at the National Museum of Dance, and it was a really exciting moment in my artistic career -- not just because any curation of my work is incredi...
By Kiša Lala Tomás Saraceno, Metropolitan Museum rooftop, Inside his sculpture Cloud City. Photographed By Bobby Fisher, 2012 Tomás Saracenos sculpture Cloud City at Metropolitan Museum rooftop, Phot...
Last November I visited José Lerma in East Hampton where he was working on two shows, "Jibaro Jizz" at Roberto Paradise gallery in Puerto Rico, and "The Credentialist" at CAM Raleigh,...
Your mission, should you decide to accept it: Memorize a 2,000-word speech, some of it monologue and some of it dialogue. Deliver most of it according to someone elses requirements of speed and infle...
Arts districts, usually found on the periphery of a city center, are intended to create a critical mass of art galleries, dance clubs, theaters, art cinemas, music venues, and public squares for perf...
If youve ever wondered what Andrew Bird looks like on the inside, his latest video for "Eyeoneye" is a whimsical entry point (think Magic School Bus). The video, which puzzlingly premiered on...
From Obama to Occupy, a majority of the historic moments of our time have been made iconic through the eyes of street artist Shepard Fairey. Thus it comes as no big surprise that when seminal hip-hop...
Johann Pachelbel knew a good thing when he heard it -- the German composer found eight notes to use in his Canon, and doggone it, he stuck with those eight notes. But unless youre a cellist whod secr...
Is it odd when an 80s New Wave band recreates an 1860s pre-Impressionist painting? Nah. Here you will find album covers that pay homage/allude to/imitate/rip-off famous works of art and iconic photog...
Painting from life relies on looking at things closely over a long period of time. At first the mind rebels: "Why are we staring at this apple? Surely we have better things to do." But once t...
Museums are increasingly introducing new mobile apps. These apps typically focus on the museums entire collection and enable visitors to browse and obtain information on the works featured in the col...
Can you envision yourself smiling appreciatively while watching a military plane bear down on its target? And no, Im not talking about a Hollywood action movie. The people who gathered near the Rose ...
Even legendary directors make mistakes, and Steven Spielberg is no exception. In an upcoming Blu-ray release of "E.T.," it appears the DreamWorks maestro has made good on a promise to undo on...
Most people, even fans of classical music, havent heard of the composer Louis Vierne. But in a few days, Im going to be playing all six of his organ symphonies in New York City. Its actually pretty r...
Few architects affected public and private American life as profoundly as Frank Lloyd Wright. Even today, his best known works serve one and the other -- the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, and F...
INSA creates awesome street art GIFs that bring the thrill of the streets to your very own Tumblr. Painting a wall several times and snapping photos of each shot, the artist then combines the photos ...
By Paul Kilbey Adapted from a piece on I Care If You Listen I really want to like Jonny Greenwood’s compositional career. Radiohead were the first band I loved, and I think that they helped shape my ...
Those of us lucky to have caught a production of Adding Machine (I saw the off-Broadway production in 2008) or have at least listened to the soundtrack know how gorgeous and haunting Joshua Schmidts ...
I have a soft spot in my heart for plays that toy with the accepted parameters of theatre. Whether they turn a known piece upside down and inside out or simply show the audience what things look like...
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