Dillinger Captured by Dogged Filmmaker!
By MARK HARRIS
Michael Mann’s “Public Enemies” owes its very existence to a roster of films that never happened.
A Round Peg
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Dan Graham in 1982, photographing his “Two Adjacent Pavilions” at Documenta VII in Germany. Art, he says, is his “passionate hobby.”
Framed by a retrospective, the artist Dan Graham insists that he’s just playing.
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Living for Cinema, and Through It
By A. O. SCOTT
Agnès Varda, the only female filmmaker associated with the New Wave, is still making movies at 81.
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After a Pause, Maxwell’s Music Is Set to Play
By JON PARELES
After years of working quietly on songs while enjoying something like anonymity, Maxwell, neo-soul’s former male sex symbol, is going public again and taking new chances.
Balanchines in Bunches Offer Taste Comparisons
By ALASTAIR MACAULAY
Master companies of a choreographer’s diaspora take on a broad sampling of his ballets.
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Who’s in Charge of This Show? She Is
By PATRICIA COHEN
In a banner year for female stage directors, parity remains elusive.
Happily Seduced by the Blues
By LARRY ROHTER
Artists in nearly every category of jazz have found their way to Bob Koester and Delmark Records.
Hey, Bud, What Comes After Our 15 Minutes?
By JON CARAMANICA
David Faustino and Corin Nemec, television stars from the 1990s, are trying to move forward by exploiting their faded fame in projects like “Star-ving,” a Web series.
How Grotesque (but How Inspiring)
By DOROTHY SPEARS
James Ensor’s work has surged in popularity among a new wave of contemporary artists who are incorporating elements of his across various mediums.
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Jon Pareles reviews "Murdering Oscar (and Other Love Songs)" by Patterson Hood; Ben Ratliff on "A Man's Thoughts" by Ginuwine; and Chris Potter performs in our studio. Sia Michel is the host.
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Melena Ryzik reports on a benefit for the American Theater Wing, founder of the Tony Awards.
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A Star Idolized and Haunted, Michael Jackson Dies at 50
By BROOKS BARNES
Michael Jackson, 50, who went from boy wonder to global pop superstar to sad figure haunted by lawsuits, paparazzi and failed plastic surgery, died Thursday in a Los Angeles hospital.
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A Russian Affair With Amsterdam
By ALISON SMALE
The new Hermitage museum in Amsterdam celebrates Russia's ties with the Netherlands, which were first forged long ago by Peter the Great.
The Rage to Buy Vanishing Art Works
By SOUREN MELIKIAN
At sales of Impressionist and Modern art at Christie's and Sotheby's this week, buyers were willing to snap up anything, however moderate. The goods just aren't there any more.
Sotheby's Lean Strategy Pays Off
By SOUREN MELIKIAN
In a perfect show of how to steer your boat in times of art drought, Sotheby's came out of its Wednesday evening auction of Impressionist and Modern art like a knight in shining armor.
Buyers Focus on Works Worth the Fight
By SOUREN MELIKIAN
In Christie's traditional early summer sale of Impressionist and Modern art held on Tuesday in London, desirable paintings were scarce.
Lack of Cash Sinks Memorial to Abba
By STEPHEN CASTLE
A plan to build a museum in Stockholm to celebrate the pop group Abba has fallen apart.
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