Coldplay Sells Album Art for Charity: $1.4 Million Raised So Far
Coldplay is selling its album art to raise money for disadvantaged children. The rock band has an exhibition opening in London that coincides with its run of five sell-out concerts at Wembley.The works...
View ArticleWilliam Klein’s Masterful Film Portrait of Muhammad Ali
In February 1964, Muhammad Ali was in a period of transition. The magnificently brash boxer, then known as Cassius Clay, all of 22 years old, swept through the sport like a windstorm, beating Sonny...
View ArticlePunk Photographer Derek Ridgers Celebrated by Paul Smith
Paul Smith coined the term “classics with a twist” for the fashion style of his most British of brands, and much the same could be said of the music form of Punk, which turned rock music on its head...
View ArticleWomen Can’t Direct Anime? Studio Ghibli Producer Apologizes
Japan’s leading anime producer Studio Ghibli has found itself in the middle of a controversial debate this week, after former employee Yoshiaki Nishimura, who co-produced “When Marnie Was There,” which...
View ArticleREVIEW: Anish Kapoor Versus Real Human Beings: ‘Tristan’ at ENO
In Wagner’s opera “Tristan and Isolde” the protagonists are not so much characters as concepts. They speak in symbols. They represent philosophies of love and death. It’s a tough call for any director...
View ArticlePost-Tonys Fallout: The ‘Hamilton’ Tsunami Sweeps Away ‘Bright Star’
The post-Tony Awards fallout has claimed “Bright Star,” the charming and winsome bluegrass musical that marked the Broadway debuts of star Carmen Cusack and the writing team of Steve Martin and Edie...
View Article8 Top Albums for Summer: Ariana Grande to Eric Clapton
Summertime, and the living is easy. Here’s a pick of eight new albums for this holiday season, from the infectious pop of Ariana Grande to the thoughtful blues of Eric Clapton.While Grande, 22, is...
View ArticleElysia Crampton: Abstract Storyteller, Reimagining the Boundaries of State...
In the opening moments of Elysia Crampton’s 2015 EP “American Drift,” her frequent collaborator Money Allah calmly says, “I’m nailed to the impossible.” Set to a shimmering, melancholic synthesizer...
View ArticleVIDEO: Lorene Ren on Discovering Ancient Taiwanese Recipes in ‘Rookie Chef’
Fresh from directing one of the highest grossing Taiwanese films of all time, 2012’s “Din Tao: Leader of the Parade,” director Fung Kai presents a lighthearted tale of family and tradition with his...
View ArticleSounds of India at The Lincoln Centre’s ‘White Light Festival’
The art and culture of South India will be the centerpiece of the prestigious music festival held annually at the renowned Lincoln Centre in New York. The 7th season of Lincoln Centre’s ‘White Light...
View ArticleINTERVIEW: Playwrights Tackle Reality of LGBT Life in Singapore
As previously reported by ARTINFO, the Singapore Theatre Festival returns to the LaSalle College of the Arts for its fifth edition, which will run June 30 to 24 and feature eight new plays, including...
View ArticleTickling Is No Laughing Matter, According to a New Documentary
If you think you know what tickling is about, you’re probably wrong. The harmless act, meant to provoke the sensation of laughter in another person through light touching of the skin, becomes the...
View ArticleThe Continuous Conversation: Mary Ellen Mark, Martin Bell, and Tiny
On her first night in Seattle on assignment for Life magazine, the photographer Mary Ellen Mark was in the parking lot of a club called the Monastery when a taxicab pulled up. Out stepped Erin “Tiny”...
View ArticleREVIEW: A Flying Carpet To Die For, But No Twanky: “Aladdin”
The last time “Aladdin” was seen in a major London theatre (it was the Old Vic) Sir Ian McKellen played Widow Twanky. In true panto fashion, the role was full of smutty innuendo. “You’ve heard of my...
View ArticleSigur Rós Go On A Live Music Roadtrip In Iceland
In a world centered around technology, Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós’s music is the powerful antithesis to everything mechanical. Just before their performance at Primavera Sound in Barcelona...
View ArticleQ&A with Stephen Karam and Joe Mantello: 'The Humans' Scores Big
For a play about a family struggling through loss, Stephen Karam’s “The Humans” is a winner. Riding on its Tony Award victories, including one for Best Play, the drama is now a virtual sell-out at the...
View ArticleInterview: Singapore Theatre Festival Director Ivan Heng
As previously reported by ARTINFO, the Singapore Theatre Festival returns to the LaSalle College of the Arts for its fifth edition this year, which will run June 30 through July 24 and feature eight...
View ArticleM+ Hosts “Film and Video After Punk” Screenings
A rare showcase of over 20 vintage films by post-punk British filmmakers and video artists will screen at Hong Kong's Broadway Cinematheque as part of M+’s latest screening program, from July...
View ArticleStevie Wonder Laments US Gun Horror, Mumfords Go African at BST London
Stevie Wonder lamented recent gun violence and played for almost four hours, Mumford & Sons flirted with African music, and Take That proved that boy bands as middle aged men can still please a...
View ArticleJoe Morton on Dick Gregory and ‘Turn Me Loose’
Those who are familiar with Joe Morton as the villainous and conniving father of Kerry Washington in the hit television series “Scandal” might be somewhat surprised at his newest role: Morton plays the...
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