President Bill Clinton criticized President Trump’s actions attacking the rule of law, and predicted that the president would pay a price among those who believe his actions are un-American. “We’ve never seen anything like this before in my lifetime – somebody that says, ‘Whatever I want should be the law …
Read More »The National Museum of Women in the Arts relaunches
It’s been more than two years and almost $70 million, but at long last the National Museum of Women in the Arts, in Washington, D.C., is relaunching. When this museum opened in 1987, it was the first in the world devoted exclusively to art made by women. An independent, non-profit …
Read More »The New Season in Art: The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures premieres
In Hollywood there’s always a new “It” girl, and this fall it may just be the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. The museum, designed by architect Renzo Piano, cost $482 million, and is already turning heads even before the doors open on September 30. Correspondent Serena Altschul asked, “Are you …
Read More »Take Five (January 17): Check out the “Sunday Morning” listings of events this coming week
Check out these events around the country this coming week: Harlem, N.Y.: The 8th annual Black Comic Book Festival (January 17-18) The annual Black Comic Book Festival brings creators, illustrators, writers, independent publishers and cosplayers together for an exciting two-day event! Kids can participate in a “How to Draw Comics” …
Read More »Frida Kahlo, the unapologetic artist: Inside a new exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, “Frida Kahlo: Appearances Can Be Deceiving”
You probably know the face. But there’s so much more to Frida Kahlo, perhaps the most-famous female artist in art history, than meets the eye. “I think Frida Kahlo is definitely one of those one-name artists,” said Lisa Small, co-curator of a new Kahlo exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum. “People …
Read More »Book excerpt: Todd Fisher remembers Carrie and Debbie in “My Girls”
It was a painful loss for movie fans when actress and screenwriter Carrie Fisher and her mother, Oscar-nominated actress Debbie Reynolds, passed away within hours of one another in December 2016. But no one would have felt the pain more acutely than Todd Fisher. In his new memoir, “My Girls” …
Read More »Book excerpt: The power of “2001: A Space Odyssey”
In this excerpt from “Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke and the Making of a Masterpiece” (Simon & Schuster), author and “2001” fan Michael Benson writes about his lifelong fascination with Kubrick’s masterwork, and his discussion with co-screenwriter Arthur C. Clarke about the enigmatic film which has inspired generations …
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