What the Panama Papers Reveal About the Art Market
The leaked documents show the many ways offshore shell companies are used to conceal the ownership of art. Here’s a look at three cases.
Suffering for Art in Greece and Matching the National Mood
Greek artists chipping rocks and curling up in boxes for hours at a stretch have found fans in Athens.
An App That Pushes Aside the Art World Curtain
Using digital-recognition technology, a new mobile app called Magnus promises to instantly provide auction and gallery prices for pieces of art.
Arts: An Iggy Pop Ballet and Festivals in Cairo and Istanbul: Global Arts Guide
A look at selected arts events worldwide.
Bringing Ancient Sounds Back to Life
A program is helping experts recreate long-lost instruments. Listen to audio clips of the carnyx, the hornpipe and the vulture bone flute.
Theater Review: Review: ‘The Winter’s Tale’ and ‘Pericles’ on the London Stage
A bounty of Shakespeare at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in London offers a rare opportunity to compare and contrast the works.
In Miami, Cuban Culture, No Passport Required
On Calle Ocho, in the heart of Miami’s Little Havana, Cuban art, music and cuisine take center stage, especially on the last Friday of every month.
Shakespeare First Folio Discovered, in Time for an Anniversary
The 1623 edition turned up in a Scottish manor house stuffed with Old Masters, right on cue for the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death.
At Paris Exhibition, Tracing the Roots of the Velvet Underground
A multimedia show at the Philharmonie de Paris explores the history of the rock band and the New York City art, music and film scenes of the 1960s.
Does My Family Own a Painting Looted by Nazis?
I’ve spent four years researching an artwork that passed through Nazi hands and now hangs in a relative’s home. The more I dig, the more I find murk.
You’re Unfired: Kathleen Battle Is Returning to the Met After 22 Years
The soprano, whose dismissal by the Metropolitan Opera more than two decades ago made front-page news, will sing a recital of spirituals in November.
Brass Foundry Is Closing, but Debate Over Degas’s Work Goes On
The Valsuani foundry, near Paris, has been ordered to liquidate, again bringing attention to whether liberties have been taken with the Degas bronzes it has issued.
Sinosphere: China News Blackout as ‘Ten Years’ Takes Hong Kong Best Film Award
The mainland state news media omitted mention of the film, which depicts a dystopian future for Hong Kong under Chinese rule.
Female Architects on the Significance of Zaha Hadid
The death of Ms. Hadid has reverberated throughout the architecture world, but the sense of loss has appeared most pronounced among women.
Artist Says Brazilian Protesters Copied His Giant Rubber Duck
The duck displayed in Brazil bears too much of a resemblance to a six story-tall one created by the Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, his team said.
Subtle Shifts at Boutique Fairs in Paris
The Paris art market, known for its specialty events that bring in connoisseur collectors, faces the task of responding to the tastes of the next generation of collectors.
Music Review: Worlds Collide and Are Illuminated in Bach’s ‘St. Matthew Passion’
The “Passion” at the Campfield Market Hall, performed by The Sixteen and a cast of homeless people, takes a radical approach to a hallowed text.
Fatboy Slim in the Alps and Chinese Artists in Qatar: Global Arts Guide
Also this week, a contemporary art show at Mexico City’s Museo Jumex, a Yasuda Yukihiko retrospective in Tokyo, and an outdoor opera in Sydney.
Before the Brussels Attacks, Portents From a Film
The French director Philippe Faucon discusses his struggles to make his fictional 2012 movie “La Désintégration,” which turned out to be a prescient warning.
Zaha Hadid, Groundbreaking Architect, Dies at 65
Ms. Hadid, the first woman to win the Pritzker Prize, was renowned for her theoretical work that left a mark on skylines around the world.
Imre Kertesz, Nobel Laureate Who Survived Holocaust, Dies at 86
What set the Hungarian writer apart from others was his insistence on describing Auschwitz and Buchenwald without outrage, especially in his definitive work, “Fateless.”
A Push to Rebuild a Mies Van Der Rohe Modernist Gem
German architects and planners are seeking to rebuild Mies van der Rohe’s Wolf House, an important transitional design. But some experts oppose the idea.
Spotlight: The Bizarre Silicone World of Patricia Piccinini
The provocative Australian artist creates sculptures of life forms that don’t exist but might be plausible in some alternate universe.
Tracking an Elusive Diary From Hitler’s Inner Circle
A new book, “The Devil’s Diary: Alfred Rosenberg and the Stolen Secrets of the Third Reich,” reveals how two men uncovered a Nazi artifact.
‘The A Word’ Places Autism Front and Center
The six-part BBC drama, scheduled to air in the United States this summer, puts a modern spin on family dysfunction, placing autism at its center.
How Palmyra Looks Now
Drone footage from the Russian state TV channel Rossiya 24 showed the ancient ruins of Palmyra, Syria, which the Syrian Army said it had recaptured from Islamic State militants.
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