Art

Irwin Hasen, Comic Book Artist and ‘Dondi’ Illustrator, Dies at 96

The cartoonist helped create the popular comic strip about a wide-eyed World War II orphan, which appeared in newspapers for 31 years.

ArtsBeat: Assyrian Artifacts to Be Returned to Iraq

American officials plan to return about 65 objects, seized during smuggling invesigations, to the Iraqi government on Monday. ...read more

Arts, Briefly: American Dance Festival Announces 2015 Lineup

Shen Wei Dance Arts will premiere “Untitled #12-2,” one of 11 commissions that compose the 82nd annual season of the festival.

Review: Martha Graham Dance Company in an Intimate Performance

This presentation, part of the Harkness Dance Festival at the 92nd Street Y, offered audience members an opportunity to walk around an Isamu Noguchi...

Review: ‘Death and the Damsel,’ a Paul Taylor Premiere on Sex Trafficking

“Death and the Damsel,” with its images of sexual coercion set to Martinu's Sonata No. 2 for piano and cello, has a layered ambiguity...

Asia Week Is Highlighted by Robert Hatfield Ellsworth Sale

This nine-day event, which draws dealers, curators, scholars and collectors from around the world, includes a five-day auction at Christie's of the Ellsworth collection...

The Week Ahead: Styles Collide to Serve Flamenco

“Generations of Gypsy Flamenco,” an event at Town Hall, promises flamenco for its own sake. ...read more

ArtsBeat: Bolaño’s ‘2666’ Coming to the Stage, Thanks to a Powerball Jackpot

The Goodman Theater will produce an adaptation of Roberto Bolaño's novel, with funds provided by Roy Cockrum, who won a Powerball jackpot in Tennessee...

Sex and Violence, Beyond the Script

A group of actors is pressing unions and others to create clear-cut protocols for registering and handling grievances about harassment in the theater.

Arts | Long Island: The Changing Imagery of U.S. Presidents: ‘From Portraits to Tweets’ Is On View in Hempstead

“From Portraits to Tweets: Imagery, Technology and the U.S. Presidency,” at the Hofstra University Museum, explores how changing technology has affected the public perception...