domingo, 31 de julio de 2011

Arts review


Opportunity on Madison

Matt Collins
The Metropolitan Museum might be expected to do the obvious when it takes over the Whitney’s building, filling it with modern art. But that would be a mistake.
ARTS & LEISURE
From left, Anton Zetterholm as the title character in the German production of

Flops on Broadway? Fix Them Overseas

Shows including “Shrek the Musical” and “Legally Blonde” have found success in Europe after bombing on Broadway.
From left: Zach Galifianakis (the Big Baby), Chris Evans (the Hero) and Ryan Reynolds (the Bachelor).

Babies to Heroes: A Field Guide to Big-Screen Men

The male archetypes populating contemporary Hollywood offer clues about what the men of our dreams look like, or at least what moviemakers are trying to sell us.

Apes From the Future, Holding a Mirror to Today

Pierre Boulle’s idea of peculiarly advanced simians has evolved from his 1963 novel “Planet of the Apes” to Rupert Wyatt’s new film, “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.”
Ximena Sariñana's self-titled album leans on advisers and collaborators but is still highly personal.

Straddling the Border, Eccentrically

The Mexican songwriter Ximena Sariñana is releasing a self-titled English-language album.
Harmony Santana a transgender actress with a role in a new movie. While actors have long appeared on screen in drag, transgender performers have been less visible.

When They Play Women, It’s Not Just an Act

Harmony Santana is among a small group of openly transgender actors who are increasingly recognizable and finding a place on screen.
The centenaries of two formative American composers, Samuel Barber and William Schuman, from left in 1966, slipped by with little notice. But that was not the case for more prominent composers like Elliott Carter and Leonard Bernstein.

Two Composers, Honored Silently

The centenaries of Samuel Barber and William Schuman passed with little fanfare, but many of their compositions can still excite and move audiences.
Scenes from the new TV version of “Web Therapy” on Showtime, clockwise from top: Lisa Kudrow as a therapist, left, and Rashida Jones and Dan Bucatinsky.

Analyze This: A Webisode’s Id Meets Its TV Ego

Analyzing the transition from Webisode to television series for “Web Therapy,” on Showtime.

Podcast: Music

This week: summer percussion special. Larry Rohter talks music and philosophy with the percussionist/composer Adam Rudolph; Ben Ratliff and Nate Chinen sort out the new vibraphone scene in jazz. And new CDs by Kelly Rowland, Joss Stone and Cerebral Ballzy. Ben Ratliff is the host.

Abroad

Michael Kimmelman on culture and society in Europe and beyond.

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The Week in Arts
THE WEEK AHEAD
In “Drive,” Ryan Gosling stars as a Hollywood stunt driver who also freelances as a getaway driver of the bank-heist variety. A true pro, he never packs a gun — just drives. But when a robbery veers out of control, he runs out of metaphorical road and finds himself on the lam with Carey Mulligan. Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, and scheduled for Sept. 16 release.

July 31 — Aug. 6

A selection of cultural events this week.
The Listings
Longer versions of selected event listings in the New York area this week are now available online.
Collector as Artist: The Barnes Foundation
Take an interactive tour with Randy Kennedy through the Barnes Foundation, one of America’s strangest art museums since the day its doors opened in 1925.
15 (Long) Minutes With 'The Last Supper'
Occasionally I have visited Leonardo da Vinci’s “Last Supper” in Milan, checking in on a beloved, hospice-bound but faded relative, expecting to make the most of the 15 minutes tourists are permitted.
Special Section
Summer Stages
From Shakespeare to Bach to Rihanna, summer means festivals and more.