The ‘I’ of the Beholder The ‘I’ of the Beholder
About fifteen years ago, looking for something to play on my college radio station, I cued up a reel-to-reel tape I'd found in a pile by the wall--and fell in love.
Jun 3, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Douglas Wolk
The Irresistible Rise of Berlusconi The Irresistible Rise of Berlusconi
Dressed up as a tropical dictator in a sketch by the great Italian political cartoonist Altan, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi wears a double-breasted camouflage jacket, a goony...
Jun 3, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Frederika Randall
Truly, Madly, Deeply Truly, Madly, Deeply
It's only a little fughetta in C minor, a piece J.S. Bach wrote into a notebook he was keeping for the purpose of teaching his eldest son.
May 27, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Paul Griffiths
Rockin’ for the Free World Rockin’ for the Free World
MoveOn.org joins forces with Lollapalooza to make change in November.
May 25, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Hillary Frey
Band of Insiders Band of Insiders
I know, you're too hip to see Troy.
May 20, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Who Let the Punks Out? Who Let the Punks Out?
The young and the angry mosh the vote for the November election.
May 20, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Kristin V. Jones
Artists Without Borders Artists Without Borders
Three years ago I saw a work by the late Swiss-German artist Dieter Roth that so captivated me that I am determined to write a book just to be able to reproduce it on the jacke...
May 13, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Arthur C. Danto
Broadcast News Broadcast News
Most faces can simply be described, but some (like Jean Dominique's) need explaining. When did the lips shrink away, and the light brown skin start clinging to the bones?
May 6, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
The Kids Are Alright The Kids Are Alright
Several of the recent Whitney Biennials have aspired to something more than a display of "the latest in American Art," to cite the phrase used to advertise the current sh...
Apr 29, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Arthur C. Danto
Unforgettable Unforgettable
"This is a book written in the presence of music." So begins Geoffrey O'Brien's sprawling memoir-cum-critical essay, and the reader is tempted to ask: What book isn't?
Apr 29, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Jody Rosen