Arts Dec 07

In November, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston opened the doors to a brand new expansion that houses its collection of American Art, in every meaning of the word "American."…

Arts Dec 02

Jeffrey Brown talks to Martin Sullivan, director of the National Portrait Gallery, about the decision to remove a work of art from the current exhibit "Hide/Seek" after complaints from a religious organization.

Arts Nov 19

In 2007, New York-based artist Vik Muniz returned to his native country of Brazil to set up shop at the world's largest garbage dump in Rio de Janiero. His story is told in the new documentary "Waste Land" by director…

Arts Nov 16

In 2007 and 2008, British photojournalist and filmmaker Tim Hetherington traveled to the Korengal Valley in northeastern Afghanistan to capture images of American soldiers serving in the war -- not just in combat, but also relaxing, playing, sleeping. His photographs…

Arts Nov 11

A (creative nonfiction) review of Keith Richard's new book, supposedly written by Mick Jagger, is mistaken for the real thing…

Arts Oct 15

Based on the memoirs of Colin McPhee, a musicologist who, in the early 20th-century, spent several years in Bali studying traditional music, "A House in Bali" is a blend of western opera and the music of that island.

Arts Oct 12

After the Great Depression and a horrendous flood devastated Louisville, the city's mayor and and the conductor of its symphony orchestra hatched a plan to make the city great again.

Arts Oct 01

In today's arts and culture headlines, a Tea Party coloring book and a congressional hold on building a National Women's History Museum.

Arts Sep 30

The disintegration of a family in a very fractured and unsettled, post-9/11 America is told in "Freedom," the new novel by Jonathan Franzen. His last novel, "The Corrections," won the 2001 National Book Award.

Arts Sep 30

In today's arts and culture headlines, actor Tony Curtis has passed away at age 85.