Art Beat

Thursday’s Art Notes

In today's arts and culture headlines, color photos of the devastation wreaked by the 1906 San Francisco are found by the Smithsonian.

Around the Nation

Here are some of this week's arts and culture stories from public broadcasters around the nation.

Wednesday’s Art Notes

In today's arts and culture headlines, "Spider-Man" shuts down to address significant problems.

In Reverse Trompe L’Oeil, Models Are Both Subject and Painting Surface

By Molly Finnegan

In some ways, artist Alexa Meade is a traditional figure painter, replicating the light and shadow that falls on the human body in a naturalistic way. But she works on an unusual canvas: the human body.

Tuesday’s Art Notes

In today's arts and culture headlines, the Supreme Court will hear a case about fair use of intellectual property.

Weekly Poem: ‘Green Door’

By Tom LeGro

Charles Baxter is the author of four novels, four collections of short stories, three collections of poems, a collection of essays on fiction and is the editor of other works. He teaches at the University of Minnesota.

Monday’s Art Notes

In today's arts and culture headlines, "Spider-Man" on Broadway was cited again for safety violations.

Conversation: Steppenwolf Theater’s ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’

By Molly Finnegan

Edward Albee's classic American play "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" has been revived in an acclaimed production by the Steppenwolf Theater Company of Chicago, and is currently onstage here in Washington at the Arena Stage.

Friday’s Art Notes

In today's arts and culture headlines, the Egyptian culture minister says he's quitting his post.

Conversation: Author Charles Baxter

Writer Charles Baxter's characters often seem ordinary until a chance encounter, persistent nagging or tilt in their world order pushes them to make feverish decisions.