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Musicians

A black-and-white performance still shows a seated woman in a slip while another person uses scissors to cut fabric from her clothing.

Yoko Ono Has Outlasted the Scorn, the Caricatures and the Blame

"Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind" at The Broad in L.A. brings together decades of work that predated and anticipated many of the ideas now central to contemporary art.
By Jordan Riefe
An abstract collaborative painting shows bold red, black, gold, purple and blue shapes around a central white circle marked with handwritten signatures.

Can Rock Royalty Really Make Art Worth Owning?

Less partisan collectors shouldn't automatically shy away from paintings and sculpture crafted by big-name musicians, though caution is advised.
By Simon Coates
2026 BAM Ball Honoring Robert Wilson and Gabriel Pizzi

From Standing Ovations to Surprise DJ Sets: Inside the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s 2026 BAM Ball

The Brooklyn Academy of Music has never been conventional, and the same can be said of its much-anticipated, always surprising spring benefit gala.
By Christa Terry
An image shows a man with long hair, a beard, sunglasses and a black hat lounging on a pink inflatable flamingo at the edge of a swimming pool, dipping his hand into the water.

The Louche, Romantic, Feral World of Sébastien Tellier

By Sarah Moroz
A man in jeans and a dark T-shirt lies on his back on a red carpeted floor with one hand on his chest beside a crate filled with vinyl records, suggesting a reflective or exhausted moment at home.

Screening at NYFF: Scott Cooper’s ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’

By Siddhant Adlakha

One Fine Show: ‘This is What You Get’ at the Ashmolean Museum

By Dan Duray
A gallery view at Gagosian Beverly Hills shows Paul McCartney’s “Rearview Mirror” exhibition, featuring a large black-and-white photograph of George Harrison and framed contact sheets and prints displayed on white walls.

In Beverly Hills, Paul McCartney’s Photographs Offer a Raw Look at Beatlemania’s Beginnings

By Jordan Riefe
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Class of 2025 Medallion Ceremony

Listen Up, Pilgrim: Steve Earle Tells It On The Mountain

By David Bowman
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