Can street art transform lives? The Bushwick Collective, a world class outdoor gallery in Brooklyn, New York presents compelling evidence. Joe Ficalora, head of the Bushwick Collective, can remember a …
Critics often praise pessimism over optimism. What if portraying the unconventional and exceptional helps create a kinder world? Video via MOVIECLIPS Classic Trailers on YouTube. Lars Lindstrom is twenty-seven years old, withdrawn and incommunicative. He’s …
Art from other cultures can be difficult to understand, but sometimes reveals similarities to our own that we don’t expect. While in New York City to perform in Houston Grand Opera’s …
Can historic military landmarks find new purpose? Once crumbling, the Park Avenue Armory has reinvented itself by embracing the arts. The Seventh Regiment, or Park Avenue, Armory in New York City is impressive from …
Society changes constantly. How do we respond to the alienation and loneliness that result from these changes? Kokoro, which can be translated as The Heart of Things, is a novel written by …
Graffiti hearkens back to ancient public art. Is there something valuable in street art that is good for the community? There is an innate conflict between street art and property. …
The Holocaust damaged humanity profoundly. Can art help us find that wrecked humanity even when it lies within a Nazi? This weekend Houston Grand Opera will present the American Premiere …
History is not dead, but is constantly reinterpreted through the arts. Can we relate to earlier interpretations despite their controversy? Song of the South, produced by Walt Disney for RKO Pictures …
Art, like life, relies on communication. What happens when empathy fails and we are struck by how unintelligible we are? Sometimes it seems that the only thing we can share …
Are you attracted to characters and story lines that surprise you? Life doesn’t always make sense and neither does art. Many literary works are peopled with stereotypes and follow formulae which …
