Books & the Arts

Frederic Edwin Church’s “Heart of the Andes,” 1859.

When Did the Natural World Stop Feeling Sublime? When Did the Natural World Stop Feeling Sublime?

In Is a River Alive?, Robert Macfarlane challenges himself, and others, to find a new way to write about nature.

Mar 25, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Isabel Ruehl

A view of the mists at Top Withins, on the North Yorkshire moors near Haworth, the setting for Emily Bronte's “Wuthering Heights,” 1940.

The Trouble With Adapting “Wuthering Heights” The Trouble With Adapting “Wuthering Heights”

Why adaptations of Emily Brontë’s novel, across generations, have misunderstood the work and its world.

Mar 24, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Victoria Baena

Ruth Asawa, 1973.

Communing With Ruth Asawa Communing With Ruth Asawa

A retrospective of the California artist’s work emphasizes her sense that art should not be frozen in time in a gallery but belongs in the world, at home and in public.

Mar 23, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Quinn Moreland

Éliane Radigue at the New York Cultural Center, New York, 1971.

The Intermediate States of Éliane Radigue The Intermediate States of Éliane Radigue

On the life and work of the pathbreaking French composer.

Mar 19, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Nate Wooley

August Macke, “Vegetable Fields,” 1895.

The Hidden History of Free Choice The Hidden History of Free Choice

A conversation with Sophia Rosenfeld about her recent book on the roots of the concept of choice.

Mar 18, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

The construction of the Knickerbocker Village housing development in 1933.

Mary K. Simkhovitch and the Dream of an Affordable New York Mary K. Simkhovitch and the Dream of an Affordable New York

A new book revisits the public housing programs of the 1930s.

Mar 16, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Freeman

Who Will Win Big at the Oscars?

Who Will Win Big at the Oscars? Who Will Win Big at the Oscars?

It’s that time of year again. 

Mar 13, 2026 / Books & the Arts / The Nation

The Fictitious Capital of HBO’s Industry

The Fictitious Capital of HBO’s Industry The Fictitious Capital of HBO’s "Industry"

In the show’s fourth season, everyone has a story to sell and very few are true.

Mar 12, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Jorge Cotte

One Year Performance 1978–1979

Tehching Hsieh—an “Artist Without Art” Tehching Hsieh—an “Artist Without Art”

In his performances, he questioned whether or not an artwork needed to supply a specific meaning in order to generate a feeling.

Mar 11, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Jillian Steinhauer

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