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Culture Kaleidoscope

ART

Waiting for Limbo: Mary Corman’s Inviting – and Enigmatic – Interiors

The painter imbues her spaces with spiritual radiance.

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FILM

Del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ Creates Life with Aching Emotion

The flayed, bloody flesh, screeching soundtrack, Gothic sets, and elegantly flapping costumes are all on brand for the visionary director.

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VOICE CHOICE

Bruce McCall’s ‘Retrofuturism’ Led to Works That Were Both Playful and Sharply Satirical

In the exhibition “Visions of the Retrofuture,” the city is a slick, surreal circus, where zeppelins still fly and the rich are served by an actual skeleton crew.

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ART

Robert Rauschenberg’s Graphic Alchemy

An exhibition of prints and multiples reminds us why, in his centenary year, the versatile New York School virtuoso still matters.

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MUSIC

DEVO Plots the Next 50 Years of De-Evolution

Half a century ago, punks "were nihilistic," and, as far as the guys from Akron were concerned, that just wasn’t an answer.

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VOICE CHOICE

‘Searching for Superpublics’ Focuses on Public Space Projects that Emphasize Public Involvement

An exhibition at the Center for Architecture details existing and proposed projects, including putting art in pedestrian malls and saving shorelines.

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MUSIC

John C. Reilly’s Mister Romantic is a Missionary of Love

In his update on vaudeville, the Oscar, Grammy, and Tony-nominated actor croons and clowns in an effort to encourage us to start reconnecting with one another.

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VOICE CHOICE

Pop Culture and Its Discontents at the 2025 NY Comic Con

As authoritarianism mushrooms around the nation, there's a long weekend of escapism on offer at the Javits Center. 

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FILM

Ronan Day-Lewis on Directing His Father Daniel Day-Lewis Through the Storm of ‘Anemone’

The creative duo has fleshed out a meatier story than either could on their own.

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BOOKS

In ‘999 Flavors of Gelato,’ the Devil Goes on Vaca and You Know What Breaks Loose 

Frank Ruscitti’s first novel sends Hell’s boss to Heaven for some R & R.

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