“Who is being mocked and cursed in this song?” This question has ignited a wildfire of speculation across the Chinese internet, as a recently released folk song by a relatively low-profile singer has amassed a staggering 8 billion plays, surpassing the success of previous hit songs. A newly released Chinese […]
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Exhibition explores the meaning of home
Te Tuhi art gallery in Pakuranga. Times file photo Wayne Martin A new art exhibition in east Auckland will employ radio and sonic storytelling to explore the human experience. Pacific Frequencies: Mahu is being staged at Howick Historical Village and Highland Park Library as part of the Arts Out East initiative. […]
Market Animal Sale has added meaning
BY MIKE WARREN EDITOR MARSHFIELD – Normally there is not a lot of fanfare surrounding the 118th animal sold as part of the annual Market Animal Sale at the Central Wisconsin State Fair in Marshfield. This year there was. The money raised for this particular animal – donated anonymously by […]
The Vietnam War’s memorial blazed a path in 1982, but no one followed
Comment on this storyComment Maya Lin’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial, which opened 40 years ago this month, changed everything and nothing about how we understand memorials. Its list of soldiers lost in the war, more than 58,000 names carved into black granite, foregrounded not the valor of combat, but the toll […]
Munson Sidewalk Art Show has special meaning to local artist | Entertainment
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Symbolic paintings at Brandt-Roberts Galleries rich with meaning
Three Columbus artists show off their talent for the symbolic in a new exhibit at Brandt-Roberts Galleries. The group show “Suggestion, That Is the Dream” features artists Talle Bamazi, Jason Morgan and Bernard Palchick, each of whom makes use of allusive imagery rich with meaning. The exhibit, which runs through Nov. 29 at the Short […]
Free Events and Top Picks for Columbus Arts & Entertainment in August
Summer in Central Ohio brings a nearly endless variety of things to see and do. Here are our top picks for some of the best arts, concerts, festivals and other entertainment. But first, here’s a look at Festival Latino, which will take over Genoa Park in Downtown Columbus in mid-August. […]
10 Big Ideas on the Meaning of Community | Arts & Culture
UCLA celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, and as part of the festivities, the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture is holding a series of conversations called 10 Questions: Centennial Edition. Every Tuesday evening through December 3, Victoria Marks, professor of choreography and associate dean of academic affairs for […]