Art Review
Sculpture in High Relief
By ROBERTA SMITH
Sculpture is enjoying a high-profile moment in New York, thanks to a head-spinning assortment of solo shows.
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Lars von Trier at the news conference for "Melancholia."
Cannes declared the Danish director Lars von Trier a persona non grata on Thursday, the same day as the premiere of “This Is Not a Film,” by Jafar Panahi.
Dance Review
From the Classical World of Apollos and Fauns to a Romantic Passion
By ALASTAIR MACAULAY
New York City Ballet performed Balanchine’s “Apollo” and “Sonnambula” and Robbins’s “Afternoon of a Faun” and “Antique Epigraphs” on Wednesday.
Movie Review | 'Midnight in Paris'
The Old Ennui and the Lost Generation
By A. O. SCOTT
Woody Allen, with the help of Paris and the ghosts of its famous dead, has found a credible blend of whimsy and wisdom.
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The Frick Collection Names a New Director
By KATE TAYLOR and CAROL VOGEL
The Frick Collection, a small but sumptuous museum housed in a limestone mansion on Fifth Avenue, has chosen as its next director Ian Wardropper.
Books of The Times
‘In the Garden of Beasts’
By ERIK LARSON
Reviewed by JANET MASLIN
A Berlin post in the 1930s was no plum, but William E. Dodd accepted the role of ambassador to Germany, and he and his family offer a glimpse into life as Hitler rose to power.
After Hart, a Deluge Of Meaner Celebrity TV?
By BROOKS BARNES
Mary Hart, the “Entertainment Tonight” anchor, leaves the show on Friday after 29 years, during which she helped usher in a new celebrity television age.
Critic's Notebook
The Art of Collecting Collections
By EDWARD ROTHSTEIN
With collections of everything from glass canes to carriages to Impressionist paintings, the Shelburne Museum in Vermont brings new meaning to the word eclectic.
Inside Arts
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Movie Review | 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides': Whale Oil Explodes and Buccaneers Bellow
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Art Review: Empowering People of Spaceship Earth
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Inside Art: Chinese Characters and Matisse at the Morgan; ‘Hide/Seek’ Heads to the Brooklyn
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Music Review: Close to Eden, Where the Music Is Artisanal
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Movie Review | 'Florent: Queen of the Meat Market': Florent, the Restaurant and the Man, on Film
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Critic’s Notebook: Bucking Up the British in the Midst of the Fight
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Beatles Photos, Medieval Fashion and Forbes’s Auctions
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Art in Review: JANE FREILICHER: Recent Paintings and Prints
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JOHN DIVOLA: ‘Trees for the Forest’
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ANDY WARHOL: ‘Colored Campbell’s Soup Cans’
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ETHIOPIAN MAGIC SCROLLS: ‘Talismanic Art of Ethiopia’
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LOUISE LAWLER: ‘Fitting at Metro Pictures’
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Hey, Mr. Critic: Getting Your Sea Legs to Lunch
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Weekend Miser
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Urban Athlete: A Workout, Even for a Runner
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House Tour: Palenville, N.Y.
Podcast: Music
Ben Sisario and Bruce Headlam on the sale of Warner Music Group; Jon Pareles on the muchness of Lady Gaga; new CD releases by Raphael Saadiq, Colin Vallon, and Telebossa. Ben Ratliff is the host.
New York Today
The Scoop
New York City iPhone App
Get a selection of the listings on your iPhone with The Scoop, The Times’s guide to what to eat, see and do in New York.
Arts & Leisure
Notes of a Screenwriter, Mad as Hell
By DAVE ITZKOFF
The screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky left behind a large cache of his notes for his incendiary, Oscar-winning script for “Network.”
The Notes Behind 'Network'Arts & Leisure
Even Offstage, Lady Gaga’s Ready for the Stage
By JON PARELES
Lady Gaga, the self-described “show without an intermission,” recorded her new album, “Born This Way,” arriving on Tuesday, while on the road.
Audio: Lady Gaga on Music, Unicorns and Ambition 
The Listings
Longer versions of selected event listings in the New York area this week are now available online.
Art | Classical & Opera | Dance | Jazz | Movies | Rock & Pop | Theater | Children’s Events | Spare Times
The Week in Arts
Summer Movies
The critics' take on girls in action movies, Maria Bello's tough dramas, Michael Fassbender on his rise from bit player to leading man and more.
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What’s Blooming Indoors
Critics for The New York Times report on their art-world spring awakenings in four Manhattan neighborhoods.
Cannes Honors Cult Filmmaker and an Original Hollywood Rebel
By JOAN DUPONT
A new documentary, "Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel," by Alex Stapleton, pays homage to Roger Corman, whose cohorts have included everyone from Jack Nicholson to Quentin Tarantino.
Xu Bing: An Artist Who Bridges East and West
By JOYCE HOR-CHUNG LAU
Xu Bing, a Chinese artist who lived in the United States before returning to China in 2008 and maintains studios in London and Beijing, has a show at the British Museum.
Alain Cavalier’s ‘Pater’: Private Musings of a Public Sort
By JOAN DUPONT
The French director and actor returned to the Cannes Film Festival with a study in power, longing and intimacy.
At Cannes, Women With Diverse Visions
By JOAN DUPONT
A record four films by female directors are in competition for the Palme d’Or this year, including newer voices like Julia Leigh with “Sleeping Beauty” and Maïwenn Le Besco with “Polisse.”
Revival of a Passionate Operatic Triumph
By GEORGE LOOMIS
The Opéra Comique in Paris brings Jean-Baptiste Lully’s opera “Atys” back for another stunning turn.
Daring to Overcome the Difficulties of 'Problem Plays'
By MATT WOLF
New productions in London tackle plays by Shakespeare and Tennessee Williams.
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