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Saturday, November 14, 2015

Arts

Vader’s all-black fashion statement in “Star Wars and the Power of Costume.”
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Vader’s all-black fashion statement in “Star Wars and the Power of Costume.”

An exhibition opening in Times Square drives home how the costumes made each character indelible.

What It Takes to Save a Mockingjay

“The Hunger Games” roars to its conclusion next Friday with “Mockingjay Part 2.” But the franchise has faced setbacks all along. Here’s an inside look.

Review: ‘The 33’ Recalls a Chilean Mine Disaster and the Men Who Endured It

In this stirring and suspenseful story, trapped miners wait underground to be rescued, grappling with fear and bonding as brothers.

Alexander Calder Comes to Life at London’s Tate Modern

“Alexander Calder: Performing Sculpture,” which runs through April 3, aims to show how the master of the mobile is ever more relevant.

Critic’s Notebook

On New Albums, Justin Bieber and One Direction Are Joyless Boys

“Purpose” and “Made in the A.M.,” new albums from pop’s leading young male stars, are strategic, but not very much fun.

Mixed Night in ‘Strange’ Christie’s Contemporary and Postwar Sale

Total sales on Tuesday were $331.8 million, including a Louise Bourgeois 1997 bronze spider, which sold for $28.2 million.

Bosch, Revolutionary and Master

Innovative curatorial wrangling by two Dutch museums brings a masterpiece by Hieronymus Bosch back to the Netherlands.

Books of The Times

Review: ‘My Life on the Road,’ Gloria Steinem’s Journey as a Traveling Feminist

In her first book in more than 20 years, Ms. Steinem looks back at nearly five decades as itinerant feminist organizer and standard-bearer.

Chinese Taxi Driver Turned Billionaire Bought Modigliani Painting

Liu Yiqian, a billionaire Chinese art collector, confirmed on Tuesday that he bought the painting by Amedeo Modigliani.

With $170.4 Million Sale at Auction, Modigliani Work Joins Rarefied Nine-Figure Club

The price tag for the single work was a far cry from the roughly $4,700 in today’s dollars that Modigliani sought for the entire contents of his Paris studio in 1918-19.

Mike Bartlett Turns to Shakespeare to Voice His ‘King Charles III’

Mr. Bartlett discusses the use of language to transform his protagonists from cardboard figures of ridicule into full-blown characters of tragedy and pathos.

In ‘Mediterranea,’ Two Migrants Speak for Many

The release of Jonas Carpignano’s film about two young men who made the harrowing journey from North Africa to Europe is well timed.

Russian Artist Sets Security Service’s Door on Fire

In his latest act of protest, Pyotr Pavlensky set fire to the entrance of Russia’s Federal Security Service and was charged with vandalism.

Review: ‘Husbands & Sons,’ ‘Treasure’ and ‘Ticking’

Onstage in London, big casts and ambitions reign in "Husbands & Sons" and "Treasure," while "Ticking" is small but volatile.

Christie’s and Sotheby’s Face Uncertainty at Fall Auctions

Expectations are lower and lots are fewer for next week’s big-ticket auctions of 20th- and 21st-century art in New York.

For Taylor Swift and Drake, Friends Serve the Brand

The stars have found both help and hindrance from those who surround them.

Review: In ‘Spectre,’ Daniel Craig Is Back as James Bond, No Surprise

There’s nothing unexpected in Spectre, the 24th “official” title in the series, which is presumably as planned.

Whitechapel Gallery in London Brings Modern Arab Art to the World

A series of exhibitions at the gallery documents the history of the region’s art from the early 1900s to the present day.

The Challenge of Schönberg’s Opera ‘Moses and Aron’

The avant-garde Italian director Romeo Castellucci turns Schönberg's opera into a dazzling spectacle at the Paris Opera.

Foo Fighters, Recruited by Viral Video, Play Unplanned Concert in Italy

More than 1,000 musicians had performed a cover of the band’s “Learn to Fly” in a video that gained millions of viewers.

Review: Michel Houellebecq’s ‘Submission’ Imagines France as a Muslim State

In this novel, set in 2022, an Islamic party sweeps into power and the country undergoes a radical transformation.

African Biennale of Photography Returns to Mali Amid Unrest

This event, which was canceled in 2013, has welcomed scores of photographers to display their work until the end of the year.

Recent Highlights

Patrick Modiano, an Author of Paris Mysteries, Keeps His Own

Long regarded as one of France’s most important novelists, Mr. Modiano is gaining a new audience with English translations after winning the Nobel Prize last year.

A Triumphant De Keersmaeker Takes Paris Opera by Storm

The choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker took the Paris Ballet by storm with a triple bill.

The Chicago Artist Theaster Gates Amplifies Bristol, England

An arts gathering in the English city provides a unique stage for many performers.

Petition Urges Ayatollah to Pardon Condemned Iranian Poets

A letter signed by more than 100 poets and writers pledges support for two poets sentenced to prison and floggings, calling their prosecution inhuman.

A New Battleground for ‘Classic Art’

Christie's detaches sales from traditional schedule to try to invigorate market.

SPECIAL REPORT: FRONT ROW CENTER
Composer’s Personal History Is His Musical Muse

Tan Dun, who composed the score for “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” finds inspiration in auditory memories of his turbulent upbringing in China.

High Ambitions for the Sagrada Familia

Setting a height record probably wasn't the chief concern of Antoni Gaudí when he began work on his gloriously idiosyncratic masterpiece, the Sagrada Familia, in 1883.

SPOTLIGHT

Roberto Calasso, Italy’s Publishing Maestro

A conversation with Roberto Calasso, 74, author, translator and the majority owner and longtime publisher of Adelphi Edizioni, among Italy's most esteemed, and unpredictable, publishing houses.

Arts Guide
ArtsBeat

What’s on This Week Around the World

Alexander Calder gets a solo show in London; an art biennial opens in Jakarta, Indonesia; and the Asian Civilizations Museum introduces two new wings.

Special Report: The Art of Collecting
At FIAC, a Museum Cruise Along the Seine

The river offers FIAC, the annual Paris contemporary art fair, a strong central theme that is both obvious and often overlooked.

The Enduring Appeal of Metalpoint

The British Museum is staging its first exhibition of silverpoint and goldpoint drawings - nearly 100 works, from the early Renaissance to the present.

Multimedia
Camping Down Broadway

The French performance artists Laurent Boijeot and Sébastien Renauld have created a kind of mobile living room, and they would like you to drop in for a visit.

Nobel Prize for Literature Announced

Sara Danius, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, announced on Thursday that the 2015 Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded to the Belarussian writer Svetlana Alexievich.

Inside The New York Times Book Review Podcast

This week, Jon Meacham discusses his biography of the 41st president; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Dan Ephron talks about “Killing a King”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host.

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Noteworthy New Music

Exclusive: New Music by ETHEL

Listen to the new album from string quartet ETHEL, with their album “Documerica,” out on Innova Recordings on November 13.

Turning the Page – The International Herald Tribune

The International Herald Tribune, the global edition of The New York Times, has become The International New York Times. A look at its journey.