Arts & Culture

New Museum to Reopen March 21 With OMA-Designed Annex, Doubling Gallery Space on the Bowery

After a two-year closure, the New Museum reopens March 21 with a new OMA annex, expanded galleries, public plaza and a 200-artist show.

#newmuseum, #architecture, #contemporaryart, #newyorkcity, #bowery

Casting Takes the Oscar Stage as Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘One Battle After Another’ Sweeps the 98th Academy Awards

A new casting Oscar makes history as Cassandra Kulukundis wins, while Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘One Battle After Another’ leads a six-award sweep.

#oscars, #casting, #paulthomasanderson, #hollywood, #warnerbros

SXSW 2026 Opens With a Condensed Schedule, Global Music Push and AI Everywhere

SXSW’s 40th Music Festival runs March 12–18 with all pillars concurrent, 4,400 acts, more global showcases—and AI shaping the week.

#sxsw, #austin, #musicfestival, #artificialintelligence, #livemusic

‘Ocean Eyes’ Returns: How Billie Eilish’s 2015 Ballad Became TikTok’s Blue-Lit Stare

Billie Eilish’s “Ocean Eyes” is surging again on TikTok, fueling a moody eye-closeup template that creators and brands use to package vulnerability.

#tiktok, #billieeilish, #socialmedia, #beauty, #music

Whitney Biennial 2026 opens with art shaped by climate damage and digital life

The Whitney Biennial returns with 56 artists and a theme of “relationality,” foregrounding climate loss, technology and a push to reach younger crowds.

#whitneybiennial, #contemporaryart, #climateart, #museum, #newyork

Palestinian Actor Says U.S. Travel Rules Will Keep Him From Oscars for Gaza Film

Motaz Malhees, nominated for Tunisia’s “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” says new U.S. restrictions on Palestinian passports bar him from attending the Academy Awards.

#oscars, #palestine, #travelban, #gaza, #film

Hajime Sorayama Brings Chrome Futurism to Tokyo in His Biggest Retrospective Yet

A towering “Ghost in the Shell” Motoko sculpture anchors Sorayama’s largest survey, opening March 14 at CREATIVE MUSEUM TOKYO in Kyobashi.

#tokyo, #art, #hajimesorayama, #ghostintheshell, #exhibition

Nelly Furtado’s ‘Maneater’ vest heads to museum as Calgary exhibit opens ahead of Hall of Fame induction

Studio Bell opens a Nelly Furtado feature exhibition March 25, days before her Canadian Music Hall of Fame induction at the 2026 Junos.

#nellyfurtado, #junawards, #canadianmusic, #museum, #calgary

MIT Press Expands Book Awards, Honoring Textbooks and Children’s Titles Alongside Faculty Works

MIT Press names 2026 book award winners and adds new textbook and children’s categories, highlighting a broader push beyond scholarly monographs.

#mitpress, #publishing, #openaccess, #textbooks, #childrensbooks

War Child revives its ‘Help’ album for a streaming-era sequel benefiting children in conflict zones

Three decades after its Britpop-era hit, War Child’s “HELP(2)” unites Arctic Monkeys, Pulp and Olivia Rodrigo to fund aid for kids in war zones.

#music, #warchild, #charity, #gaza, #ukraine

‘Every Woman Biennial’ Fills Pen + Brush With a Carnivalesque Counterpoint to the Whitney

More than 400 women and nonbinary artists take over Pen + Brush through April 11, blending neon, robotics, games and performance into a monthlong spectacle.

#art, #womenartists, #nonbinary, #newyork, #whitneybiennial