Take Five: Arts & events around the U.S. (November 1)
Check out the "Sunday Morning" listings of art openings and events this week
Arts
How scary music makes movies scarier
Composers and scientists discuss how the scores for such horror films as "The Shining" and "Get Out" work their magic
Gargoyles and grotesques get their closeup
The mischievous creatures that decorate the upper reaches of the National Cathedral, in Washington, D.C., range from the menacing (Medusa, Darth Vader) to the cheeky (a crooked politician)
Take Five: Arts & events around the U.S. (October 25)
Check out the "Sunday Morning" listings of arts openings and events around the U.S. this week
Helen Frankenthaler: An artist lost in the moment
An exhibition of seaside-inspired works by the abstract expressionist painter evokes the magic of landscapes and the textures of a temporal experience
Amy Sherald's "everyday people"
A New York City exhibition by the artist whose painting of Michelle Obama became a sensation features portraits of everyday models
Almanac: America's first aerial photograph
On October 13, 1860, James Wallace Black took a picture of Boston from a balloon 1,200 feet in the air
NYC's Museum of Modern Art gets a makeover
After a $450 million renovation, the "New MoMA" will reopen this month with nearly 30% more gallery space, and room for an additional 1,000 one pieces of art
John Williams on reworking the classics – his own
The composer collaborates with Anne-Sophie Mutter on "Across the Stars," featuring works for violin and orchestra adapted from his classic film scores, including "Star Wars," "Harry Potter" and "Schindler's List"
"Upholstery CSI": Preserving antique furniture at Colonial Williamsburg
Getting the period details just right is a mission for furniture conservator Leroy Graves, a detective of sorts who has revolutionized how museums preserve and protect upholstered antiques
ParaPivot: The Met's Roof Garden hosts the planets
Art Under the Sun: Artist Alicja Kwade's nine massive carved and polished stone spheres, representing the planets, appear to float among intersecting steel frames amid the skyline of Manhattan
A good yarn: Colorful art on the Asbury Park Boardwalk
Art Under the Sun: The street artist known as HotTea changed his medium of choice from spray paint to yarn
Water towers as art: Iconic urban fixtures decorate a Chicago park
Art Under the Sun: Iván Navarro's neon-decorated sculptures speak of a society chasing dreams of economic advancement, social mobility, and home
Cowgirl photographer Barbara Van Cleve
Born and bred in Montana, at 84 she still runs cattle with the best – and is celebrated for chronicling the lives of ranch women with her evocative images of the American West
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at 60
Founded by the groundbreaking dancer-choreographer, one of the world's preeminent modern dance companies continues his legacy with a new generation
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