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Christian Boltanski Has a Show at the Park Avenue Armory - The French artist Christian Boltanski is taking over the Park Avenue Armory for a show in which a crane’s giant claw will pluck up clothes and then release them.
‘Iron Man 2’ Kicks Off Hollywood’s Summer Season - “Iron Man 2” opened with more than $130 million in ticket sales, leaving Hollywood optimistic about a record-breaking summer movie season.
Books Of the Times: ‘The Last Hero,’ Howard Bryant on Henry Aaron - Thirty-six years after Henry Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s home run record, a proper full-dress biography has appeared.
Music Review: At 92nd Street Y, the Art of the Satiric Comedy Comes Alive - The comic energy flows in “Poisoning Pigeons in the Park: The Art of the Satiric Comedy Song” at the 92nd Street Y.
Music Review: ‘Amelia’ Has Its Premiere at the Seattle Opera - A girl grows up haunted by memories of her father, shot down in Vietnam, in Daron Aric Hagen’s new work at the Seattle Opera.
Critics’ Choice: New CDs by the Dead Weather, Michael Bolton, Zs - New releases from Jack White’s band the Dead Weather, as well as Michael Bolton and Zs.
Music Review: ‘Lulu’ at the Met, Now Conducted by Fabio Luisi - Fabio Luisi conducts “Lulu,” one of the operas in the Met repertory most closely associated with James Levine.
Dance Review: At New York City Ballet, a Fresh Look for Robbins - A new cast drawn from New York City Ballet’s junior ranks gave an all-Jerome Robbins program a fresh feel.
Television Review: Ric Burns Looks at the History of American Whaling - A new documentary by Ric Burns chronicles America’s history of whaling.
Music Review: Local Natives and Suckers Perform at the Bowery Ballroom - Local Natives and Suckers perform in New York, part of their seven-week tour.
Music Review: Look & Listen’s Informal Feel at Chelsea Art Museum - The Look & Listen Festival opened at the Chelsea Art Museum with performances by Eighth Blackbird, the Jack Quartet and the pianist Jade Simmons.
Music Review: So Percussion at Gary Snyder/Project Space - Look & Listen, a new music festival that incorporates contemporary art, found room for some old music too.
Music Review: Two Bands Ascending to Falsetto: A-ha and Jonsi - Two acts, A-ha from Norway (and the ’80s) and Jonsi from Iceland, brought Scandinavian pop to New York City.
Bridge: From the Cavendish, an Odd Contract in Hearts - From the Cavendish Invitational, a quick leap to game.
The Week Ahead: May 9 — 15 - Listings of cultural events for the week ahead.
Design: New York Museum Showcases Custom-Made Bicycles - The exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York features the work of six builders of 21 custom-made metal bikes.
Paris Gawks Again at the Guillotine - A major museum in the city is putting the device on display again for the first time in a quarter century after it was hidden to calm passions after the abolition of capital punishment.
The Winning Card at Auction: Expressiveness - If you want to find out in which direction Western culture is headed, watch the auction scene.
At Auction, Buyers Still Happily Dropping Millions for Quality Works - With a smaller sale than Christie's the day before, Sotheby's on Wednesday gave a convincing demonstration that -- financial crisis or no -- buyers are eager to pounce on major works.
Picasso Sells at Record Auction Price - A painting dashed off by the master in one day in 1964 became the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction, but the method through which it was sold raises troubling questions.
Review: 'Elegy for Young Lovers' Gets Strong Staging at English National Opera - The Hans Werner Henze opera, with libretto by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman. showcases strong acting and voice performances in a production by Fiona Shaw.