Her exhibition at Grant Wahlquist Gallery reframes well-known works of art with frosted Plexiglas and phrases that impart new meaning.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
Society Notebook: Compelled to support Ukraine, concertgoers take in country’s culture
Portland venue Aura organized the fundraiser, featuring music and food from Ukraine.
Book review: One writer, two very different books
In Catherynne Valente’s new novels, one protagonist makes the best of it in Garbagetown, the other has the best of it in Arcadia Gardens – or maybe not?
Oscar nominee ‘Drive My Car’ is already a winner – as one of the most insightful movies about theater ever made
During the first minutes of “Drive My Car,” the remarkable Oscar-nominated movie about making art in the aftermath of excruciating loss, director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi drops a tantalizing hint of his elegant thesis, about how seductively theater informs life. It comes as Oto – wife of the central character, Hidetoshi Nishijima’s stage director Yusuke Kafuku – […]
Black News Channel shuts down days after ratings high
BNC shut down on Friday after failing to meet its payroll and losing the support of its chief investor.
Kidd Creole’s murder trial opens with self-defense claim
The hip-hop pioneer stabbed a homeless man in 2017 in Manhattan.
British Museum to remove Sackler name from galleries
The British Museum will remove the Sackler name from galleries, rooms and endowments following global outrage over the role the family played in the opioid crisis.
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dead at 50
Hawkins died while the band was on tour in South America.
Artist installs colorful cul-de-sac in former Westbrook school gym
Amy Stacey Curtis, the current artist-in-residence at the University of Southern Maine, said her latest piece, a neighborhood of nine houses each in a distinct color, might be the most ambitious yet.
‘We will SMASH you’: Dropkick Murphys feud with neo-Nazis
The band’s attorneys sent a cease-and-desist letter to a neo-Nazi group that used one of the band’s songs in a video posted on social media.