Visual Arts

Behind the Lens: Many factors contribute to why photos don’t appear in the paper

For two years in the mid-1950s, Swiss photographer Robert Frank traveled across the country taking photographs. His visual account of the U.S. resulted in the influential photography book “The Americans.” Frank took 28,000 shots during his trip, of which only ...

Transcendent deli: Filmmaker examines mystique behind family’s famed eatery
From the outside, it doesn’t look like much. Just a white and reddish-brown shack in a residential neighborhood. But for many Kansans, it’s a landmark as significant as the state Capitol or Allen Fieldhouse.
Net Worth: Accidental cult following helps remodel untidy ‘Room’
“Nobody knows anything.” That cautionary maxim attributed to screenwriter William Goldman (“Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”) is among the most oft repeated in Hollywood.
Digital Canvas: East meets Midwest in Asian video exhibit, “Extra/Ordinary”
The newest exhibit at the Spencer is an exploration of Asian art that’s more YouTube than Louvre, examining the commonplace through video, a medium that has itself become commonplace...
Recipe for change: Film battles policies of industrial food giants
When the phrase “food fight” leaves the lips of the hero of a children’s movie, it always comes with a few exclamation points and waste — lots of lobbed mashed potatoes, smashed tomatoes and flying slices of pizza.

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