Art Review
By KEN JOHNSON
How one participant experienced Marina Abramovic’s “Generator,” at the Sean Kelly Gallery, in which visitors wear blindfolds and headphones, are led into the space and let go.
Movie Review | 'The Theory of Everything'
By A. O. SCOTT
Eddie Redmayne stars in James Marsh’s “The Theory of Everything,” a biographical drama about Stephen Hawking’s health, marriage and other struggles.
Theater Review | 'The Object Lesson'
By BEN BRANTLEY
For “The Object Lesson,” a performance space has been packed with towering cardboard boxes that the audience and the author, Geoff Sobelle, explore in a meditation on human detritus.
By MICHAEL CIEPLY
A publicity scuffle over Jessica Chastain, who appears in both “Interstellar” and “A Most Violent Year,” exemplifies how actors and filmmakers occasionally face conflicts over overlapping films.
By LORNE MANLY
The overpopulation of food vendors in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art prompted city surveillance in January to confirm whether they were disabled veterans or stand-ins.
By CAROL VOGEL
The artist’s 1881 painting of the actress Jeanne Demarsy was bought by the J. Paul Getty Museum for $65.1 million.
By GRAHAM BOWLEY
Despite efforts by auction houses to reach buyers through online auctions, in terms of the highest prices, they have so far shown limitations, especially among top artworks.
Books of The Times
By CHUCK TODD
Reviewed by MICHIKO KAKUTANI
In ‘The Stranger,” Chuck Todd, moderator of “Meet the Press,” dissects President Obama’s record.
Theater Review | 'Lift'
By ALEXIS SOLOSKI
Two African-American executives, caught in an elevator during a building crisis, discuss matters of class and sex as well their own threatened physical safety.
Theater Review | 'Wiesenthal'
By KEN JAWOROWSKI
The one-man show “Wiesenthal,” written by and starring Tom Dugan, humanizes appalling events.
By BEN SISARIO
Ms. Swift has the best-selling new album of the year, and has taken center stage in the industry war over streaming services like Spotify.
Music Review
By STEPHEN HOLDEN
Patti LuPone’s “Faraway Places Part Two,” at 54 Below, is the sequel to her show there in 2012.
Music Review
By ZACHARY WOOLFE
Joyce DiDonato returned to Carnegie Hall on Tuesday for a solo recital of songs with a Venetian theme by Vivaldi, Fauré, Rossini and others.
By FRANK DeCARO
The campy 1960s TV series “Batman” has been restored and released on DVD and Blu-ray in a new boxed set.
Dance Review
By SIOBHAN BURKE
Sally Silvers invokes the mood, imagery and plots of the master of suspense in her work at Roulette.
Dance Review
By BRIAN SEIBERT
Sending up the pretensions of experimental dance, Larissa Velez-Jackson presented her work “Star Crap Method” at the Chocolate Factory.
Dance Review
By GIA KOURLAS
With “Story/Time #35,” at New York Live Arts, Bill T. Jones began two weeks of reading one-minute tales as his dancers perform snippets from his company’s repertory.
Bridge
By PHILLIP ALDER
The Rosenblum Teams final at the 14th Red Bull World Series in China last month was between Monaco and Poland.