Soterios Johnson appears in the following:
'It’s the Loneliest Job in the Planet'
Monday, May 11, 2015
As the Brooklyn Museum is looking for a new leader, we explore what museum directors do, and what we expect from them.
Seeking Museum Leader: Must Love Brooklyn, Not Manhattan
Thursday, May 07, 2015
"The love child of Bjork and Seinfeld" should be the next director of the Brooklyn Museum, said comedian Negin Farsad. "That would get the craziest, funniest stuff."
New Whitney: Come for the View, Stay for the Art
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Glass walls and four terraces facing the High Line park are some of the highlights of the new building designed by Renzo Piano. Two critics offer their reviews in this audio tour.
Basquiat and Lawrence as Social Activists
Friday, April 10, 2015
Two new exhibits show how Jean-Michel Basquiat and Jacob Lawrence fought to portray the African-American experience in a white art world.
A Complex Iran, in Film
Friday, April 10, 2015
"About Elly" focuses on a group of college friends who are spending a fun weekend at the beach that turns into a tale of deception and the struggle between modernity and tradition.
The Woman in Gold: Masterpiece or Meh?
Friday, April 03, 2015
Neue Gallerie founder Ronald Lauder, who bought this painting for $135 million, says it’s the best in the museum’s collection. But WNYC's art critic says it's pretty underwhelming.
It's Snowing Here as the Rest of the World Bakes
Friday, March 20, 2015
The northeastern United States bucked the global warming trend this winter, experiencing cooler-than-normal temperatures.
Lincoln, the Jews and Sore Feet
Friday, March 20, 2015
A new exhibit shows the American president opposed anti-Semitism, which was rampant even among the generals in the Union army, and relied on a Jewish doctor to cure his troubled toes.
Orphans, Slaves and Cabaret: Four Playwrights Take on History
Thursday, March 19, 2015
A hip-hop musical about a founding father; two irreverent takes on slavery; a 24-hour play about life in America from 1776 to 2016. Here's how four playwrights are telling U.S. history.
Real Estate Scion and Suspected Killer Arrested After Documentary
Monday, March 16, 2015
Real estate heir Robert Durst was arrested in New Orleans and charged with murder on Saturday, just one day before the finale of an HBO series in which he appeared to confess to killing.
Björk at MoMA: 'Abominable'
Friday, March 06, 2015
For WNYC's art critic Deborah Solomon, the museum's mid-career retrospective of the pop-artist is too much about the worship of a celebrity, and not enough about art.
Could Climate Change Spur Revolutions?
Tuesday, March 03, 2015
A new study asserts that global warming contributed to a three-year long drought in Syria, setting the stage for a civil war.
Local Muslim Leader: ISIS Arrests in Brooklyn Do Not Signal an Epidemic
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Linda Sarsour of the Arab-American Association of New York says the number of U.S. Muslims who have left the country to join the self-proclaimed Islamic State is relatively small.
Screen Versus Self in the Museum
Thursday, February 26, 2015
"Do we exist or are our lives on the screen more authentic than what takes place everyday in our kitchen?" asks art critic Deborah Solomon after visiting the New Museum's Triennial.
National Flood Insurance Was Once Just Broke; Now It Looks Broken
Friday, February 20, 2015
Homeowners say they've been systematically cheated — the government promises reform.
August Wilson, the American Shakespeare
Friday, February 20, 2015
“His body of work really covers the whole 20th century of American history,” said filmmaker Sam Pollard.
On Kawara: Mysterious, and Obsessed with Time and Place
Friday, February 13, 2015
The Guggenheim presents the work of the Japanese conceptual artist who did paintings recording the date they were made — and never gave one interview.
Give me Three, Four, Five Hours… and I Will Give You One Play
Friday, February 06, 2015
Two new productions that run for over four hours promise to test an audience's patience — while some are already complaining about the standard 2.5 hours for a Broadway show.
The Inflammatory Art of Cartoons
Friday, January 09, 2015
Art Critic Deborah Solomon explains why the caricatures in the French magazine Charlie Hebdo can be so hard to take and how they relate to the new art show by filmmaker John Waters.
Amid Corruption Probes, Cuomo Kicks Off Second Term
Thursday, January 01, 2015
The U.S. Attorney's Office is looking into whether the Cuomo Administration inappropriately tampered with an anti-corruption commission.
