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Erin Morton, a junior in the BFA Musical Theatre program at the University of Cincinnati College—Conservatory of Music, covers Radiohead’s Creep.
Opening today at the Fondation Louis Vuitton — David Hockney 25, the largest ever exhibition of the artist’s work, including 400+ pieces from 1955 to 2025. “Do remember they can’t cancel the spring.”
Paint Me a Road Out of Here, a new documentary film by Catherine Gund, traces the 50-year journey of Faith Ringgold’s mural, For the Women’s House, from Rikers Island to the Brooklyn Museum. If you happen to be in New York over the next couple weeks, the documentary is now playing at the Film Forum.
For Los Angeles — Ed Ruscha talks about his artist’s book, Every Building on the Sunset Strip; and the Getty archive of Ruscha’s photographic documentation of Sunset Boulevard and Hollywood Boulevard, including this interactive presentation.
For A.E.K. — Louis Armstrong reads ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas. “The poem, first published in 1823, would be Armstrong’s final commercial recording. Armstrong taped it on February 26, 1971, on a reel-to-reel recorder at his home in Queens, New York, during his last spell of good health.”
Wacław Szpakowski’s Rhythmical Lines, a series of labyrinthine geometrical abstractions, each one produced from a single continuous line. More at the artist’s website.
Francis Bacon: Human Presence opens at the National Portrait Gallery: “this exhibition will explore Francis Bacon’s deep connection to portraiture and how he challenged traditional definitions of the genre.” More on his approach to portraiture, from the artist himself, in conversation with David Sylvester. And, in case you want even more Bacon, a new book about his work process will be released next month.
The BBC Sound Effects Archive now offers over 33,000 sounds for free download and released under a non-commercial use license. Note, especially for AEK, the “sound mixer” toggle to layer, edit and re-order clips from the archive to create your own sounds.
Iria Leino: 1968–1970, a solo exhibition at Harper’s Chelsea 512 gallery through 19 October. More about Leino’s remarkable life and work here.
For your summer holiday film list — Ayo Edebiri browses the Criterion Collection’s film closet. More Criterion closet picks here.