“Anything great in this world has come from neurotics,” Marcel Proust wrote. He could easily have been referring to a string of manic, morose and sometimes quite mad artists who came and went over the centuries... [Read more]

"It’s this uneasy admixture of hyper-sensitivity and callousness that makes him ideally suited to capture Weimar era Germany: he sees the decay that goes hand in hand, etymologically and otherwise, with the decadence of the period." [Read more]

August is the final month for the free summer film series "Weimar on Screen." Shown Mondays at 4 p.m., the series focuses on masterpieces of early 20th century cinema that explore the complex social implications of Modernity in Germany during the 20 years of the Weimar Republic.

British travel show "Monumental Adventure" aims to give viewers an insider's guide to New York. Their new website makes clips from their show available to the public, including a segment they produced in 2008 about the Neue Galerie. [Watch the clip online]