April 23rd marks Shakespeare’s birth and death, a poetic symmetry that aligns with St. George’s Day, England’s patron saint.

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Whenever I enter Krannert Art Museum, I have a strict rule: find the people with the most enthusiasm. So, of course, when I ...

Bruce Nauman’s “Clown Torture” vintage exhibit invites its audience to see the pain bubbling beneath a veneer of jubilance.

I f someone pitched the idea of a horror musical, you might think it to be an odd combination that doesn't go together. After ...

Gurdy the Clown from horror movie 100 Tears is so brutal and unfeeling, he gives Art and Pennywise a run for their money.

Pedro Almeida Siqueira’s masked performances move emotions without words, first as a clown in Brazil –– now as a stage ...

Actor David Howard Thornton says he can't tell fans whether he likes playing Art the Clown or the horror version of Steamboat ...

Katy Perry is exactly the kind of celebrity to go to space.

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US President Donald Trump’s recently announced tariff regime has brought confusion and turmoil to the international art and antiques trade, with dealers around the world scrambling to find out ...

In the demented new horror movie “Screamboat,” now in theaters, David Howard Thornton (Art the clown from “Terrifier”) plays Willie, a killer rodent who brutalizes passengers at night ...