Vitra

NYTimes: Polder sofa, designed by Hella Jongerius for Vitra.

Photographer: Jim Krantz

William Morris

Gabriel Orozco

Photo: Felix Tirry, Courtesy of David Zwirner, New York

NYTimes: "La DS," a well-polished silver Citroën sliced lengthwise and reassembled without the middle third, is Mr. Orozco's signature work, a totemic French car remade in a Peugeot garage on the outskirts of Paris in 1993.

Venice

Charles Ray: Boy With Frog: 2009

Oslo

Doug Mills/NYTimes

“We must begin by acknowledging the hard truth,” Mr. Obama said. “We will not eradicate violent conflict in our lifetimes. There will be times when nations — acting individually or in concert — will find the use of force not only necessary but morally justified.”

Broadway

Photo: Sarah Krulwich/New York Times
Cate Blanchett and Joel Edgerton star in "A Streetcar Named Desire," directed by Liv Ullman.

Ben Brantley:

This Blanche is no passive victim. She knows herself painfully well, which makes her both funnier and sadder than most Blanches. Always, though, we are aware of her knowing that standing up and staying sane are merely provisional; she could topple over at any second. That delicate balance assumes its most wrenching form in her climactic face-off with Stanley, as Blanche tries to defy not only her predatory brother-in-law but also the drunkenness that keeps pulling her to the floor. Gravity is not on her side.