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When Arnold Schoenberg conducted the premiere of “Pelleas und Melisande,” his symphonic poem based on the somber fairy-tale that inspired Debussy’s opera, in 1905, it was in front of a hostile Viennese audience. Reviews were “unusually violent,” the composer would later recall, with one critic suggesting he be committed to …

We often scrutinize an artist’s work, searching for autobiographical clues. But in Titus Kaphar’s recent paintings, and in his new film, “Exhibiting Forgiveness,” such close reading is unnecessary. His life experience is laid bare, in all its poignant and — sometimes agonizing — pain. The paintings, now on view at …

From the moment he showed up at Tim Heidecker’s house, the Chihuahua in the dragon costume seemed a little freaked out. Mr. Heidecker — an actor, comedian and singer-songwriter — lives on a low-key, tree-shaded street in Glendale, Calif. On a recent morning, he was in his converted garage, getting …