Last night at the 30th Next Wave Gala at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, billionaire and Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov and his sister Irina announced a new partnership between BAM and their foundation, the Mikhail Prokhorov Fund. The initiative, titled TransCultural Express: American and Russian Arts Today, will deliver $1 million in funding over three years, financing a variety of programs in Brooklyn and Siberia. Read More

Christian Marclay, the composer and visual artist who became somewhat of a superstar from his sensational 24-hour film The Clock, will join Bang on a Can All-Stars onstage at Lincoln Center in April to celebrate the music collective’s 25th anniversary. Read More