Welcome to Culture Corner, your weekly dose of the most captivating art, music, film, and cultural moments worth your attention. This week, we’re diving into ancient mysteries unveiled, music that captures our modern melancholy, and exhibitions that remind us why art matters.
🎨 Ancient Wisdom, Modern Wonder
The Book of the Dead Speaks Again
Brooklyn Museum, New York
There’s something deeply moving about standing before a 21-foot papyrus scroll that was meant to guide someone through the afterlife 3,000 years ago. The Brooklyn Museum’s new exhibition unveils the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead in all its intricate glory—and visitors are, quite literally, “in awe.” These aren’t just artifacts; they’re intimate spiritual roadmaps, filled with spells, prayers, and stunning hieroglyphic art that reveal how our ancestors grappled with mortality.
What strikes us most? The universal human need to make sense of what comes next. Whether you’re spiritual, skeptical, or somewhere in between, there’s beauty in witnessing how civilization processed the infinite.
đź“° The Guardian, NY Times
🎵 Mitski’s Melodic Melancholy
Nothing’s About to Happen to Me – The Album We Needed
If you’ve been waiting for someone to articulate the quiet anxiety of modern existence, Mitski just delivered. Her latest album is being hailed as “mordant, melodic melancholy from the best songwriter of her generation”—and honestly, we can’t argue. This is music for those moments when you’re staring out the window, feeling everything and nothing all at once.
Mitski has this rare gift: making loneliness feel less lonely. Her songs don’t offer easy answers—they sit with you in the uncertainty. And in 2026, that feels like exactly what we need.
đź“° The Guardian
🖼️ Van Gogh’s Yellow Period
Why Yellow? A New Exhibition Explores
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
We all know Van Gogh’s sunflowers. But do we understand why he was so obsessed with yellow? This new exhibition digs into the psychological, spiritual, and technical reasons behind the artist’s love affair with the color during his most productive—and happiest—period.
Yellow can mean joy, madness, divinity, decay. Van Gogh used it for all of the above. Seeing his work through this lens transforms familiar paintings into emotional archives—proof that sometimes the simplest choices carry the deepest meaning.
đź“° The New York Times
🎬 Paul McCartney’s Post-Beatles Era Revisited
Man on the Run – Archival Documentary
What do you do when you’ve been part of the biggest band in history and it all falls apart? Paul McCartney’s answer: you run. The new documentary Man on the Run explores the chaotic, creative, deeply human aftermath of the Beatles’ breakup. Archival footage reveals a man trying to rebuild his identity, his sound, and his life—all while the world watched.
It’s a reminder that even legends have to figure it out as they go. And sometimes, running away is the only way to find yourself.
đź“° The Guardian
🎠Billy Idol Should Be Dead (But He’s Thriving)
The Rocker’s Survival Story
At 70, Billy Idol is having his biggest tour yet—and a new documentary reveals how he survived the rock ‘n’ roll excess that should have killed him. His iconic sneer is still there, but so is the wisdom of someone who “lit it with butane” and lived to tell the tale.
This isn’t a cautionary tale; it’s a resurrection story. Idol’s honesty about his darkest times makes his current success feel earned, not lucky.
đź“° The New York Times
🎨 Art Basel Hits Doha
The Inaugural Edition
Art Basel continues its global expansion with a debut in Doha, Qatar—and the art world is paying attention. The inaugural edition brought international galleries, collectors, and artists to the Middle East, signaling a major shift in where cultural power is being consolidated.
Love it or critique it, this is the new geography of contemporary art. And if you care about where culture is heading, it’s worth watching.
đź“° Artforum
đź’¬ The Wellix Take
This week’s culture landscape reminds us that art isn’t just decoration—it’s how we process our humanity. Whether it’s ancient Egyptians writing their way into the afterlife or Mitski singing us through modern loneliness, these stories connect us across time, geography, and experience.
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