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The Frick Collection | Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Hals: Masterpieces of Dutch...
Johannes Vermeer, Girl with a Pearl Earring, c. 1665.Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis, The Hague, Bequest of Arnoldus des Tombe, 1903, Inv. no 670 She’s been the subject of a book and a movie, and now...
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Noted | China’s Terracotta Daughters
There is so much to like about the Terracotta Daughters project; I hope that New York will be a host city for the exhibition when it travels to North America. Prune Nourry, “Terracotta Daughter #7″...
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Noted | Outdoor sculpture galleries
We’ve all been there. One day you realize that you have too much stuff and are running out of space. Do you a) sort everything and donate the surplus to a worthy cause or b) think you haven’t been...
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MoMA PS1 | Mike Kelley
Mike Kelley. Deodorized Central Mass with Satellites. 1991/1999. © Estate of Mike Kelley. photo: Joshua White I hadn’t planned to see the Mike Kelley retrospective at MoMA PS1. If we were free...
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Noted | La Carte de Tendre (Map of Love)
Here are the stations of love, found in the fictional country of Tendre which appears in the c.1654 novel Clélie, Histoire romaine by Madeleine de Scudéry. From ‘Estime’ (respect) to the ‘Mer...
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Noted | The Ghost Army: the arts and artists of deception
The true tale of the Monuments Men saving cherished artworks and literature during World War II is well-known today. Did you also know that, at the same time, the solder artists of the Ghost Army were...
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Guggenheim Museum | Italian Futurism, 1909–1944: Reconstructing the Universe
Out with the old. So said the Italian Futurists who, “sought to revitalize what they determined to be a static, decaying culture and an impotent nation that looked to the past for its identity.” While...
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Online art encounters | 82nd & Fifth @ Metropolitan Museum of Art
As should be clear by now, I believe in museums. But I don’t always feel like visiting them and I’m sure you don’t either. Fortunately many museums are now developing exclusive website content, making...
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MoMA | Gauguin: Metamorphoses
The French painter Paul Gauguin was a man in love with the idea of a place. His Tahiti was pure: unsullied by outside influence, its people primitive, and its gods powerful. In reality, by the time...
View ArticleOnline art encounters | The Art Assignment
This new series, The Art Assignment, is a fun conversation with artists working today. Each episode runs about seven minutes, and features an artist talking first about their own work and then...
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Kara Walker |‘A Subtlety’ at the Domino Sugar Factory
Kara Walker’s “A Subtlety” — a Sugar Sphinx installed at the old Domino Sugar Factory — has been wildly popular since it was installed in early May, though not universally embraced. “Once a luxury —...
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American Folk Art Museum | Self-Taught Genius
What can a 21st century calendar savant and a 19th century girl possibly have in common? Innate creative brilliance. Works by both are included in the exhibition Self-Taught Genius: Treasures from the...
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Miscellany | Favorites No. 2
Time for another [completely random] expertly curated list of recent favorites and curiosities! Herewith: Four years ago I heard Connie Brown of Redstone Studios talk about her hand drawn, hand painted...
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Closing Soon | Three Art Shows to See Now
Visiting New York City this August? Escape the heat by visiting one or all of these shows, each due to close this month. The links will take you to my previously posted reviews. 1....
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Guggenheim Museum | Under the Same Sun: Art from Latin America Today
Gabriel Orozco, Piñanona 1, 2013 I was surprised to learn the first Latin American Art Departments in US museums were not established until 1988 and 1992, by the Huntington Art Gallery* and the Phoenix...
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MoMA | Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs
Bright and cheerful, Matisse’s Cut-Outs are always a welcome sight. As with so many art works that are reproduced endlessly on note cards, calendars, tote bags, and mouse pads, we assume we know...
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Online Art Encounters | The Modern Art Notes Podcast
As a follow-up to this week’s Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs post, here is another valuable resource for learning about art: The Modern Art Notes podcast. This weekly one-hour podcast has been produced...
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Roundup | 8 Art Shows to See Over the Holidays in NYC
Since we’re all looking for some fun activities for the holiday season, either for ourselves or our guests, I thought I’d share a quick roundup of shows to visit in New York City. 1. Cooper-Hewitt,...
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3 NYC Art Shows with Extended Dates
Viewing dates have been extended for these three shows, take advantage! 1. Chris Ofili: Night and Day (New Museum) Originally scheduled to close January 25th, this mid-career retrospective has been...
View ArticleIslamic Art | 14 Centuries of Icon-less Splendor
What happens to creativity in an artistic tradition without icons? We know – too well – that depictions of living human and animal forms are extremely controversial in Islam. So what’s left? How do...
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