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Vincent, Joan and Pipilotti Ring Out 2008
Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:31:00 +0300
Last weekend, which was the last weekend of 2008, our intrepid Art Critic, Beth Gersh-Nesic, braved the throngs at the Museum of Modern Art to see Van Gogh and the...
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Weekend (Theft) at Bernie's
Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:50:00 +0300
Isn't this a luxurious backyard? It's located in Palm Beach, Florida behind a $9.5 million home that belongs to one Bernard L. Madoff. You may have heard his name lately,...
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Wordless Wednesday - Merry Old Santa Claus
Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:55:00 +0300
Merry Old Santa Claus
Harper's Weekly January 1, 1881 edition
Public domain image
(We've all grown up knowing what Santa Claus looks like, but which American illustrator initially defined the Jolly Old Elf...
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Drawing Babar
Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:33:00 +0300
Both Beth Gersh-Nesic and I were enthusiastic about the Drawing Babar: Early Drafts and Watercolors exhibition that is on view at the Morgan Library & Museum through January 4, 2009....
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Wordless Wednesday - Portrait of a Young Boy
Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:47:00 +0300
Portrait of a Young Boy holding a Child's Drawing, ca. 1515
© Museo di Castelvecchio, Verona
(Why is this child grinning so disturbingly? Could be he's not--perhaps he was simply handled unkindly...
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The Legacy of Giotto
Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:02:00 +0300
The Legacy of Giotto: Art in Florence 1340-1375 closed last week after an extended run at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy. If you were lucky enough to see the...
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Because Damien Hirst Has Not Had Enough Publicity Lately
Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:16:00 +0300
If this story is true, I just ... don't even know where to begin tee-ing off on it. Leading with my big disclaimer that copyright infringement is bad, Kids, it...
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About that "Impeachment" Ornament
Sun, 07 Dec 2008 21:06:00 +0300
The airwaves and Internet have been abuzz with the news that the White House refused to hang a Christmas tree ornament made by Washington State artist Deborah F. Lawrence. Now,...
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Italian Art from the Royal Collection
Sat, 06 Dec 2008 19:48:00 +0300
First things first: there are new image galleries up for your viewing pleasure. We've got a two-parter, namely The Art of Italy in the Royal Collection - The Renaissance (in...
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Grace Hartigan, 1922-2008
Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:15:00 +0300
Painter Grace Hartigan passed away two weeks ago and the world became the tiniest bit less interesting. She was 86, so had lived "a full life" as they say, although...
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