Tag: exhibitions
Leonardo da Vinci: After 500 Years, Still a Man in Full
For the quincentenary of his 1519 death, a dazzling display of exhibitions and new books honor the master's capacious vision.
At Driehaus Museum, Yinka Shonibare Fabricates Post-Colonial Identity
The artist takes over a lavish Chicago mansion, for a contemporary twist on Gilded Age excess.
Nari Ward Uses Found Materials to Ground His Work in Community
The Harlem artist transforms items from his local community into profound and evocative artworks that keep their origins visible.
Bringing Home the World: The Daguerreotypes of Girault de Prangey
Gorgeous, detailed daguerreotypes of Mediterranean architecture from a previously unknown pioneer of early photography.
Jack Whitten’s Sculptures Are a Revelation
At the Met Breuer, he remixes materials and cultural influences into a gorgeous, very personal body of work.
Impressionist Berthe Morisot Finally Gets Her Day
Recentering an intrepid Impressionist as equal to Monet and Renoir.
Black Power Art Raises a Fist at the Brooklyn Museum
“Soul of a Nation” takes a breathtaking look at the political and aesthetic work of Black Power artists.
Sculptor Ruth Asawa Wires the World
An artist, educator and activist whose legacy is nothing less than a redefinition of sculpture.
Masculinity, Identity and My Grandfather’s Rough Hands
"At some point, I'm going to have to decide when and how I want to stop being angry."
At the Morgan, Medieval Monsters Instruct and Entertain
Gorgeous illuminated manuscripts illustrate a broad concept of what monsters were -- and meant -- in medieval Europe.
Spanish Masterpieces Bridge Cultures at the San Antonio Museum of Art
500 years of Spanish art makes the point that culture links us, rather than separates us.
Paul Rucker Makes Colorful Klan Robes to Fight Racism
The activist-artist takes a historical, artifact-based view of American racism yesterday and today.
Addison Gallery Takes Aim at America’s Gun Culture
A thread through the history of American photography exposes our obsession with guns as both tools and symbols.
Peter Hujar Is a Better Photographer Than Robert Mapplethorpe
Hujar’s photos of artists and drag queens, skyscrapers and farm animals, and so much more animate a powerful retrospective at The Morgan.
Pictorial and Political Lessons from Zurbarán: We Are Family
Zurbarán's images of Jewish patriarchs made a case for religious and ethnic tolerance. Concerns that are still vital today.
Thriving in Science, Working as Artist? Here’s an Elegant Proof
No, we're not all brooding eccentrics.
Brooklyn Museum Shows Crass Pile of Money in the Form of...
A billionaire paying exorbitantly for a Basquiat is a bad reason to dedicate an exhibition to it.
The Ups, Downs and Ups of Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
During an Age of Faith, Murillo infused the artistic patrimony of Spain with beauty, joy and hope of salvation.
Elizabeth Catlett Sculpts Black Women Ready for Revolution
An artist with something profound to say about race, gender and dignity.
Sanford Biggers Sculptures Evoke Violent History
Sanford Biggers' art shoots down racism and violence to combat historical amnesia.
RIP RGB, RIP GOP, RIP USA
None of the second-rate white men currently on the Supreme Court will receive the honors given to RBG when they finally die.
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Herman Cain (and Republicans Unable)
And then there was Jerry Falwell, Jr., with his open pants, evangelical FUPA and his hands veering into prime side-boob territory with -- hey, doesn't she have a name?
