Archive for October 2014
The Explorer
Ed Moses, at 88, refuses to be tied down to any style or concept, rejects the idea of “the artist,” and creates by embracing the happy accident.
Read MoreCrown Jewels
An exhibition at the Denver Museum of Art showcases the creativity and daring of the Maison Cartier.
Read MoreChina Syndrome
Chinoiserie began as a European emulation of Far Eastern design but rapidly moved into the realm of inspired fantasy.
Read MoreMix Master
Archibald Motley relished the ambiguities of racial identity in America and imbued his paintings with both modernist refinement and pop-culture exuberance.
Read MoreAnti-Oedipus
The abstract painter Michael Goldberg never felt the need to kill his artistic fathers, and he gladly acknowledged the roots of his originality.
Read MoreFurnishing the Nation
The Kaufman Collection of American antiques, now on view at the National Gallery, chronicles the evolution of taste, technique, and creativity in a young country.
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