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The Naturalist
Inspired by zoology, paleontology and astronomy, Nancy Graves used a variety of media to reflect on the variety of the cosmos and our place in it.
Spirit Animals
The Met will showcase nature symbolism in luxurious lacquer and silk objects from late Imperial China.
Battle Gear
Antique arms and armor target collectors’ imaginations with deadly accuracy.
Hand and Heart
Gustave Baumann left a legacy of woodblock-printed images of the American landscape that have become iconic.
Carlos Almaraz: Solo Project
A long-overdue retrospective of the California painter Carlos Almaraz is on view at LACMA.
Jim Dine: The Worker
Jim Dine’s art is an Expressionistic one, but he constructs it with the know-how and honesty of a workman with his tools.
Weighty Matters
Decorative paperweights made in the 19th century not only imposed order on unruly documents, they put the world in a tiny “dome of many-coloured glass.”
The Secret of Swiss Museums
Art institutions in Switzerland benefit from a national culture of unostentatious generosity.
Expanded View
A new exhibition showcases the 18th-century masters of “view painting,” who combined news reportage, political propaganda, and sumptuous cityscape.
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