Reviews

‘Painting from the Viceroyalties’

Posted on February 1, 2011 by George Stolz
Anonymous painter from Lima, Arcángel San Miguel, 18th century, oil on canvas, 673⁄4" x 45". CREDIT Parroquia de Santa MarÍa La Mayor, Ezcaray, La Rioja, Spain

Prado and Palacio Real, Madrid. Read More

Books

What Was Neel’s Deal?

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Lilly Wei
Alice Neel in a photograph taken by her lover Sam Brody, whom she met at a WPA meeting. SAM BRODY

Alice Neel: The Art of Not Sitting Pretty
By Phoebe Hoban
St. Martin’s Press, 500 pages, $35 Read More

Profiles

True Lies?

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Barbara Pollack
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Omer Fast's videos are mind-blowing mergings of artifice and truth, populated by refugees, soldiers, and other characters who may or may not be acting. Read More

News

The German-Russian Stalemate

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Sylvia Hochfield
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With diplomatic efforts unable to resolve the trophy-art dilemma, museum officials in both countries are looking for a way to break the deadlock. Read More

Features

Dynamic Duos

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Hilarie M. Sheets
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A growing number of artists make art as collaborators—
brainstorming, inspiring, arguing, and asking each other silly questions. Read More

News

Greek Revival

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Jenny Brown
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Inspired by statues at the Acropolis, a professor gives her students a "classic" makeover. Read More

News

Loft Horizons

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Amanda Gordon
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Illegal Living offers the history of a SoHo building where artists flourished. Read More

News

Shooting the Messengers

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Ann Landi
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Photographers Photograph Photographers. Read More

News

Michelangelo: Naked Truths?

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Ann Landi
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Just where the artist took inspiration for The Last Judgment's nude figures has become a matter of debate. Read More