Missed Connections: A Novel Imagines Michelangelo in Istanbul
When Michelangelo begins to "overcome his fear and distaste for Muslim things," he embarks on a path that ends in his adorning the Sistine Chapel with Turkish figures.
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David Salle Touches God in Seldom-Seen Paintings Going to the Parrish Art Museum
Three works commissioned to commune with the Sistine Chapel have found a new home.
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Here’s Why the Season Finale of ‘Westworld’ Mentioned a Theory About Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel
On the season finale of HBO’s television series Westworld last night, Anthony Hopkins’s character, Dr. Robert Ford, referenced a theory about Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel. He told another character…
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Morning Links: Subhash Kapoor Edition
The budget for the proposed Ground Zero Arts Center continues to shrink, now down to approximately half of its original cost at $200 million. <a…
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Pope Francis Meets With Homeless in the Sistine Chapel
Pope Francis visited 150 members of Rome's homeless population in the Sistine Chapel last Thursday during a dinner and private tour of the Vatican organized by Papal Almoner Archbishop Konrad Krajewsk…
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Art History, Now in Doll Form
Kyle Hilton had little trouble transforming the lead characters of Downton Abbey, Girls, and Breaking Bad into paper dolls, but he turned out to be unexpectedly confounded by Picasso. "I thought I…
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Top 7 New Art Bios for Summer Beach Reading
The season's page-turners: Lives of the artists, from Michelangelo to Nauman
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How Michelangelo Made David into a Giant
Why the sculptor made sure that his oversize sculpture was too heavy for a high place
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Gary Rizzo and Jonathan Greber (‘Laurel Canyon’ sound team) describe the challenges of working with archival footage and music [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW]
TVLine
The Crown Adds Jonathan Pryce to Play Prince Philip in Seasons 5 and 6
BGR
NASA shot lasers at the Moon orbiter, and one of them finally bounced back
Rolling Stone
Darius Rucker, Luis Fonsi Set for St. Jude ‘Music Gives’ Charity Livestream
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