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Art and Culture

Dismantling the Museum: Dan Hicks on the Benin Bronzes and Cultural Restitution
Italian Renaissance Sculpture: An Opportunity for Rediscovery
Léonard Gianadda, Creator of the Foundation in Martigny
Amy Sherald’s Everyday Vision of “The Great American Fact”
The Spirit of Modern Art: The Société Anonyme Collection
Degas’ Correspondence: An Artist More Complex Than He Seems
The publication of the artist’s complete correspondence sheds light on the depth of his friendships and a personality more sensitive than his reputation…
The Rodin Museum and Its Bronzes
Like all cultural institutions, the Rodin Museum in Paris is struggling with Covid-19’s repercussions. But the museum has a unique asset enabling it…
The Tubogas: The Amazing Tube That Revolutionized Watchmaking
T he Tubogas is a flexible metal pipe patented in 1881. In the 1940s, it was discovered by jewelers, who gave it a glittering future.
Wols Between Myth and Reality
A fascinating figure of the post-war Parisian art scene, Wols was a genuine myth in the 1950s-1960s. Nicknamed the “French Pollock”, he was mostly…
The Sublime Dystopian Visions of Superstudio
Their sublime, dystopian visions of the future were extreme and unbuildable, but they influenced a whole generation of architects. Fifty-five years…
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Harnessing the Magical Powers of Leonora Carrington
Elizabeth Barlow Rogers: Cultural Landscape Preservationist
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Analyses
Dismantling the Museum: Dan Hicks on the Benin Bronzes…
In his recent book The Brutish Museum s , Dan Hicks calls for the…
Cultural Heritage
La Rochepot Castle, a Sleeping Beauty
La Rochepot Castle, a proud Burgundian sentinel, has withstood attacks…
Exhibitions
Spain Through American Eyes: A Pioneering Exhibition…
The exhibition “Americans in Spain: Painting and Travel, 1820-1920”…
Opinion
Strike MoMA Begins Dismantling One of NYC’s Flagship…
A coalition of New York City community activists, museum workers…
French Empress Eugénie: Patron and Collector
When Emperor Napoleon III announced his decision to marry Eugénie María de Montijo de Guzman, Comtesse de Teba in 1853, the imperial family, European…
Frits Lugt: A Life Devoted to Art
Dutch art historian and collector Frits Lugt died fifty years ago. The Fondation Custodia he created in Paris houses one of the most extensive collections…
The End of the Issenheim Altarpiece’s Restoration is in Sight
The last stage of the Issenheim altarpiece’s restoration is underway, but the results are already stunning. More than ever, they reveal Grünewald as…
The Palazzo Butera: A Place of Exchange
In Palermo, a couple that loves old and contemporary art is giving the palace of the Branciforti dynasty, the Princes of Butera, a new lease on life.…