The Diplomatic Reception Rooms house one of the finest art and design collections in the world. But are 18th-century heirlooms a history visitors want to remember — or forget?
Tag: Art
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Manet’s ‘Olympia,’ the 19th Century’s Most Scandalous Painting, Comes to New York
“Olympia,” the brothel scene that birthed modern art, crosses the Atlantic for the first time in the Met exhibition “Manet/Degas.”
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Museum Curators Evaluate A.I. Threat by Giving It the Reins
When Duke University’s art museum asked ChatGPT to organize an exhibition, it chose some unexpected artworks. But it also mistitled objects and wrote errant descriptions.
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‘Ed Ruscha/Now Then’ Review: American Art’s Deadpan Laureate
Ed Ruscha, intrepid explorer of language and image, prefigured a digital culture of words on the move. A retrospective at MoMA shines new light on his groundbreaking career: the books, the paintings, the room made of chocolate.
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Stopping the U.S. Open to Call Attention to Climate Change
Protesters have thrown mashed potatoes at a Monet, interrupted fancy galas and blocked commuter routes in efforts to prompt action on global warming.