Over 25 years walking the museum’s midnight shift, Greg Kwiatek learned how to look for the hidden subtleties of paintings, which helped inform his own.
Tag: Museums
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A Blockbuster Exhibition, Ripped in Two by Russia’s War
A major art show was supposed to unite masterpieces from London and Moscow, until Russia invaded Ukraine. Now, Russia is cut off from the West, and each side’s treasures are staying put.
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The Kylix Marvel: Why Experts Distrust the Story of an Ancient Cup’s Rebirth
Investigators seized the Attic Greek cup from the Met last year. They, and others, doubt the museum’s reconstruction of it from fragments was simply a product of genius.
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Pharaonic Funkatizing at the Met Roof Garden
Lauren Halsey built a personal monument drawing on sources from ancient Egypt to George Clinton to threatened neighborhoods of South Central Los Angeles.
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A Japanese Island Where the Wild Things Are
In the pantheon of yokai, spooky beings of Japanese folklore embody anxieties ancient and modern. On Shodoshima, an art contest helps bring new ones to life.