Davis discusses what it took to write her first art-historical fiction novel and the fascinating inspiration for the story.
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Today, like so many other historical works, Albrecht Dürer's "Self-Portrait" from 1500 is taken for granted as a masterpiece. That, however, was not always the case. This podcast episode explores the…
World War I's wounded needed a sculptor, and one artist was able to make a huge difference.
In a candid one-on-one conversation, Kara Walker and composer/musician Jason Moran discuss their collaboration for the Prospect.4 triennial in New Orleans, "Katastwóf Karavan" (2018). Installed at…
Abstract painter Etel Adnan catalogs the scarce paintings she encountered as a child, shares her memories of a formative trip to the Louvre, and explains her current fascination with tapestries as…
Works that we take for granted today as masterpieces, or as epitomes of the finest of fine art, could also have been considered ugly, of poor quality, or just bad when they were first made.
This weekend in Houston, the Menil Collection opened the doors to the newest building on its 30-acre campus. The Menil Drawing Institute’s 30,000-square-foot, $40 million building houses the Menil’s…
Works that we take for granted today as masterpieces, or as epitomes of the finest of fine art, could also have been considered ugly, of poor quality, or just bad when they were first made...
