Art March 2020
Hope & glory
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On the re-imagined British decorative arts galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Topic: “Art”
Art March 2020
True to nature at the National Gallery
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On “True to Nature: Open-Air Painting in Europe, 1780–1870” at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Art March 2020
Baroque is back
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On “British Baroque: Power and Illusion” at Tate Britain, London.
Art March 2020
Bird-brained at the Frick
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On ill-advised renovations to a New York treasure.
Feb 19, 2020
The Critic’s Notebook
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On restoration, Jake Berthot, Machiavelli, & more from the world of culture.
Feb 14, 2020
Week in review
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On Oulipo, various Versailles & presidential pens.
Feb 04, 2020
The Critic’s Notebook
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On Christian Wiman, Brett Baker, visionary architecture & more from the world of culture.
Feb 03, 2020
Pieces of Ocean Park
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Tracing six of Diebenkorn’s works on paper to their origins in the south of France, 1978.
Jan 28, 2020
The Critic’s Notebook
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On Ulysses, figurative art, the Temple of Hera at Olympa & more from the world of culture.
Notes & Comments February 2020
Roger Scruton, 1944–2020
On the life and work of the brilliant and tireless philosopher.