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WHEN THE FRENCH American muralist Jean Charlot arrived in postwar Hawaii in 1949 on a commission to paint a fresco in the foyer of a newly built administration building at …
A Painter’s Home That Celebrates Hawaii Read MorePHILADELPHIA — Dazzled by the iconic Cézanne, Matisse and Seurat paintings, most visitors to the Barnes Foundation overlook the African sculptures. Yet to Albert C. Barnes, who founded the collection, …
Questioning the Place of Black Art in a White Man’s Collection Read MoreTerry Castro, a New York-based jewelry designer whose knack for blending the fantastical with the elegant propelled him from selling on the sidewalks of New York to adorning celebrities like …
Terry Castro, a Proud Outsider in the Jewelry World, Dies at 50 Read MoreLONDON — “It feels like a religious object,” said Joseph Galliano-Doig, the director of Queer Britain, a new museum here, gesturing towards a heavy oak door in the main exhibition …
What Should an LGBTQ Museum Be? Approaches Vary. Read MoreLONDON — In a sedate northwest suburb of London, in the 1970s, Ekow Eshun and his brother spent their free time in their bedroom, poring over Marvel Comics. Among their …
‘In the Black Fantastic’ Looks Beyond Afrofuturism Read More“The Clamor of Ornament,” a dazzling new exhibition at the Drawing Center, gathers nearly 200 drawings, etchings, photographs, tunics and weavings to tell a complicated story, one that spans five …
If These Beautiful Ornaments Could Speak Read More