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Charles Ray Is Pushing Sculpture to Its Limit
“When you get to the more volatile social subject matter, I often think it starts as a provocation or a…
Theodore Roosevelt Statue Removal Begins at Museum of Natural History
It was past midnight when a crane descended on the imposing bronze statue of Theodore Roosevelt, lifting his upper body…
New Research Tracks Ancient Artifacts Looted by the Nazis
When the Nazis invaded Greece in 1941, Julius Ringel, a major general in the German army, took an active role…
In ‘African Origin’ Show at Met, New Points of Light Across Cultures
Object for object, there isn’t an exhibition in town more beautiful than “The African Origin of Civilization” at the Metropolitan…
When a Master Printer Picks Up the Camera
PHILADELPHIA — Is technical wizardry enough to make someone an artist?Richard Benson was unrivaled as a printer of photographs before…
Is Disney the Met’s Fairy Godmother?
“Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts,” which opened this month at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is…