Art
The Crafting of an Art Critic
How did I learn to judge between one work and another? By looking and reading and looking and reading and looking.
Michael Glover
Art
What’s So Hard About Painting Shakespeare?
Many paintings of Shakespearean scenes feel mawkish or literal-minded, flat-footed or lacking in emotional depth.
Books
Van Gogh and the Books He Loved
To Vincent, books were calls to action, lessons in life.
Art
A Fleeting Glimpse of Francesca Woodman
Woodman was one of the 20th century's great surrealists.
Books
What Are Exhibition Catalogues for?
No exhibition of any pretension is complete without lasting proof of its existence, preferably in print on coated paper.
Art
Shiva the Inscrutable
Shiva dances a dance of sheer bliss.
Art
Paul Klee, When the World Went Dark
The Nazis had transformed Klee's beloved land of Goethe and Mozart into an alien and threatening environment.
Art
Egregious Renaissance Maleness, From the Inside Out
An up-close look at the codpiece.
Art
Lucas Cranach’s Gothic Carnality
Where did Cranach’s nudes come from?
Art
Botticelli’s Perfect Beauty
A new series explores intimate encounters with a single work of art. This week, we look at Sandro Botticelli's "Paradiso" (1480–1495).
Art
Titian, in the Harsh Light of Day
Titian was, as the great English poet Geoffrey Chaucer would put it, a 'man's man,’ accustomed to showing off his posturing pride.
Art
My Argument With Andy Warhol
It’s all slightly depressing that we can't seem to get rid of the Warhol itch.