Opinion
Did Auguste Rodin Steal From Camille Claudel?
What went so wrong that the brilliant sculptor’s work became so little known? Simply put, she entered Rodin’s studio.
Auguste Rodin
Art
Gormley and Rodin Go Head to Head
In Antony Gormley’s Critical Mass at the Musée Rodin, the dialogue between the artists becomes a devastating boxing match in which Rodin delivers a knockout every time.
News
How Did a Museum Misplace a $3.7M Rodin Sculpture?
The work is reportedly one of hundreds of objects in the collection of the Glasgow Museums whose whereabouts are unknown.
Art
Unraveling Rodin’s Artistic Mystique
A corrective to the sculptor’s self-aggrandizing, The Making of Rodin draws attention to the hidden figures who made his work possible.
Art
Jasper Johns: Hiding in Plain Sight
Johns has repeatedly used one motif whose source has never been identified.
In Brief
A Paris Court Sentences Two Art Dealers for Counterfeiting Rodin Sculptures
The ruling comes at the end of an 18-year legal battle between the Musée Rodin and the two dealers, who were accused of exhibiting and selling sculptures cast from 52 original Rodin molds as authentic works.
Art
An Ambitious Survey of Modern Artist Couples
The Barbican Gallery's Modern Couples exhibition questions the notion of "solo male genius," exploring unconventional iterations of love and how romance pervades art.
Art
Plumbing the Depths of Rodin's Classical Influences
Rodin's work is currently on display at the British Museum, with a number of photographs and sculptures included in the exhibition, the main draw being the Parthenon marbles.
Art
Two Rodin Shows Cast the Sculptor’s Legacy in Very Different Lights
Two Rodin shows place the first modernist sculptor in historical context.
Art
The Pursuit of Art, 2017
A year of truth-telling and electric painting.
Art
The Iconoclastic Kinship of Kiefer and Rodin
In the new exhibition Kiefer Rodin, Anselm Kiefer draws a straight line between himself and the grand old man of French sculpture.
In Brief
Rodin Bust of Napoleon Discovered in New Jersey
An archivist at the borough hall of Madison, New Jersey discovered, sitting innocuously in a corner, a genuine Rodin: a bust of Napoleon Bonaparte, carved of marble and weighing 700 pounds.