Opinion
Less than a week after the art world went into practical meltdown mode over Paul Emsley's portrait of Kate Middleton, the British Duchess of Cambridge, a controversial 1953 portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by artist John Napper was carted out after decades in storage. Why now?
Opinion
As soon as we published Samantha Villenave's essay "Kate Middleton Portrait Buzz: Art Criticism, Sexism, or Something Else?" (01/11/13), we immediately saw readers respond, particularly on Facebook.
Opinion
VALENCE, France — The internet has its royal panties in a bustle, once again. Today's unveiling of the portrait of Kate Middleton, or rather the British Duchess of Cambridge, met with gasps of horror, followed by a cascade of sarcastic media and Twitter wit. The subject of much of the outrage and ve