Art
Jesse Brillon’s Roaring Metalwork
Brillon (Haida) breathes life into each piece of metal he crafts, conjuring sacred animals and preserving the legends of his people.
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Books
How Did Early Modern European Craftspeople Pass On Their Knowledge?
A new book about object making critically examines a written history of working with materials.
Art
The Lavish Work of One of the Last Gilders of the Versailles Court
The first exhibition on 18th-century bronze chaser and gilder Pierre Gouthière at the Frick Collection brings together lavish examples of his work for the French court of Versailles.
News
The Frick Scores a Trove of 450 Historical Medals
The Frick Collection is adding an impressive cache of metal portraits to its collections.
Art
The Music to Soothe the Savage Beast May Be Punk and Metal
A few years ago, in Sweden, a self-proclaimed "heavy metal addict" was awarded state disability benefits after having his obsession with the band Slayer classified as a handicap. It's one of the weirder examples of the stigma attached to metal and other "extreme" music genres.