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An Insider Artist’s Outsider Alter-Ego
A recurring lack of nuance plagues Grayson Perry’s exhibition at the Wallace Collection, which explores history, gender, class, and mental illness.
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An Exhibition Pairs Two Artists and Somehow Both Seem Worse
If it had simply suggested that François Boucher and Flora Yukhnovich are united in creating tasteful house decoration for the rich, the exhibition would be a success.
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The Last Roar of the Lion of Punjab
Rather than his military prowess or finely crafted weapons, it was Sikhism that sustained Ranjit Singh’s empire.
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Every Dog Has Its Portrait
A little like dogs themselves, Portraits of Dogs at the Wallace Collection is a complimentary companion piece to the human story.
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How Disney Animation Provides a Gateway to Understanding Rococo
So closely do Disney's animators assimilate the sensibility of French design that on occasion their source material appears almost more Disney than Disney itself.
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Searching for Frans Hals’s “Laughing Cavalier”
So many of us have seen this painting too often in reproduction, without perhaps ever having really seen it at all.
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Remembering India’s Forgotten Artistic Masters
A new, first-of-its-kind exhibition in London spotlights painters associated with with Kampani Qalam, the Urdu name for the rich, hybrid art style associated with commissions for the East India Company.
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Exploring the Noteworthy Treasures of the Inconspicuous Wallace Collection
The collection is not widely recognized as a trove of ancient art and artifacts, but hosts a rich collection with an occasionally troubled history.
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A Contemporary Take on Rococo Over-Intellectualizes Its Point
Tom Ellis’s detached intellectualizing of the Wallace Collection’s contents and history unfortunately leaves the soul unstirred.