Everyone is familiar with mid-century New York’s abstract expressionist scene; less so, perhaps, with the Transcendental Painting Group of the American Southwest…
First Against the Wall
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art explores the work of Diego Rivera in America at scales large and small
Current and Coming: Spanish Colonial Threads at the Blanton
You are what you wear? Studies of fashion play a key role in understanding historical social and cultural structures, as demonstrated by Painted Cloth: Fashion and Ritual in Colonial Latin America, a current exhibition at the Blanton Museum of Art.
Digital doings: From Shakers to Conquistadors
From Shakers to Conquistadors
Editor’s letter: November/December 2022
Editor-in-Chief Gregory Cerio introduces our November/December 2022 issue
Curious Objects: The Shakers, Pt. 2: Afterlife
In the second and final part of Curious Objects’ exploration of Shakerism, host Benjamin Miller interrogates the myths that have arisen around this movement in the 150-odd years since its heyday…
Current and coming: Artistic DNA at the Salmagundi Club
All about an exhibition at the Salmagundi Club
Endnotes: A Portrait and a Personal History Revealed
Consulting Editor Eleanor H. Gustafson closes out our September/October 2022 issue
Yesterday and Today: Art and Design (Part II)
An art historian continues his exploration of the affinities he finds between works of contemporary art and early modern decorative arts
Curious Objects: The Shakers, Pt. 1: Faith and Furniture
In part one of a two-part exploration, Curious Objects host Benjamin Miller considers the Shakers and their material culture in its historical context.