Augustus II, elector of Saxony (1670–1733), was obsessed with porcelain.
Going Medieval at Luhring Augustine
The thirty works on view are, without exception, excellent
Openings & Closings: Exhibitions, Shows, Fairs 2/12/20–2/18/20
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Rose Valley Furniture
From 1901 to 1906, a small furniture shop in Rose Valley, Pennsylvania, produced a trickle of pieces that looked back, looked forward, and yet were entirely of their time.
At Home in Cuba with Ernest Hemingway
The writer is revered in his adopted homeland, and his country house outside Havana has been preserved
in near-pristine condition.
Baroque Exuberance
An excerpt from Fringe, Frog, and Tassel: The Art of the Trimmings-Maker in Interior Decoration in Britain and Ireland.
Entwined Threads
The first work I ever saw by Rosie Lee Tompkins was in an exhibition titled Showing Up, at the Richmond Art Center, in a town just north of Berkeley, California.
In Defense of Ornament
Is less more? Or is too much never enough?
Openings & Closings: Exhibitions, Shows, Fairs 2/05/20–2/11/20
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Farther Afield: Argentina Honors a Sculptor gone Out of Fashion
The world has largely forgotten about sculptor José Fioravanti and the reasons are quite clear.