Plenty of people don’t like contemporary art. But contemporary folk art—that’s harder to disdain. Dependable quirkiness is its insistent charm, providing a ready, welcome respite from what’s heavy in the world.
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Triskaidekaphilia in Philadelphia
A New Constellation: A Collection of Historic 13-Star Flags, on view at the Museum of the American Revolution and curated by specialist Jeff R. Bridgman from his own comprehensive holdings, showcases thirty-two American flag patterns, sparking our desire to learn more.
“So snug and nice”
A visit to Osborne House, Queen Victoria’s beloved seaside refuge
NASA’s Nerve Center Gets a Lift
The Apollo Mission Control Center is back in all its midcentury glory following a comprehensive restoration project.
The Iron Is Hot at the Smithsonian
The most abundant element on earth, iron played a key role in early human agricultural, military, and religious development, and in Africa, where smelting and forging can be traced back to the sixth century BC, it still forms an important part of indigenous culture in many Sub-Saharan countries.
Volcanic Activity at the Getty Villa
Known for being home to treasures of the ancient world, the Getty Villa is itself modeled on one: the Villa dei Papiri in Herculaneum. The institution is mounting a collaborative exhibition this summer focusing on those Roman roots.
Remembering sculptor Claude Lalanne
Main de roman, an exquisite little sculpture could easily have been overlooked at this spring’s edition of TEFAF New York, but it stood out in L’Arcen Seine’s gallery booth as a memorial to Les Lalanne, the sculpting and design duo who created a universe of lyrical and iconoclastic objects in stubborn defiance of art world trends for over half a century.
Boston Strong
As the Carolyn and Peter Lynch art collection travels to the Peabody Essex Museum, we look at a small part of it at home on Commonwealth Avenue
Highland Fling
A strikingly original new hotel in Scotland marries contemporary art and traditional furnishings