The story of how Robert de Montesquiou’s gilt bat made its way to the West Village town house of gallerist Matthew Marks and writer Jack Bankowsky. ⬬
Mixed Media
Exploring the remarkable range of Esphyr Slobodkina, a rare woman modernist whose inventive work bridged painting, textiles, illustration, and design. ⬬
Curious Objects: The Glass Gaze
Host Ben Miller is joined by Dan Roche, author of Eyes by Hand: Prosthetics of Art and Healing to discuss a curious object that quite literally catches the eye. ⬬
Lines on the Land
Marking the nation’s 250th anniversary, the Huntington reimagines American history through the lenses of conflict and change.⬬
Mitch’s Musings: Everyday Gallé
A reflection on Émile Gallé’s lesser-known ceramics, a cherished Saint-Clément fruit basket, and the enduring beauty of objects meant to be used, not merely admired.⬬
Museums: On the Hunt
Through remarkable collections and exhibitions, the Center for American Decoys reveals the artistry, innovation, and cultural significance behind one of Illinois’s most distinctive and storied art forms. ⬬
Museums: Founding Home Fronts
The loan of a legendary Jefferson portrait to the Katonah Museum of Art anchors an exhibition exploring how founding families’ domestic lives shaped early American politics.⬬
Ideas: Living Through Art
How Jenness Cortez and Leonard Perlmutter are blending artistic expression and meditation through the new Jenness Cortez Teaching Museum. ⬬
Curious Objects: The Road to Destruction- How one man stole the divine.
Join podcast host Ben Miller in a highly engaging episode with investigative journalist Matthew Campbell discussing an Indiana Jones-esque heist that will have you on the edge of your seat all the way through. ⬬
Common Threads
America 250 at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art reframes
national identity through material culture and shared histories. ⬬