What can we learn from icons and images that we often pass without a second thought? Plenty. With their winter exhibitions, two Manhattan museums invite visitors to rediscover symbols of nationhood, artistry, and spirituality that—once…
Two new showcases—the first a frenzied grand tour of an era-shaping movement, the second an intimate stroll with a revered abstractionist—place the defining art of the early 20th century in new perspectives. Spanning continents and…
Does great art necessarily challenge the power symbols of its time? Or is it sometimes enough, for artistic accomplishment, to depict wealth and majesty with the right level of elegance? Three new offerings from Manhattan’s…
With three new exhibitions, Philadelphia’s preeminent galleries investigate nuances of expression in the context of race, gender, and power structures. The Barnes Foundation has paired off Chaim Soutine and Willem de Kooning, two artists who—while…
With a trio of recent offerings, three respected yet radically imaginative Manhattan museums investigate formats ranging from glassworks to metal sculpture to magazine composition. Spend a few rooms in the mind of an American master such…
