Max Beckmann: Powerful Magic in Madrid
Labeled degenerate by the Nazis, Beckmann mesmerizes viewers today with his raw, weird, and deeply spiritual paintings.
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Scandinavian Art at the Phillips: Wild, and Wildly Diverse
Norse myth, nature mysticism, and modern camp defy cliché in Nordic Impressions.
Two Comedians, Chop Suey, and Barney
An early career-making painting, with the figure of a pretty woman, sold for much more than his last, more somber work.
Tip-to-Toe Body Ornaments Bedazzle at the Met
Gold sandals, ceremonial swords, jeweled earrings, nose rings, armbands, and bracelets . . .
Houses of Art: The Many Challenges of Museum Building Projects
Over-budget construction costs, famous architects on the loose, vainglorious directors…
The European Fine Art Fair: The Sublime and the Silly
Want a Chippendale chair, some Picasso juvenilia, or a mystery painting from 1510? Head to NYC’s Armory (if you've got deep pockets).
Licini, Modernist Mystery in Venice
‘Irrational’ works, painted ‘in the celestial realm’ of Italian mountains, still captivate today.
Committee Art
Brian T. Allen reviews Art from the Swamp: How Washington Bureaucrats Squander Millions on Awful Art, by Bruce Cole.
Frankenstein’s Monster, Frightening Us Still
The Morgan Library tells a tale of woe and warning.