The intimate Michelangelo
by James Hankins
On “Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman & Designer” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Features
Cedar Grove, restored
by Michael J. Lewis
On recent restorations of Thomas Cole’s house in Catskill, New York, and Olana, the house of Frederic Edwin Church.
Harrie T. Lindeberg & the American country house
by Peter Pennoyer
On the architect Harrie T. Lindeberg’s innovative yet historically minded approach to houses.
Adventures in Moominland
by Dominic Green
On “Tove Jansson,” at the Dulwich Picture Gallery, London.
Highland time
by Benjamin Riley
A review of Highland Retreats: The Architecture and Interiors of Scotland’s Romantic North by Mary Miers.
The necessity of Rodin
by Eric Gibson
On four exhibitions across the world that commemorate the centennial of Auguste Rodin’s death.
Superstorm Sandy
by Karen Wilkin
A review of Calder: The Conquest of Time: The Early Years: 1898-1940 by Jed Perl.
Andrew Wyeth forever
by James Panero
On the career of Andrew Wyeth and the traveling exhibition, “Andrew Wyeth: In Retrospect.”
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On recent political developments in Catalonia.
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Reconsiderations
A cycle of madness
by David Guaspari
A new look at Flann O’Brien’s The Third Policeman.
Theater
Unlikely complications
by Kyle Smith
On M. Butterfly at the Cort Theatre, The Last Match at the Laura Pels Theatre & The Portuguese Kid at City Center.
Art
Murillo’s strange conceits
by Andrew L. Shea
On “Murillo: The Self-Portraits” at The Frick Collection.
Exhibition note
by Franklin Einspruch
On “Modigliani Unmasked” at the Jewish Museum.
Music
New York chronicle
by Jay Nordlinger
On recent classical music performances at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall.
The media
New directions in scandalology
by James Bowman
On scandal-driven hypocrisy in the media.
Verse chronicle
Hobson’s choice
by William Logan
On recent poetry by C. K. Williams, Michael Longley, Simon Armitage, Brenda Shaughnessy & Robert Pinsky.
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The art world’s “hidden enemy”
by Julia Friedman
On accusations of ideological impurity and the abrogation of the presumption of innocence in the art world.
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Is civilization overrated?
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On a bit of Rousseauvian nonsense taken up by the modern academy.
A love affair for the ages
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On The New York Times’s series of essays on Communism.