Masterpiece of the Week: A Silver Treasure Spared the King’s Meltdown
This silver fountain, featured in the exhibition The Life of Art and our current Masterpiece of the Week tours, is a survivor of one... Read More
Masterpiece of the Week
Masterpiece of the Week: A Cabinet That’s Proudly Over the Top
This is not your run-of-the-aristocratic-mill cupboard. J. Paul Getty, who had a passion for French decorative arts, listed this cabinet—our current Masterpiece of the... Read More
Masterpiece of the Week: Andy Warhol’s Polaroid, a Self-Portrait for the Facebook Age
Perhaps a thousand pictures convey a true, multi-faceted identity.
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Question of the Week: Is It Still a Man’s World?
In 1964, while a student in UCLA’s graduate program in painting and sculpture, artist Judy Chicago enrolled in auto-body school—the only woman in a... Read More
To Walter with Love: Ed Kienholz’s “Walter Hopps Hopps Hopps”
Sometimes, only a friend will tell you what they really think. Take the case of artist Ed Kienholz and curator Walter Hopps. Kienholz’s over-life-size... Read More
Question of the Week: Where Is the Line between Private and Public?
Where is the line between private and public? Each situation has a different answer—and sometimes many different possible answers. As an example, take this... Read More
Question of the Week: Can Love Last Forever?
Can love outlast death? Love and desire sizzle in this sculpture showcasing Venus and Adonis. Venus is desperately in love with Adonis, a handsome... Read More
Question of the Week: Do Americans See the World through a Distorted Lens?
Initially designating himself an “ignorant American,” photographer Alex Harris went to Cuba in 1998, camera in tow, without preconceived notions. He simply wondered what... Read More
Question of the Week: When Are Memories More Vivid Than Life Itself?
Do you have memories that feel more real than your life today? British painter J. M. W. Turner did, and they are the subject... Read More
Question of the Week: How Have You Been Called to Charity?
Have you been called to acts of service? Did you answer the call? Saint Francis of Paola, who lived in the 1400s, was called.... Read More
Question of the Week: What Makes a Painting a Masterpiece?
What do you think?
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Question of the Week: Demure or Coquettish? Revealing or Concealing?
Can an artist do justice to a beautiful woman? This sensuous terracotta bust by Joseph Chinard captures the elegance and grace of legendary beauty... Read More
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