Rubin Museum exhibits Indian art
The Rubin Museum of Art in Chelsea is a human-scale, tastefully designed display and performance venue. The re-purposed retail space (previously a Barney’s department...
Photo: Step back in time on New York City’s High Line
"The Kiss"--An iconic image, painted on a wall in Chelsea, Manhattan, provides a burst of color on a cloudy day—seen from the High Line.
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Igor Savitsky, painter, obsessive art collector and founder of the remarkable Karakalpak Museum of Arts in Nukus, Autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan—in the middle of...
Ulugbek of Uzbekistan—reaching for the stars
Recent travels in Central Asia introduced me to one of the most famous Uzbeks I never heard of: Mirzo Ulugbek – Uzbekistan’s “Great Observer”....
2011–My year in art
“Maman”, Louise Bourgeois, Riehen, Switzerland
“One has to take several different shots of a subject, from different points of view and in different situations, as...
The Met’s new Islamic wing
This is a slice of a page from a monumental rendering of the Koran, from present-day Uzbekistan. Almost as tall as a door, it...
The day I met Bou Meng
Frangipani wafted in the early morning air and butterflies were everywhere, when I visited Cheoung Ek, the best known of Cambodia’s infamous killing fields.
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I heart Dijon (Burgundy)
Place François-Rude is at the heart of Dijon’s pedestrian zone. The capital of Burgundy is visitor-friendly, its compact historical center chock-a-block with parks and...
Berlin’s East Side Gallery–Thank you GDR
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The art to be found in Berlin's old eastern quarters is the stuff of legend. The venerable museums on...