Weekend
February 2, 2020
Do the Old Masters Still Speak to Us?
Now and then, I suspect that an honest art writer might feel as if he or she is losing it.
David Carrier
The Perfectly Imperfect Grayson Perry
Grayson Perry, the celebrated potter, is indefatigable on the subject of himself.
Michael Glover
Charlotte Perriand’s Prescient Designs for Modern Living
While working with Le Corbusier and his cousin, Pierre Jeanneret, for 10 years, Perriand advanced her vision of modern living.
Mika Ross-Southall
The Eternal Glow of Tiffany’s Sacred Glass
The term “stained glass” hardly gets at the vast variety of techniques and range of effects achieved by Tiffany and his peers. It can almost be called sculpted light.
Robert Archambeau
Beer With a Painter: Leslie Baum
“After the 2016 election, my work changed. I wanted to immerse myself in beauty and connect with something larger than the present moment, to not lose perspective.”
Jennifer Samet
Sculpture Does Not Need to Be Permanent to Be Great
Robert Grosvenor unmasks the anti-democratic, hierarchical forces that go into the making of an impeccable monumental sculpture.
John Yau
Literary Paintings Foreshadow an Apocalyptic Future
Robyn O’Neil’s oversized, multi-panel graphite drawings resemble a graphic novel told across multiple walls and rooms. This narrative storytelling makes sense, as O’Neil’s cited influences are more literary than artistic.
Megan N. Liberty
Required Reading
This week, Yale University scraps its art history survey course, diversity in book publishing isn’t looking great, designers debate typography, and more.
Elisa Wouk Almino
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