London in the 1890's, the setting of The Picture of Dorian Gray, was a time of daring new styles, attitudes and modes of behavior. It has been called fin de siècle, which means "the end of an a...
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At the end of the nineteenth century, the capitalists were fighting for the possessions of the colonies fiercely and had been in conflict for many years. The fierce complicated conflict, internal, gen...
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Today's Post gives Cindy Adams a much-deserved page-one teaser: "WTC: Why I hate this lousy movie."
Inside, on page 14, Cindy--self-nominated as "New York's watchdog" (motion seconded! And carried...
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The American painter Arnold Friedman (1874-1946) once groused about the “cadging—pettifogging [and] lickspittling” typical of the art scene of his day. Some verities are eternal.
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The American painter Arnold Friedman (1874-1946) once groused about the “cadging—pettifogging [and] lickspittling” typical of the art scene of his day. Some verities are eternal. ...
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Can a work of art be independent of the time and culture in which it was created? Can it thrive on the characteristics inherent in its shaping—on aesthetic merit alone?
In today’s theo...
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Can a work of art be independent of the time and culture in which it was created? Can it thrive on the characteristics inherent in its shaping—on aesthetic merit alone?
In today’s the...
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More than 150 years ago, Alexis de Tocqueville detected in democracy a tendency toward despotism. Although it would degrade its citizens without tormenting them, democratic despotism might well be ...
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More than 150 years ago, Alexis de Tocqueville detected in democracy a tendency toward despotism. Although it would degrade its citizens without tormenting them, democratic despotism might well be ...
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What Is Painting? asks the title of a new exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art. It’s a provocative question, if only in that MoMA feels it’s worth raising. You’d think the cur...
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New York is awash in Expressionism. Glitter and Doom, a grim parade of Weimar-era portraits, was at the Met earlier this year. From Berlin to Broadway, a collection of modern German and Austrian wo...
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As an Iranian-American artist who was effectively exiled from her homeland, Shirin Neshat was happy to be included in an exhibition of artists from the Islamic world. But when the opportunity came...
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Aestheticism
A Taste of Cindy
