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Critical Reads are our deep dives. They use a work of art to tell a bigger story about art, culture, and society. Available for purchase at Amazon.
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The Reflective Head
W.C. Bamberger on Michael's Ayrton's sculpture, 'Reflective Head,' a corporate commission for the Kresge Company.
To His Own Beat
Rebecca Bodenheimer on Duke Ellington's 'Reminiscing in Tempo,' the maestro's first symphonic jazz composition.
A Woman's Work
by Noelle Nicholson. What assumptions do we make when we look at a finished painting?
The Artist's Home Undone
Joelle Jameson on Man Ray, Lee Miller, and the question of creative ownership.
An Open House
Rob Hardy on Susan Glaspell's 'Inheritors,' a radical play that faced the taboo issues that affected everyday Americans.
Anti-Monument
Catesby Leigh on Maya Lin, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and challenging tradition.
Sudden Flash
Zachary Whittenburg on William Forsythe and setting the new standard for classical dance.
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