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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.
Feb 22, 2022
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April 2021

To His Own Beat
Rebecca Bodenheimer on Duke Ellington's 'Reminiscing in Tempo,' the maestro's first symphonic jazz composition.
Apr 15, 2021
3

October 2020

A Woman's Work
by Noelle Nicholson. What assumptions do we make when we look at a finished painting?
Oct 28, 2020
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September 2019

The Artist's Home Undone
Joelle Jameson on Man Ray, Lee Miller, and the question of creative ownership.
Sep 9, 2019
2

August 2018

An Open House
Rob Hardy on Susan Glaspell's 'Inheritors,' a radical play that faced the taboo issues that affected everyday Americans.
Aug 30, 2018
2

January 2017

Anti-Monument
Catesby Leigh on Maya Lin, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and challenging tradition.
Jan 22, 2017
2

May 2016

Sudden Flash
Zachary Whittenburg on William Forsythe and setting the new standard for classical dance.
May 17, 2016
2
A Time To Be Born
by Joanna Scutts. With 'Midnight's Children' Salman Rushdie found his voice. It would become an international cause.
May 17, 2016
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About Face
Hugh Ryan on David Wojnarowicz's 'A Fire In My Belly' and queer censorship.
May 17, 2016
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