Day: September 25, 2011

Degas and the Nude
Art, Museum Show

Degas and the Nude

A gorgeous exhibition devoted to the artist’s nudes is on view  at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.   The first museum exhibition devoted exclusively to the extraordinary range of nudes by Edgar Degas—tracing their evolution from the artist’s early years, through the private and public images of brothels and […]

Travel

Grand Hotels— A Tale of Two Cities

The Paris Le Grand and the Carleton in Cannes personify glitz, history and comfort.   BY SARA EVANS Paris in the mid-19th century was not the Paris we know today. It was for the most part a series of slums, a city without paved roads, street lighting, running water or […]

LA FIGA
Books

LA FIGA

  Visions of Food and Form To Envision New Art Form Fusion of Food and Form Give Life to La Figa     F or Tiberio Simone and Matt Freedman, two of the most beautiful things in the world are food and the human body – not necessarily in that […]

Museum Show

His Baltimore Ladies

A terrific exhibition at the Jewish Museum shows what daring taste, adventurous minds and truly deep pockets can do. BY SARA EVANS   Matisse called them his “Baltimore ladies,” the Cone sisters, whose unerring eye for the next big thing, along with their endless enthusiasm  and enormous wealth, enabled them […]

Museum Show

The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art

This cultural paradise by the Bay is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the circus king John Ringling (one of five brothers who created the Ringling Bros. circus) and his wife Mable purchasing property, which today is the Ringling Museum, in Sarasota. The museum features 15,000 objects in its international art […]

Art Basel Miami Beach 2011
Art Shows

Art Basel Miami Beach 2011

Art Basel Miami Beach 2011: Celebrating the 10th Edition From December 1 through 4, Miami Beach, Florida, will host the 10th edition of Art Basel Miami Beach, the most prestigious art show in the Americas. More than 260 leading galleries from North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa will […]