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He Was That He Was: A Place For John Graham in Art's Firmament

As far as dirty old men go, the American painter John Graham (1886-1961), whose art is the subject o  read more »

He Was That He Was: A Place For John Graham in Art’s Firmament

John Graham
Courtesy of Allan Stone Gallery
John Graham

As far as dirty old men go, the American painter John Graham (1886-1961), whose art is the subject o  read more »

Importing a Native Son: Honoring Balanchine in Russia

To see program after program of Balanchine at the Maryinsky Theatre in St.  read more »

Stirring-and Slightly Abbreviated-War and Peace Comes to the Met

Opera-the most problematic of entertainments-is also the art formmost capable of breathing fresh lif  read more »

Russians, Guggenheim Make Big Mac Museum

The other day, I had a call from Londonthat set me to brooding again about the fate of our art museu  read more »

Rampage in Central Park May Signal Changing Times

One of the cheapest thrills of history or historical fiction is spying on the average unperceptive s  read more »

Hail, Richard Diebenkorn! So Heroic, So Underrated

Few painters of his generation in America are more highly esteemed today-esteemed, that is, as paint  read more »