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Sneak peek: On becoming an art collector, from an interview with Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner
Posted on October 14, 2015For more than 30 years, Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner have devoted themselves to contemporary art, and through their passion and acumen have assembled an extraordinary collection. This fall, […] -
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Love Poetry Contest!
Posted on April 17, 2013Follow @yaleARTbooks In celebration of National Poetry Month and the publication of The Progress of Love, we are holding a contest for all you devoted Yale ARTbooks blog followers! A collaborative project […] -
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Notes from the Field: Jay DeFeo: A Retrospective
Posted on March 20, 2013Monumental is a word often applied to descriptions of Jay DeFeo’s The Rose. With an estimated weight of 2,000-3,000 pounds, “monumental” is hardly a misnomer. However what might strike visitors […] -
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The Lucian Freud “Skins” Quiz
Posted on August 24, 2012Follow @yaleARTbooks “I like skin. It’s so unpredictable.” –Lucian Freud, 7 May 2009 As the grandson of the world’s most famous psychoanalyst, Lucian Freud (1922 – 2011) unsurprisingly used the […] -
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How Do We Curate a Global Collection?
Posted on June 19, 2012Contemporary curation must again and again situate art exhibition within a global conversation. The Ancestral Modern: Australian Aboriginal Art exhibition currently at the Seattle Art Museum affords the museum an […] -
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Going a Little Nutty with Jim Nutt’s Portraits
Posted on August 1, 2011“Jim Nutt has made some of the craziest paintings in American art” declares Canadian Art magazine in its Summer 2011 issue. The magazine’s editors apparently enjoy the craziness. Although they […] -
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August Theme: Modern and Contemporary Art
Posted on August 1, 2011With the end of summer in sight, it’s time to get out and explore the world of visual expression. For August, our theme is Modern and Contemporary Art, featuring catalogs […] -
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Jitish Kallat Gives Public Notice in the US
Posted on July 19, 2011On September 11, 1893, the Parliament of the World’s Religions held its inaugural gathering at the Art Institute of Chicago. The purpose was to create a global dialogue and conversation […]