Posts Tagged ‘Christopher Knight’
At 94, Carmen Herrera is the Hot New Thing in Painting (NY Times) Beyond the Mobiles, Alexander Calder: Printmaker (NY Times) Old Master Auctions: Looking for Gems when the Going Gets Tough (NY Times) The Rabbi and Frank Lloyd Wright: Beth Sholom Synagogue (WSJ) Soulages, Black Prince of Abstract Art, is Feted in Paris Show […]
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Frescoes 101
by Emily Waldorf In light of the fascinating current Pompeii exhibition at LACMA, Pompeii and the Roman Villa, I thought it would be interesting to delve into frescoes. Many people know what frescoes look like but few know how they are made. There is a common misconception that frescoes are made with oil-based paint when […]
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Tags: buon fresco, Christopher Knight, frescoes, houses, LACMA, lime mortar, Los Angeles Times, murals, Pompeii, Pompeii and the Roman Villa, Pompeii brothels, review, Roman Art, Westside
Saving MOCA
By Emily Waldorf What is going to happen to MOCA? It has been unclear since news broke a few weeks ago of the serious financial difficulties the museum is facing. The Los Angeles Times‘ art critic Christopher Knight wrote an angry open letter to the board of trustees at MOCA, accusing them of complacency in […]
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Tags: Christopher Knight, Edward Goldman, Eli Broad, Facebook MOCA mobilization page, Los Angeles museum crisis, Marcia Weisman, MOCA collection