For 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, the Whitney Museum of American Art is publishing a handsome, illustrated volume that is the first to document the collection
Lots of things happened in 1971… Disney World opened, Greenpeace came into existence, Mount Etna erupted, and an exhibition opened at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum changed the course of fashion curation. Judith Clark, co-author of our new book Exhibiting Fashion, explains why. Judith Clark— Exhibiting Fashion: Before and After
Passing through the art section of a bookstore, you might find yourself arrested by the haughty gaze of Hermann von Wedigh III. The young merchant sits confidently at a table against a brilliant blue background, with a small book resting by his right elbow. “Herman von Wedigh III,” a painting
Follow @yaleARTbooks The exhibition Matisse: In Search of True Painting explores Matisse’s practice of producing pairs of paintings, and the ways in which this practice influenced his development as artist. Academically trained, Matisse learned composition and technique by copying older master paintings. This practice was not considered an empty, rote
Follow @yaleARTbooks The photographer Dawoud Bey, born in 1953, is probably best known for his large-scale color photographs of marginalized groups in contemporary America, and his community-focused and collaborative approach to his art. A new exhibition and accompanying catalogue from the Art Institute of Chicago, Dawoud Bey: Harlem, U.S.A., gets to the root