Netflix’s ‘This Is A Robbery’ Is High On Flash, Low On Substance
A new four-part documentary on Netflix delves into what many call the greatest art robbery of all time.
Why Some Are Paying Millions For Viral Video Clips And Cat Memes
Forget cryptocurrencies — there’s a whole brave new world out there of crypto art, where ‘original’ copies of internet memes are selling for millions.
This Art Exhibit Sends You To Spain On American Soil
While it may not be as good as being there, the exhibition and the accompanying catalog help us to eagerly look forward to when we can go back to Spain.
‘Voyeur’ Theatrical Walking Tour Transforms COVID-Stricken New York City Into 1899 Paris
With theaters slated to be dark until May 2021, theater-lovers have had little to fill their imaginations. Enter ‘Voyeur,’ an immersive walking tour through Manhattan’s West Village
A Secondhand Address Book Unraveled The Life Of Famed French Artist Dora Maar
When Brigitte Benkemoun acquired a used address book, she untangled its fascinating contents to paint a picture of the life and times of the famed owner, Dora Maar.
DC’s New Eisenhower Memorial Looks Like A Careless Politburo Designed It
The fact that the Eisenhower memorial fails to inspire either admiration or ire raises the question of what was the point in having North America’s most prominent ‘starchitect’ involved.
No, ‘Cuties’ Is Not A Sophisticated Artistic Critique Of Child Pornography
The argument is that we should suspend moral judgment, that the film is a work of art with a complicated meaning, and the real problem is one of interpretation.
What Ray Bradbury Can Teach Us About How To Cultivate Creativity
As civilization crumbles around us, Bradbury and his fiction offer several primordial lessons we would be prudent to reconsider.
The Internationally Famous Rupert Alexander On Painting Portraits During Lockdown
Renowned painter Rupert Alexander sits down with The Federalist’s art critic William Netwon to discuss how a portrait artist can continue in a pandemic.
New York City Councilman Joe Borelli Wants To Save Teddy Roosevelt’s Statue
After protests, the statue of Theodore Roosevelt is getting some political support.
The Artistic Value Of A Statue Is More Important Than Its History
The tale of the gay Jewish Confederate soldier who sculpted some of America’s most notable memorials and statues just goes to show how dogmatic and shortsighted today’s iconoclasts really are.
Rioters Tear Down Monuments In Envy At People Who Do What They Can’t: Build
If perpetuating a white, patriarchal culture in any capacity is enough to merit monument takedown, nearly all statues are subject to removal, not just those of Confederate generals.
The Modernist Federal Reserve Facade Is Headache-Inducingly Hideous And Should Be Abandoned Immediately
It’s time for our society to awaken from its media-induced slumber and demand human-scale architecture once again.
How Landscape Art Evokes A Universally True Human Experience
Talented artist Rebecca Coffin Anderson hopes landscapes and the concept of ‘place’ can spark important conversations that bring Americans together.
Dallas Man Brings Joy To His Locked-Down Neighborhood With Amazing Chalk Art
One North Dallas man is seizing the rare opportunity to meet and encourage his neighbors with music and art, all from a safe distance.
Edgar Degas’s Work Is Less Sentimental And More Complex Than I Thought
What I found was not only far more complex than I had anticipated, but also challenging to my preconceptions of Edgar Degas as little more than the Maurice Chevalier of painters.
How A Great American Artist And Architect Complemented Each Other
The two friends created works that are not only aesthetically pleasing, but also show how presentation is just as important to overall success as is content.
DC Features Best Look At Raphael’s Artistry Outside Rome And London
‘Raphael and His Circle,’ which opened recently at the National Gallery of Art, brings together works from the museum’s collections of prints and drawings by the master and his associates.
It’s Time For Classical Architecture To Bring Down The Hideous Grey Totalitarians
Nothing riles the cultural relativists and totalitarians more than the classical Western canon. The movement to bring back classical architecture in both Britain and the United States is long overdue.
Why Classical Architecture Better Serves The Public Good Than Modernist Atrocities
Classical architecture offers the possibility of restoring beauty to gain respect for the work public buildings do in contributing to the common good.
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