February 2009
4 posts
Solving Mysteries with Science Geeks in the Museum...
When I was a child, one of my favorite books was The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, by E.L. Konigsburg. If you’ve never heard of it, it is about two children who run away from home and live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. While staying there, they try to solve the mystery of whether a sculpture in the museum is really by Michelangelo. This book led me to desperately wish to one...
Can You Dig It?
Our loyal reader Verbal Remedy asked just what exactly people like us do all day. Our parents would like to know the same thing. If you have a specific art question or favorite piece you’d like us to talk about, please let us know. We will answer them here in our blog. [Small plug: If you live near New York City, you can check us out in person at one of our tours. See www.artmasterstours.com for a...
Jackson Pollock: WTF?
From time to time, we will be answering your questions or comments. If you have something you would like answered, please leave it in the comments. The first one we received was from Verbal Remedy, who asks simply: “Jackson Pollock, WTF?” We both are taking a stab at this one.
Leslie:
WTF indeed! I mean…you could probably do the same. In fact, take a moment to try: www.jacksonpollock.org. A...
Meet Leslie
“Twenty percent of you are going to fail, and if you don’t like those odds, get out!”
And so began my career in art history. It was Western Art History 1, ancient through Medieval, at the University of Vermont, I was in an auditorium with 150 other students and a fair number did, indeed, walk out. I was already a declared art history major, with a thing for the expressionists...
January 2009
3 posts
She Sees Her Lover See Her
My focus in graduate school has been on Indian art and people often ask what drew me to that field. The exoticism of India initially attracted my attention in high school and I enjoyed looking at the intriguing artworks in museums because they fascinated and mystified me. But my interest was more on the level of a hobby, not the scholarly attention that I devoted to the canon of European Art. I...
By way of introduction
When I was nine years old, I came to New York for the first time with my family. One of my clearest memories from the trip was going to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. That may have to do with the fact that in my excitement I got too close to the Arms and Armor displays and set off an alarm that brought the guards running in my direction. But I also remember being completely captivated by the...
“Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one.”
– Stella Adler