A Collector Follows His Nose Through the Maze of Modern Art
Sylvio Perlstein’s accumulations of avant-garde art from the past 50 years comes to Hauser & Wirth this month.
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Sylvio Perlstein’s accumulations of avant-garde art from the past 50 years comes to Hauser & Wirth this month.
By ARTHUR LUBOW
The antiquities branch of the Getty Museum goes beyond J. Paul Getty’s original collecting focus.
By JORI FINKEL
The figures in “We Come in Peace,” by Huma Bhabha, suggest hopeful connections among languages, civilizations and even galaxies.
By MARTHA SCHWENDENER
What’s in a line? Everything, from Twombly’s love of language to his passion for nature. A survey of his postwar work emphasizes his singularity.
By ROBERTA SMITH
The sale of “Shuffleton’s Barbershop” by the Berkshire Museum in Massachusetts for an undisclosed price came amid a public backlash and a legal fight.
By JORI FINKEL
Eduardo Navarro placed a paper in our cream of broccoli soup. “Perhaps if you truly want to understand a drawing,” he said, “you have to just eat it.”
By MEREDITH MENDELSOHN
Hans Van de Bovenkamp, a sculptor, once lived near Willem de Kooning on Long Island, and came to expect nighttime visits from the painter.
By WARREN STRUGATCH
Yuri’s Night, a yearly worldwide celebration of space, was held at the National Air and Space Museum, as it enters a new era with a new leader and plans for a big renovation.
By SOPAN DEB
Max Hollein, 48, a veteran of museums in Frankfurt and San Francisco, has a track record in contemporary art, fund-raising and digital innovation.
By ROBIN POGREBIN