Hidden Faces: Covered Portraits of the Renaissance explores the paintings concealed behind mirrors, in folded diptychs, and on the backs of other works.
Elaine Velie
Elaine Velie is a writer from New Hampshire living in Brooklyn. She studied Art History and Russian at Middlebury College and is interested in art's role in history, culture, and politics.
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Required Reading
This week, Eid in Gaza, Arizona’s draconian anti-abortion law, a TikTok critic’s honest review of the eclipse, trolling Eric Adams, postmodern Bob Ross, and more.
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Rose B. Simpson’s Soaring Metal Sentinels Watch Over Madison Square Park
The artist explained that the sculptures in Seed “transform the nature of a hectic and scary city, in a sense, to a place that’s really safe.”
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It’s Bye Boomers, Hello Millennials at This Year’s Whitney Biennial
The 81st edition of the renowned exhibition is younger, more geographically diverse, and not so male anymore, Hyperallergic’s analysis shows.
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The Most Breathtaking Photographs of the 2024 Solar Eclipse
You didn’t need to be in the path of totality to be awed.
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Embattled Orlando Museum of Art Receives Gift of 300+ Works
The institution has been embroiled in scandal since the FBI raided its exhibition of fake Basquiats in 2022.
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Required Reading
This week, women of color in architecture, shady government comic books, a beloved cherry blossom tree’s last bloom, and much more.
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Hundreds Sign an Open Letter Against Open Letters
The missive calls on members of the culture sector to “not share widely,” pleading, “Don’t you dare sign!”
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British Museum Sues Former Curator Over Alleged Thefts
Peter Higgs worked with the museum’s Greek collections for 30 years before he was dismissed last August.
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How Beatrix Potter Hopped Into Our Hearts
An exhibition at the Morgan Library pays tribute to the illustrator’s prowess as a naturalist, storyteller, mycologist, and sheep farmer.
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Was Robert Rauschenberg’s Venice Biennale Victory Rigged?
A new documentary explores the scandals surrounding the 1964 show, illuminating the US government’s obsession with its international image.
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Vatican Taps Maurizio Cattelan for Venice Biennale
The artist behind the infamous duct-taped banana will create an outdoor installation for the Vatican’s exhibition, held in a women’s prison on the island of Giudecca.
