Where a 75-Story Tower Blends Right In
The “contextualists” have it all wrong: Jean Nouvel’s beast is exactly what 53rd Street needs.

Pop artist Robert Rauschenberg dies in Fla. at 82
Pop artist Robert Rauschenberg's mediums knew few bounds. One of his most famous works or "combines" was "Bed," created when he woke up in the mood to paint but had no money for a canvas. His solution was to take the quilt off his bed and use paint,...

From Anvil to Microscope: Modern metallography and the ancient secrets of metalcraft (Sat, May 17)
Higgins Armory Museum, 100 Barber Avenue, Worcester, MA
Metallurgy has been among the most influential human technologies for over five thousand years. Preindustrial metalsmiths knew nothing of the material science that governs the properties of metals, yet their traditional techniques, handed down from generation to generation, allowed them to manipulate these properties to produce superior steels even without any scientific understanding of what they were doing. This exhibit uses the tools of modern metallography such as optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and electron diffusion analysis to reveal the composition and structure of a selection of artifacts from the Higgins Armory collection, ranging from a Chinese bronze blade of 1000 B.C.E. to a modern decorative sword, tracing the evolution of metals technology across the millennia. Cost: Free with Museum Admission Through Wednesday, Oct 15.

Art: This Is His Life: A Blue Whale and Hello Kitty
Boyish wizardry ? rather than the acts of rebellion for which he is best known ? is what now most interests the artist Tom Sachs.

001 Vincent van Gogh--The Letters
Actor Kevin Bacon reads excerpts from the letters of Vincent van Gogh.

John Waterhouse
Circe Invidiosa - to check out a large photo of this print and obtain additional knowledge for this John Waterhouse wall giclee, carry on through the artist label page link above the little copy. You can also acquire purchasing, frame and print proportion hints for this gallerie art picture. John Waterhouse has many other magnificent museum art giclees in addition to "Circe Invidiosa", examine the artists archive for additional art images .

Colonial Philadelphia Porcelain: The Art of Bonnin and Morris
March 8, 2008 - June 1, 2008: In this landmark exhibition, the 19 known surviving examples of soft-paste porcelain made at Philadelphia’s American China Manufactory between 1770 and 1772 and commonly referred to by the names of the proprietors, Bonnin and Morris, are being brought together for the first time.