Colette at 150: why the scandalous 20th-century writer remains a revered literary figure in France: Colette, as British author Angela Carter pointed out in a wittily perceptive article in 1980, is perhaps the only 20th-century woman writer to be commonly referred to by her surname only. Of course that surname is her father’s – “you …
How 20th-century French artist Yves Klein helped me make sense of life in lockdown: A rainy afternoon in March 2020, two weeks before the world came to a halt. I am in Paris celebrating my birthday with my partner. We are at the digital art gallery Atelier des Lumières, enveloped in the cool blue light …
Coronavirus: the road to vaccine roll-out is always bumpy, as 20th-century pandemics show: Polio patient in an iron lung to help them breathe. Everett Collection/Shutterstock If you have been following the media coverage of the new vaccines in development for COVID-19, it will be clear that the stakes are high. Very few vaccine trials in …
Curator’s Tour of Seven Masters: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints – a Beauty interest event taking place on 2020-07-16 18:00:00 in United States Join Chief Curator and Director of Collections Sarah Hall for an exclusive look at the breathtaking color and charm of the shin hanga (new print) movement in Japan. Landscapes, beauty portraits, and traditional …