Pop Culture Actor Rowan Atkinson Destroys a Priceless Art Collection in Netflix’s ‘Man vs. Bee.’ The Showrunners Tell Us How They Made It Look So Real Did you spot all of the artistic look-alikes in the series? By Menachem Wecker, Sep 16, 2022
Museums One Foundation Is Giving Top U.S. Museums Millions of Dollars to Address a Critical Blind Spot: Programming for Older Adults E.A. Michelson Philanthropy’s new initiative gives $2 million to nine museums. By Menachem Wecker, Jul 26, 2022
Science & Tech Can an Artwork a Day Keep the Doctor Away? Here Are 5 Ways Scientists Say Art Can Make You Happier and Healthier Art viewing and art making can lead to greater well-being across ages, nationalities, and income levels. By Menachem Wecker, Apr 26, 2022
Shows & Exhibitions Remarkable New Infrared Images of Picasso’s Blue Period Works Reveal Buried Underpaintings and His Extraordinary Process The research has also led to a renewed understanding of the chronology of Picasso's life and artistic development. By Menachem Wecker, Apr 5, 2022
Museums The MFA Boston’s Sparkling New Dutch and Flemish Galleries Don’t Shy Away From the Big Political Question: Whose Golden Age Was It? The museum's thoughtful new installation directly addresses thorny legacies of European colonialism. By Menachem Wecker, Jan 14, 2022
Art History Why Is Murano Glass So Special (and Expensive)? Experts Give Us 8 Reasons In the 19th and 20th centuries, the Venetian craft became a global brand. Here's how that happened. By Menachem Wecker, Jan 5, 2022
Artnet News Pro Want to Clinch That Loan for Your Museum? Here’s How to Secure a High-End Replica That the Collector Can Hang at Home Since at least the 1980s, museums have been creating impressive reproductions of masterpieces to help secure important loans. Here’s how and why they do it. By Menachem Wecker, Nov 8, 2021
Science & Tech Can Graphene, a One-Atom Thick ‘Wonder Material,’ Keep Precious Artworks From Fading? Scientists Say It Shows Promise A transparent layer can retard UV rays and moisture, but some conservators worry about application and suitability for aging oil paint. By Menachem Wecker, Oct 8, 2021
Shows & Exhibitions 500 Years Ago, These Artists Were Household Names. Here’s What Their Fall From Favor Suggests About the Fickleness of Art History An exhibition at the Worcester Art Museum links one collector's journey to bigger questions about who becomes famous, and why. By Menachem Wecker, Jun 8, 2021
Pop Culture 7 of the Greatest Long-Lost Art Historical Masterpieces That Were Found in Attics and Basements—Ranked Who doesn't love a great find? By Menachem Wecker, May 3, 2021
On View Ever Wonder What a 17th-Century Dutch Canal Smells Like? No? Well a New Show Invites You to Sniff the Odors of Art History Anyway The show also presents visitors with some nice smells. Promise! By Menachem Wecker, Mar 16, 2021
Shows & Exhibitions What Is the Role of a Museum in One of Polarized America’s Most Purple States? Oklahoma Contemporary Offers a Case Study The opening may be delayed, but Oklahoma Contemporary reflects big changes and ambitions in the Oklahoma City. By Menachem Wecker, Mar 17, 2020
Art World 10 Beginner’s Tips for How to See—and Understand—the Rich Complexities of Byzantine Textiles We got some tips from Elizabeth Dospel Williams, a curator at Dumbarton Oaks. By Menachem Wecker, Feb 12, 2020
On View Alfred Jarry’s ‘King Ubu’ Inspired Everyone From the Dadaists to the Beatles—and His Fascist Buffoon Is Now More Relevant Than Ever Without the 19th-century French firebrand, we may never have had Surrealism, Dada, or $120,000 bananas. By Menachem Wecker, Jan 27, 2020
Shows & Exhibitions Was John Singer Sargent a Virtuoso Draughtsman? A New York Exhibition Makes the Case—But Fails to Convince The Morgan Library & Museum's latest exhibition argues that the medium is an overlooked strength for the artist. We aren't so sure. By Menachem Wecker, Oct 23, 2019
