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The Artful Traveler: Opus + One

The Artful Traveler: Opus + One

Posted on 31 January 2012

By Bobbie Leigh Don’t be misled. The Dia Art Foundation exhibition of Jean-Luc Moulène’s Opus + One is not an IQ test.  You don’t have to “get it” to relish… Continue reading »

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Artful Traveler: Last Minute Books (For You)

Posted on 20 December 2011

By Bobbie Leigh Call them personal presents, something special for  you not for those on your holiday lists.    Here are some  2011  choices  among  hundreds of  great new books…  but… Continue reading »

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Songs of Vicenza: Palladio and its Music

Songs of Vicenza: Palladio and its Music

Posted on 13 December 2011

Story and Photos by Julie Maris/Semel Vicenza, a World Heritage Site, is all about Andrea Palladio who in the 1500s designed palaces, churches, and villas. Referring to classical Roman architecture,… Continue reading »

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West on Books: 4 Great Travel Books for Christmas Stockings

West on Books: 4 Great Travel Books for Christmas Stockings

Posted on 13 December 2011

By Richard West Anybodyanybodyanbody, don’t click and leave, give this a read, how ‘bout you now, one minute of your time, one 60th of an hour, we got some winners,… Continue reading »

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The Artful Traveler: The Portable Diego Rivera

The Artful Traveler: The Portable Diego Rivera

Posted on 06 December 2011

by Deborah Hay In 1931, Mexican muralist Diego Rivera was enjoying international celebrity, and New York’s fledgling Museum of Modern Art was eager to mount a retrospective of his work…. Continue reading »

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Touring Wallander Country in Sweden

Touring Wallander Country in Sweden

Posted on 15 November 2011

By Richard West In the world of mystery fiction cold Scandinavia is the hot spot these days. Increasingly readers are discovering Norway’s Jo Nesbo and Karin Fossum, Iceland’s Arnaldur Indridason,… Continue reading »

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Storm King — at 50 — in a Blaze of Color

Posted on 09 November 2011

By Bobbie Leigh The fall is unquestionably the best time to visit the 500-acre Storm King Art Center, set in the bucolic Hudson River Valley 90 minutes north of New… Continue reading »

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Hibulb Cultual Center: Focus on Puget Sound Native Americans

Hibulb Cultual Center: Focus on Puget Sound Native Americans

Posted on 18 October 2011

Interview by Ed Wetschler The Seattle area is not just Starbucks, seafood, and grunge rock. Just 40 miles to the north of Seattle, a new Hibulb Cultural Center on the… Continue reading »

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Mid-Century American Modernism in NYC

Posted on 11 October 2011

  Reviewed by Bobbie Leigh “Crafting Modernism: Midcentury American Art and Design”  assembles  the work of some 160 artists and designers — Alexander Calder, Isamu Noguchi, Wendell Castle, Jack Lenor… Continue reading »

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OHNY Weekend: New York’s Annual Hats Off to Architecture

Posted on 04 October 2011

  By Deborah Hay On October 15 and 16, openhousenewyork (OHNY) presents the 9th Annual OHNY Weekend, an all-borough celebration of the outstanding architecture and design of New York City…. Continue reading »

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