‘Gold from Newton’s Apple Tree’ Traces Natural Pigment Recipes from the Ancient World to Today
Nabil Ali celebrates the long legacy of botanical pigments and the craft traditions that used them.
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Terry Facey Painstakingly Replicates a 17th-Century Marquetry Table at 1:8 Scale
Facey works out of a shed that is set up much the same as any other wood shop.
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Explore Trailblazing Street Photography in ‘Faces in the Crowd’ at MFA Boston
The forthcoming exhibition highlights street photography’s capacity to provoke wonder where we least expect it: the everyday.
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Spanning 120 Years and 55 Countries, ‘The Family of Migrants’ Portrays a Broad Story of Human Movement
The book accompanies a large-scale exhibition at Fenix, a new art museum in Rotterdam that focuses entirely on migration.
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What Do Astronomy and Jewelry Have in Common? In the Late Renaissance, Look to the Stars
Armillary rings emerged in the 16th and 17th centuries during the birth of the scientific revolution.
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Dive into the Painstaking Process of Restoring an 18th-Century Fan
With a tweezers and porcupine quill, the senior paper conservator of the V&A tackles a finicky restoration project.
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Antique Writing Desks Converge with African Masks in Sonia E. Barrett’s Sculptures
“These heads can join with African diasporan bodies and enable us to reach back, as they enabled our ancestors,” the artist says.
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A Deep Dive into the Strange and Touching Victorian-Era Mourning Traditions
“Is it too much? Or do you think we should mourn the passing of these poignant and fascinating trappings of grief?”
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Pop-Up Letters Set the ‘Alphabet in Motion’ in Kelli Anderson’s Playful Book
After funding on Kickstarter, this five-years-in-the-making ABC pop-up book about typography is widely available.
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In India, Navneet Jayakumar Documents the Ancient, Elaborate Custom of Theyyam
In the Malabar region of Kerala, India, an ancient Hindu ritual centers around performers in elaborate costumes.
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