With more than a dozen projects, the architect Markus Dochantschi of studioMDA is reshaping the state of the art gallery, one historic building at a time.
‘‘Beyond the Light’’ at the Met is a luminous, move-close exhibition whose paintings and drawings render a volatile world with purity of heart and line.
The gold coin, which dates from 42 B.C. and is valued at $4.2 million, is thought to have been looted from a field near where an army loyal to Brutus camped during the struggle for control of Rome.
A year into the war, institutions face pressure to note the Ukrainian roots of artworks and artists long described as Russian. It’s not always simple to write a wall label.
Young artists say they often receive offers by email to purchase their paintings, but many are part of schemes to defraud them by using fake checks and phony shipping companies.
Want to see new art in the city? Check out Bilgé Friedlaender’s exquisite works on paper and Biraaj Dodiya’s new paintings paired with Heidi Lau’s sculptures.
By Max Lakin, Jillian Steinhauer, Travis Diehl, John Vincler, Martha Schwendener, Blake Gopnik, Will Heinrich and Dawn Chan
