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Aug 7, 2009

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Of Deerstalkers and Labcoats

The appeal of forensic thrillers like CSI is nearly as universal as it is inexplicable. The form has been morally neutered and sterilized—there is no larger order to re-establish, and evil doesn’t even register.

Aug 7, 2009

Week of August 2, 2009

A wunderkammer of discoveries, compiled by Comment and illuminated for our readers' edification and entertainment. We do not necessarily endorse the external content below. Associate editor Alissa Wilkinson recently asked several friends for their best tips on...

Lanterns

Jul 31, 2009

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Lanterns

Acrylic, kozo paper, contè crayon, and enamel on canvas 48" x 36" 2006-2007This painting was created over a period of a few months, and during that time it went through a myriad of changes. Initially, the floral forms in the painting looked much more naturalistic...

Jul 31, 2009

Week of July 26, 2009

A wunderkammer of discoveries, compiled by Comment and illuminated for our readers' edification and entertainment. We do not necessarily endorse the external content below. American President Barack Obama hosted Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates and Cambridge, Mass....

Lone Pine

Jul 24, 2009

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Lone Pine

Oil on canvas 2007Lone Pine is a painting of a Connecticut marsh at dusk, but it is not about trees or landscapes or setting suns. The finger of land that darts from the right side reaches for the pine, and the pine, the pieces of light, and the middle ground elude...

Jul 24, 2009

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Pros or Cons? Young British artists and the Turner Prize

The Turner Prize is a British contemporary arts award that has dominated the arts calendar for twenty-five years. Judging by some recent winners, one could ask, “What is the arts world coming to?!” Or, one could dig deeper into how—and indeed, why—Turner Prizes are awarded . . .