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Sebastian Smee

The BMFA's Phantom Japan Collection and the Empty Swinging Door

Susan J. Napier | Posted 06.07.2013 | Arts
Read More: Boston-Museum-of-Fine-Arts, Sebastian Smee, Japanese Art, Life After Divorce, Japanese Art Bostom, Boston Museum of Fine Arts Japanese Art, Arts News
Susan J. Napier

Perhaps the MFA with its increasingly contemporary orientation is no longer so interested in opening the doors to other, older cultures.

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Gardner Wander: The New, the Old, the Glass Bottleneck in Between (Video)

Lee Rosenbaum | Posted 04.04.2012 | Arts
Read More: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Art, Sebastian Smee, Renzo Piano, Anne Hawley, Museums, Video, Arts News
Lee Rosenbaum

Come join me now for an inside look at the two different worlds of the Gardner -- the new pavilion and the old palace.

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Real Artists Paint Portraits?

Sharon L. Butler | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Contemporary Art, Reality TV, Painting, New York, Bravo, Sebastian Smee, Work of Art, Arts News
Sharon L. Butler

The first challenge for the 14 artist-contestants on Work of Art, Bravo's new reality TV show, is to paint a portrait of one of the other contestants, in 13 hours. I'll definitely tune in.

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