Culture Watch
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Drawing Resurfaces
A generation of artists has reclaimed the tradition of drawing as its medium—and galleries, museums, and savvy collectors are following close behind.
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How To Buy a Masterpiece: Imperial Modern
China's Song dynasty ceramics look absolutely contemporary—one reason the rare vessels are currently among the most coveted collectibles in the world.
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Clash of the Titans
Who was the greater Baroque artist, Bernini or Borromini? The question remains very much alive in Rome's Piazza Navona.
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Bare Essentials
Photographer Candida Höfer
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Strokes of Genius
Abstract painter Caio Fonseca gets his first major museum exhibition in America.
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Olympic Talent
Greek artist Konstantin Kakanias takes his watercolors and favorite character to Athens.
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The Last Vermeer
A newly acknowledged painting by Johannes Vermeer will be sold at auction this summer. How do you put a price on the priceless?
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Photographic Memories
A publisher called 21st is providing unusually creative limited editions for true connoisseurs.
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Local Hero
A scholar and a gentleman, John Spike is also Florence's master art sleuth.
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Paul Smith
The chair man
