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MFABoston’s Fling With NFTs: Not Fiscally Tangible, Maybe?
The other day the hardworking staff received this email from Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts. Not to get technical about it, but we don’t have a digital collection of NFTs, mostly because they’re the pet rocks of the art world. … Continue reading
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The Arts Seen in NYC (Pierre Cardin Is Totally Brilliant Edition)
Well the Missus and I trundled down to the Big Town the other weekend to spend some time a-museuming and say, it was swell. After navigating the usual midtown Manhattan mishegas to get to our usual hotel, we took the … Continue reading
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Why Sebastian Smee Won A Pulitzer
Last week Boston Globe art critic Sebastian Smee won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for criticism, as the Globe was happy to report: Sebastian Smee, art critic of The Boston Globe, yesterday was awarded the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for criticism. In … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Edgar Degas, Edouard Manet, Musée d'Orsay, Pulitzer Prize, Sebastian Smee
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