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Oversize expectations: The Great Eastern vessel was supposed to cap the career of its ill-fated designer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel (before the huge ship’s launching chains).

Big News

In matters of sheer magnitude, Robert Howlett got the picture

A spectacular new gallery at the Air and Space Museum (the nose of a 747) charts the history of an astonishing triumph—air travel.

From the Castle

Aero Dynamic

American Mine (Nevada 1), 2007
Tailing ponds from gold mines outside of Elko, Nevada.

Danger Zones

Warning: David Maisel’s aerial landscapes may be hazardous to your assumptions

Illustration from The Nursery “Alice” by Lewis Carroll, 1890

Getting the Edge

The Embarkation for Cythera, 1717, Louvre. Many commentators note that it depicts a departure from the island of Cythera, the birthplace of Venus, thus symbolizing the brevity of love.

Appetite for Destruction

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Road to Perfection

Curating Chinatown

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Restoration as Vandalism

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Made in America

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Staying Power

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Married, With Camera

Portraitist Emmet Gowin’s most enduring subject is his wife

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From the Castle

Co-Evolution

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Miami Splash

Art Basel Miami Beach is a giant fair that’s fueling the city’s explosive arts scene

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Jenny Holzer

The artist Jenny Holzer created For SAAM, a column of light and text, for the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM)

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What’s Up

Asian stoneware, colorful acrylics and the Kennedys

Art Cologne

2008 International Art Fairs

A listing of some of next year’s premier art shows

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