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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For Hire: Holiday Window Designer

Decking the halls with Barney’s creative director Simon Doonan

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Made in America

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Staying Power

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Jukebox

Hitting the Right Notes

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Married, With Camera

Portraitist Emmet Gowin’s most enduring subject is his wife

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Chia Pet

For 26 years, marketing whiz Joe Pedott’s green-pelted figures have been holiday-season hits

Part of the housework of a London housewife, 1941

Domestic Bliss

The Kama Sutra of Housework

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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

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Making History

Family reunion

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