Benjamin Moser on a new biography of the Hudson River painter, allegations against Cape Town’s SMAC Gallery, and more. Between April 29 and May 23, 1859, long before terms like “exclusive pop-up” or “immersive exhibition” had entered our lexicon, over 12,000 people lined up outside New York City’s Tenth Street Studio Building to see a.
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Benjamin Moser on a new biography of the Hudson River painter, allegations against Cape Town’s SMAC Gallery, and more. Between April 29 and May 23, 1859, long before terms like “exclusive pop-up” or “immersive exhibition” had entered our lexicon, over 12,000 people lined up outside New York City’s Tenth Street Studio Building to see a.
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