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Curator’s Thoughts: Swiping Right

Before there was Tinder and the internet, there were artists and diplomats conveying images between potential suitors. There is nothing new in exchanging beguiling pictures. Detail: Bartholomaeus (Barthel/Bartel) Bruyn, the…
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Curator’s Thoughts: Facetiming the Divine

This post is an experiment. Can our current use of online communications systems provide analogies for the way religious imagery worked on and for the viewer in the Middle Ages?…
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Artworks tell history of intimate affairs

An article in The Guardian examines centuries of sexual secrets hinted at in artists’ masterpieces. It’s a fun read, with a little centuries-old gossip of who stepped out with whom,…
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The power of nature, harnessed

1 to 4 pm Sunday, November 10 Many Artists of the Mohawk Hudson Region focus on the idea climate change. This Art Lab, we will explore the beauty of nature,…
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Peek-a-boo! We have a surprise for you!

10:30 am Friday, November 1 Have you played peek-a-boo and delighted your child when he or she sees your face? Object permanence is the understanding that objects continue to exist…
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