Food for the Soul: “Sargent and Fashion” Exhibition
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Food for the Soul: “Sargent and Fashion” Exhibition

ByNina Heyn

By Nina Heyn – Your Culture Scout After John Singer Sargent died in 1925, his formal paintings of English and American socialites went out of fashion. Throughout the 20th century, the art world was giddy about other things—abstracts, installation art, pop—visual ideas very much removed from the realistic portraiture that was Sargent’s specialty. In that…

Food for the Soul: Guo Pei Exhibition — San Francisco
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Food for the Soul: Guo Pei Exhibition — San Francisco

ByNina Heyn

By Nina Heyn — Your Culture Scout Art museums sometimes showcase outstanding fashion designs, often presenting historical collections of artists who long ago earned their place in the pantheon of couture. Over the last few years, I have seen Chanel, Galliano, and Yves St. Laurent retrospectives in Paris, an Alexander McQueen show that is currently…