Catégorie : Other interests

Statue of Hel, ca. 1,300 B.C.E. Museo Egizio, Turin Chosen by: Federico Poole, senior curator This piece has intrigued me from the beginning. It was recorded as coming from the village of Deir el-Medina on the west bank of the Nile at Thebes, southern Egypt, whereas its style tells me it comes from the North,…

The thrill of the treasure hunt is greater than just the potential bounty of gold and rubies. The fact that people continue to search for the spot where Forrest Fenn buried his treasure chest, despite knowing that it has already been found, is evidence enough. Forrest Fenn, a former war plane pilot turned art dealer,…

One clear guidepost for how much time has elapsed since the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic is the career trajectory of Alexander Shulan. His reputation as the wunderkind art dealer behind the tastemaking gallery Lomex has hung over him for a sustained four years now. This is perhaps an indication of the collective conscience’s inability…

The drowned city of Atlantis has captivated mankind across the centuries, as a utopian naval empire of demigods with advanced technologies that ruled the entire known western world. The legendary city was first mentioned around 360 B.C.E. by the Greek philosopher Plato. He wrote the story of the nation’s rise and calamitous fall, when the…