The Lasting Impression of Letterpress Printing
NEW YORK—Robert Wilson pries off the metal lid of what looks like a can of paint. “The ink is really thick, almost like honey,” he says, spooning out a small …
Category: CULTURE
CULTURE
Heroes of Secret Cold War-Era Black Bat Flying Squadron Remembered
The Black Bat Squadron was a covert flying unit with a dangerous mission and a high death-rate. An exhibition in Washington remembers the heroes of this Cold War cooperation between …
MET Exhibition Celebrates Kyoto’s Thousand-Year Artistic Imagination
Nothing is left to chance in Urasenke, one of the main types of Japanese tea ceremonies: which foot to step forward with, which side of the bowl to turn outward, …
London Hatmaker Revives Traditions, Touts Transformative Power of Hats
LONDON—Artist director of Tom Smarte Hats, Allon Zloof, says his hat-making is inspired by music and history. “Colour combinations come to me while I’m listening to music,” he said. The company …