Gianluigi Colalucci, Who Showed Michelangeloâs True Colors, Dies at 92
The chief restorer of the Vatican Museums, he led the cleaning of the Sistine Chapel, a 14-year effort that revealed a new vision of Michelangeloâs complex work.
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Gianluigi Colalucci in 1986 working on the cleaning of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. His work âchanged art history,â one expert said.Credit.Gianni Giansanti/Gamma-Rapho, via Getty Images
Gianluigi Colalucci, who led what was known as the restoration of the century â the cleaning of the Sistine Chapel â and in so doing revealed a new vision of Michelangeloâs storied, complex work there, died on March 28 in Rome. He was 92.
How to Get Your Closet Under Control
With all due respect to Marie Kondo, it isn’t just about getting rid of things. Here’s what the experts know that you may not.
A well-designed closet maximizes storage space and is easier and more fun to use. Jessica Schuster, an interior designer in New York, installed an Elfa system from the Container Store in her Manhattan walk-in closet. Then she added art, a sheepskin rug and an ottoman.Credit.Douglas Friedman
March 30, 2021
An overstuffed closet is a daily frustration: sweaters falling off shelves, shoes that seem to disappear into a black hole, closets rods cluttered with so many hangers that squeezing even one more in requires herculean strength. So we force the door shut and try to ignore the problem, even as we accumulate more stuff.
For Maya Lin, a Victory Lap Gives Way to Mourning
The Neilson Library at Smith College, which Lin redesigned, is interwoven with her own life story. But any triumph is muted by the sudden death of her husband, Daniel Wolf.
Maya Lin inside the Neilson Library at Smith College in Northampton, Mass. Known for blending architecture, art and landscape in her work, Lin offered a vision for the library that reimagines the complex as an intellectual commons. Credit.Tony Luong for The New York Times
By Brett Sokol
March 17, 2021
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. Renovating a historic building is rarely simple, whether it’s a Brooklyn brownstone or, in this case, the $120 million overhaul of Smith College’s century-old Neilson Library. As any architect can attest, a venerable building’s emotionally attached owners can be far more challenging to manage than the actual construction. But any reservations Maya Lin may have had after being hired in 2015 by Smith to redesign the 200,000-square-foot N
Modernist Horse Sculptures Removed by City Housing Agency
Some art historians and the museum dedicated to the artist’s legacy say the Costantino Nivola artwork has been damaged. NYCHA says it will restore the works.
Some of the horses that were removed from the plaza of the Wise Towers on the Upper West Side. NYCHA said it moved them to address a water main problem.Credit.Zachary Small
By Zachary Small
March 17, 2021
A construction crew removed all but the legs of 18 horse sculptures earlier this month in a sculpture garden at the Wise Towers, a New York City Housing Authority complex on the Upper West Side.
The Architects Who, After a Devastating Earthquake, Rebuilt a Town
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/15/t-magazine/jojutla-mexico-earthquake-architecture.html
The domed interior of the Mexico City-based architect Alberto Kalach’s Santa Cruz Chapel one of several new projects reviving Jojutla, Mexico crafted from rust-pigmented concrete with an altar in parota wood.Credit.Rafael Gamo
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The Architects Who, After a Devastating Earthquake, Rebuilt a Town
Jojutla, Mexico, now home to an array of inventively reimagined public spaces, has become a paradigm for rural revitalization.
The domed interior of the Mexico City-based architect Alberto Kalach’s Santa Cruz Chapel one of several new projects reviving Jojutla, Mexico crafted from rust-pigmented concrete with an altar in parota wood.Credit.Rafael Gamo