Word: restorationism
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The museum's spiral-shaped building on Fifth Avenue will reopen in May after two years of restoration and expansion. The $48 million project will increase exhibition space by two-thirds, even though critics charge that a new, 10- story annex designed by Gwathmey & Siegel detracts from the Wright building...
After microscopic tests on Newman's work, a Dutch laboratory concluded that Goldreyer had not matched the original oils. Instead, the lab reported, the restorer had used alkyd, a synthetic paint commonly used on window frames. Goldreyer has acknowledged that he covered the canvas with an alkyd "seal" to protect...
Junta officials still say they plan to return the country to elected rule, but they have to be careful to avoid economic or political disorder during the transition. Given the demonstrations last week, the restoration of democracy seemed unlikely anytime soon.
Michelangelo's mission was to reveal the beauty of God's creation; these books reveal the beauty of Michelangelo's creation. Scholars once spoke of the artist's "sober coloring." These sumptuous volumes, depicting the chapel's restoration, reveal just how wrong they were.
The incident occurred as a seven-member Organization of American States delegation continued to press Haitian leaders for a restoration of democratic government.