Kapadia, R
@eyeforart.bsky.social
Art Historian, Founder and CEO of Wandering Docent LLC. We give lectures and museum tours in the Washington DC area.
Time for chai and biscuits, yet?
Time for chai and biscuits, yet?
I find Gerome's "Snake Charmer" (1879) beautiful
in spite of its overtly exploitative subject matter. It's all about the detailed calligraphy & decoration on the tiled walls of the interior. See "Orientalism: Between Fact and Fantasy" at the Met if you can. Small exhibit, with lots packed in.
in spite of its overtly exploitative subject matter. It's all about the detailed calligraphy & decoration on the tiled walls of the interior. See "Orientalism: Between Fact and Fantasy" at the Met if you can. Small exhibit, with lots packed in.
September 1, 2026 at 8:10 PM
I find Gerome's "Snake Charmer" (1879) beautiful
in spite of its overtly exploitative subject matter. It's all about the detailed calligraphy & decoration on the tiled walls of the interior. See "Orientalism: Between Fact and Fantasy" at the Met if you can. Small exhibit, with lots packed in.
in spite of its overtly exploitative subject matter. It's all about the detailed calligraphy & decoration on the tiled walls of the interior. See "Orientalism: Between Fact and Fantasy" at the Met if you can. Small exhibit, with lots packed in.
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Braille edition of The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
March 9, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Braille edition of The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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This is such a beautiful two-parter. The eminent Mughal historian Harbans Mukhia on his ancestral village in West Panjab, Pakistan in *Peshawar Review*
Partition, My Father, and His Wife
By Harbans Mukhia (With a Unexpected Coda by Anjum Altaf)
thepeshawarreview.substack.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:05 PM
This is such a beautiful two-parter. The eminent Mughal historian Harbans Mukhia on his ancestral village in West Panjab, Pakistan in *Peshawar Review*
Things you see in #Nashville bars and clubs
January 23, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Things you see in #Nashville bars and clubs
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The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
January 10, 2026 at 11:24 PM
The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
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Samuel Alito flew two flags used by insurrectionists.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
January 6, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Samuel Alito flew two flags used by insurrectionists.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
Things you see at the Kennedy Center now
December 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Things you see at the Kennedy Center now
Ben Shahn's "Still Music" (1948) is pure genius!
November 26, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Ben Shahn's "Still Music" (1948) is pure genius!
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Netflix just gave Gavin Newsom 2 million for the redistricting fight and made a deal with Sesame Street. New episodes will air there and the backlog of old episodes will Be free to watch.
Netflix picked a side. I will keep my subscription.
Netflix picked a side. I will keep my subscription.
September 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Netflix just gave Gavin Newsom 2 million for the redistricting fight and made a deal with Sesame Street. New episodes will air there and the backlog of old episodes will Be free to watch.
Netflix picked a side. I will keep my subscription.
Netflix picked a side. I will keep my subscription.
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Anish Kapoor’s Greenpeace splash was just ok imo, so I whipped this out.
Anish Kapoor Greenpeace Collab Sends Generic Environmental Message
Does it add anything to the conversation?
hyperallergic.com
August 15, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Anish Kapoor’s Greenpeace splash was just ok imo, so I whipped this out.
Theseus slaying the Minotaur in marble, 1820s, by Étienne Jules Ramey at the Tuileries Gardens
July 16, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Theseus slaying the Minotaur in marble, 1820s, by Étienne Jules Ramey at the Tuileries Gardens
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Ben Franklin on inoculation, after his son died from smallpox.
“In 1736, I lost one of my sons, a fine boy of four years old, by the small-pox, taken in the common way. I long regretted bitterly, and still regret that I had not given it to him by inoculation”.
“In 1736, I lost one of my sons, a fine boy of four years old, by the small-pox, taken in the common way. I long regretted bitterly, and still regret that I had not given it to him by inoculation”.
May 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Ben Franklin on inoculation, after his son died from smallpox.
“In 1736, I lost one of my sons, a fine boy of four years old, by the small-pox, taken in the common way. I long regretted bitterly, and still regret that I had not given it to him by inoculation”.
“In 1736, I lost one of my sons, a fine boy of four years old, by the small-pox, taken in the common way. I long regretted bitterly, and still regret that I had not given it to him by inoculation”.
Jonathan Borofsky's Hammering Man. Seattle Art Museum
May 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Jonathan Borofsky's Hammering Man. Seattle Art Museum
At the Smithsonian's natural History Museum, which houses the Hope Diamond. Along list of thieves and owners (from 1642 on) brought it to the United States in the early 20th c. Finally, Harry Winston donated the pared-down 45.5 carat diamond to the Smithsonian in 1958. It's insured for $250 million
May 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
At the Smithsonian's natural History Museum, which houses the Hope Diamond. Along list of thieves and owners (from 1642 on) brought it to the United States in the early 20th c. Finally, Harry Winston donated the pared-down 45.5 carat diamond to the Smithsonian in 1958. It's insured for $250 million
Krishna holding up
Mount Govardhan, att. to Mola Ram, 1790. @nmaa
Mount Govardhan, att. to Mola Ram, 1790. @nmaa
May 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Krishna holding up
Mount Govardhan, att. to Mola Ram, 1790. @nmaa
Mount Govardhan, att. to Mola Ram, 1790. @nmaa
Among the oldest pichwais I've seen (18th c) at Smithsonian's Asian Art museum's "Delighting Krishna" exhibit. On through August 24, 2025
May 4, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Among the oldest pichwais I've seen (18th c) at Smithsonian's Asian Art museum's "Delighting Krishna" exhibit. On through August 24, 2025
Glorious #Balanchine program tonight at Lincoln center. #Ballet
April 26, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Glorious #Balanchine program tonight at Lincoln center. #Ballet
Sorry for the blurry picture but that's Alexander's name in the cartouche (at Luxor temple)
April 23, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Sorry for the blurry picture but that's Alexander's name in the cartouche (at Luxor temple)
You can tire of seeing imagery showing Pharaoh (any and all) smiting the enemy while in Egypt.
April 23, 2025 at 11:33 AM
You can tire of seeing imagery showing Pharaoh (any and all) smiting the enemy while in Egypt.
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The exhale of relief I just had to see that this man is alive… now they just send him home.
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:37 AM
The exhale of relief I just had to see that this man is alive… now they just send him home.