In his personal papers, as in his art, Joseph Cornell embraced life's evanescence. Known mainly for his shadow box constructions, Cornell documented his passion for "exquisite surprises"—the poignant ...
In an afterword to Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov remembers that the novel, was somehow prompted by a newspaper story about an ape in the Jardin des Plantes who, after months of coaxing by a scientist, ...
This weekend, the Peabody Essex Museum opens "Joseph Cornell: Navigating the Imagination," a retrospective of the artist showcasing close to 200 boxes, collages, films and objects from Cornell's life.