Articles by Shira Huberfeld

Death Becomes Her, Maybe a Little Too Much: An Exhibit of Mourning Apparel at the Met

Mortality, a subject most rarely pondered in an era with life expectancy at an all time high, comes back into fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. As the Halloween season drew to a close, the Costume Gallery at the Met assembled an exhibit with a mood parallel to the spirit of the holiday. The […]

Jeff Koons: Just Another Art Exhibit

As the Whitney Museum closes its Madison Avenue doors and moves downtown, it ends with Jeff Koons. How appropriate, as the contemporary artist attempts to herald in the end of art. Koons, in his kitsch engagement with the readymade, conflates skill with substance as is apparent in his highly technically skilled works. But while he […]