The big picture.

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• Lucian Freud, Unbuttoned Freud's grandson tells all.
  Christopher Benfey Dec. 19, 2007
  
• The Anti-Oprah The violent, abject, sometimes disconcertingly tender art of Kara Walker.
  Mia Fineman Nov. 7, 2007
  
• The Pointillist and the Terrorist Seurat's quiet revolution.
  Christopher Benfey Oct. 31, 2007
  
• Say Cheese! A history of the American snapshot.
  Mia Fineman Oct. 17, 2007
  
• Monumental Failures A dog made of flowers. A giant, mirrored bean. What's the point of public sculpture?
  Dushko Petrovich Sept. 26, 2007
  
• The American Appetite for Dutch Painting The allure of conspicuous consumption.
  Christopher Benfey Sept. 17, 2007
  
• The Fantasy World of Ryan McGinley Does photography's hot young thing deserve all the hype?
  Mia Fineman June 27, 2007
  
• Richard Serra The sculptor who reinvented space.
  Christopher Benfey June 6, 2007
  
• The Helvetica Hegemony How an unassuming font took over the world.
  Mia Fineman May 25, 2007
  
• The Branding of Rothko How his art became the ultimate luxury object.
  Christopher Benfey May 22, 2007
  
• Edward Hopper's Secret World His classic American scenes hint at dark emotions.
  Christopher Benfey May 9, 2007
  
• Table for 39 The Dinner Party, Judy Chicago's iconic work of feminist art, stands the test of time.
  Mia Fineman April 25, 2007
  
• The Dark Side of Van Gogh How the Expressionists misunderstood their hero.
  Christopher Benfey April 4, 2007
  
• YouTube for Artists The best places to find video art online.
  Mia Fineman March 21, 2007
  
• Beauty Is Back! What really makes art beautiful.
  Christopher Benfey March 13, 2007
  
• The Genius of George Stubbs He had much more than horse sense.
  Christopher Benfey Feb. 21, 2007
  
• Targeting Jasper Johns Is the artist overrated?
  Christopher Benfey Jan. 31, 2007
  
• The Upside-Down Critic What to make of Robert Hughes' Australian roots.
  Mia Fineman Jan. 19, 2007