Elizabeth Marlowe earned her Ph.D in Roman Art at Columbia University. She teaches Ancient Art as well as Critical Museum Theory at Colgate University, where she also directs the new program in Museum Studies. She is the author of Shaky Ground: Context, Connoisseurship, and the History of Roman Art (2013).
The truth is that the route to the gallery is often ugly, built on crime, brute force, and lies. When we catch a glimpse of that reality, we must not look away.
The truth is that the route to the gallery is often ugly, built on crime, brute force, and lies. When we catch a glimpse of that reality, we must not look away.