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PEOPLE & ARTS Thursday 14 February 2019
Rijksmuseum shows off its Rembrandts in blockbuster show

By MIKE CORDER artist's death.
Associated Press The former Dutch queen,
AMSTERDAM (AP) — For the Princess Beatrix, formal-
first time, and likely the last, ly opened festivities last
the Rijksmuseum in Amster- month at the Mauritshuis
dam is showing off most of museum in The Hague,
its works by Rembrandt van home to another impor-
Rijn in a single exhibition. tant collection of works
From imposing portraits by Rembrandt, including
to intimate sketches and "The Anatomy Lesson of
prints that usually lie co- Dr. Nicolaes Tulp" and a
cooned in the darkness of poignant self-portrait from
climate-controlled storage, 1669, the year Rembrandt
the Amsterdam museum is died.
exhibiting 22 paintings, 60 The Mauritshuis is hoping it
drawings and some 300 might finish the year with a
of its best etchings in the couple more of his works. It
blockbuster show that turns is planning to conduct tests
visitors into flies on the walls to see if it can conclusively
of the Dutch master's life. attribute two more of its
"I think the exhibition won- paintings to Rembrandt —
derfully explains who Rem- People look at the only two full length portraits Rembrandt ever painted, that of Marten Soolmans, "Study of an Old Man" and
brandt was as a person," left, and Oopjen Coppit, right, (oil on canvas, 1634), during a press preview of an exhibition of the "Tronie of an Old Man."
said Pieter Roelofs, the mu- all the Rijksmuseum's Rembrandts in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. The Rijksmuseum show
seum's head of paintings Associated Press gives an unprecedented
and sculpture. "So we really overview of Rembrandt's
are brought into his private Western art history." again because the works tion, "All the Rembrandts," progression from preco-
world and on the other Museum Director Taco Dib- on paper are incredibly that opens Friday. cious young artist to the
hand it gives a wonderful bits said Wednesday such fragile," he said. It is part of a raft of shows at master of the Golden Age,
overview of Rembrandt as a show is unlikely to be re- The museum actually owns museums across the Neth- who was one of the first to
one of the most experimen- peated. 1,300 prints, but is showing erlands this year to mark depict his subjects warts
tal and innovative artists in "This will never happen only the best in the exhibi- the 350th anniversary of the and all.q

Naeem Khan gets a boost from a trio of '70s Halston muses

By JILL DOBSON of wearing his design to the
NEW YORK (AP) — Naeem Golden Globes this year,
Khan brought 1970s glam and I am just so excited to
back to New York Fashion be able to see his collec-
Week with the help of a tion because everything
few models of the era. he does is always just glam-
The Halston icons Pat our."
Cleveland, Karen Bjornson Ryan Seacrest also sat front
and Alva Chinn closed row and said he, too, is
Khan's show Tuesday in wowed by his good friend's
silver sequined evening designs.
gowns, joined by the veter- "The Oscars are coming
an designer on the runway up, so I am kind of think-
for his bow. ing about what he may be
Khan is known for his spar- making for those who will
kling evening looks, but he be on the carpet for the
got his start at Halston back Oscars," he said.
in the day. The Academy Awards are
"I grew up working for Feb. 24.
Halston. So, the people at Khan's sleek and funky col-
that time — Elizabeth Tay- lection featured head-to-
lor, Liza Minnelli, Katharine toe embellishments, vel-
Graham, Martha Graham vet and full-on sequined
— these were people, it pantsuits, along with or-
was not just about fashion The latest fashion from Naeem Khan is modeled during Fashion Week Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, in nately patterned kimono-
itself. It's about the energy New York. inspired blouses, robes and
that they portray," he told Associated Press flowy sheaths. There were
The Associated Press. fun and flirty feathered
And while Khan is no strang- gown. You can buy a jack- "Mick Jagger and every- "Will and Grace" star Debra cocktail minis and jackets
er to beautiful designs, he et, you can buy a vest, you body was going to India. Messing was on the front paired with glittering tops
explained that creating can buy a scarf, so it's how The idea was freedom. The row. She said she can't get and unique neckties.
new collections is all about you mix it and how you cre- idea was liberty, and today enough of Khan's clothing. The models sported big, vo-
evolving the concept of ate your own," Khan said. politically what is happen- "I have been a fan of luminous '70s waves in their
"glamour" and keeping it For fall, his concept was ing. So, it's kind of taking Naeem Khan's designs for hair as they rocked the
new and fresh. very '70s bohemian, he the energy from that," Khan years and years," she said. runway to the tunes of Pink
"It's not about having a said. said. "I had the glorious privilege Floyd and Queen.q