A show at the Met offers a feminist revision of Chinoiserie, a decorative style that swept through Europe in the age of empires and seeded stereotypes of Asian women. By Aruna D’Souza The dragon ...

There’s an ick about chinoiserie. A palpable unease gurgles beneath the veneer of politesse and delicate refinement on display in “Monstrous Beauty: A Feminist Revision of Chinoiserie,” The ...

This is a show with a point. Monstrous Beauty: A Feminist Revision of Chinoiserie makes the case that porcelain and other home adornments played a role in shaping at least four continents’ views ...