Why Brancusi’s Sleek, Streamlined Sculptures Still Seduce

“The legendary actress visits Christie’s galleries at Rockefeller Center and finds herself captivated by the gilded sculpture.” Thus trumpets the tagline for Nicole Kidman’s assignation with Constantin Brancusi’s bronze and gold leaf Danaïde (1913), circulated online this past spring in advance of the work’s auction.  The “cinematic short film” produced by Christie’s indeed reveals the Hollywood star finding herself… dul