Evasive Action Painter: On Gerhard Richter Evasive Action Painter: On Gerhard Richter
Gerhard Richter's abstract paintings are miraculously controlled accidents.
Jan 14, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
How Soon Was Now? How Soon Was Now?
The death, and afterlife, of the Polaroid.
Dec 23, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
The Resistance of Painting: On Abstraction The Resistance of Painting: On Abstraction
To speak of a movement of abstractionists would be a contradiction in terms, like speaking of a church of atheists.
Dec 16, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Fever Charts: On Jack Tworkov Fever Charts: On Jack Tworkov
Jack Tworkov's writings wrestle with the figures of Abstract Expressionism and his own lost illusions.
Sep 23, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Pattern Recognition: The Writings of Hollis Frampton Pattern Recognition: The Writings of Hollis Frampton
A new volume of essays shows Hollis Frampton leaving behind photography for film.
Aug 26, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Akiva Gottlieb
Beyond Exhaustion: Dan Graham’s Period Pieces Beyond Exhaustion: Dan Graham’s Period Pieces
Does the art of Dan Graham and his disciples promise deceptive simplicity or formulaic thinking?
Aug 26, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Hubbub and Stillness: The 2009 Venice Biennale Hubbub and Stillness: The 2009 Venice Biennale
The funky chaos of the 2009 Venice Biennale.
Jul 1, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
‘Nation’ Note ‘Nation’ Note
Arthur C. Danto steps down as art critic of The Nation but continues as a contributing editor.
Mar 11, 2009 / Books & the Arts / The Editors
The Eye That Collects: On Walker Evans The Eye That Collects: On Walker Evans
Walker Evans's collection of picture postcards, on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is an artistic project in its own right.
Mar 5, 2009 / Books & the Arts / J. Gabriel Boylan
The Human Metaphor: Marlene Dumas and Barkley Hendricks The Human Metaphor: Marlene Dumas and Barkley Hendricks
The paintings of Marlene Dumas, at the Museum of Modern Art, and Barkley Hendricks, at the Studio Museum of Harlem.
Feb 11, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky