Fine Art

Point and Place: William Eggleston’s Vibrant Spaces Point and Place: William Eggleston’s Vibrant Spaces

Democratic Camera: William Eggleston's grand and gorgeous retrospective at the Whitney Museum.

Dec 22, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Rising Above Rising Above

An anecdotal history of New York City street art.

Dec 16, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Nick Stillman

Back Talk: Thelma Golden Back Talk: Thelma Golden

The director of the Studio Museum in Harlem talks about gentrification, MFA burnouts and how artworks speak to us.

Dec 10, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Christine Smallwood

Jarring Bottles: The Paintings of Giorgio Morandi Jarring Bottles: The Paintings of Giorgio Morandi

The paintings of Giorgio Morandi render new meaning to the term natura morta.

Dec 3, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Arthur C. Danto

Agony and Ecstasy: The Art World Explained Agony and Ecstasy: The Art World Explained

What we talk about when we talk about art.

Nov 13, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Seeing Past the Gorgons Seeing Past the Gorgons

The New Yorker's art critic turns his eye toward the cultural summits.

Jun 19, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Solemn, Expanded Time Solemn, Expanded Time

An exhibition looks at the bits and pieces that made up some of the great artwork of Californian artist Jess.

Jun 5, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Back Talk: Tod Papageorge Back Talk: Tod Papageorge

Photographer Tod Papageorge reflects on the links between American sports and the Vietnam War.

May 15, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Christine Smallwood

Unlovable Unlovable

The contemporary art world, reflected in the 2008 Whitney Biennial, is themeless and heading in no identifiable direction.

May 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Arthur C. Danto

Every Photo an Archive Every Photo an Archive

Peppered with moving, thought-provoking elements, the photographic exhibition "Archive Fever" is fascinating but essentially incoherent.

Apr 17, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Susie Linfield

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