Book Review
A Charming Cat-alog of John Craxton’s Kittens
John Craxton would see the animal mid-action and think, that’s another picture. On the occasion of National Cat Day, here are some of his most fantastic felines.
David Carrier
David Carrier’s most recent books are Art Writing Online: The State of the Art World and Philosophical Skepticism as the Subject of Art: Maria Bussmann’s Drawings. His book In Caravaggio’s Shadow: Naples as a Work of Art is forthcoming.
Books
This Art Book Is About You!
Much has been written about artists, curators, and art historians. Oskar Bätschmann’s The Art Public: A Short History is dedicated to the spectators on the other side.
Books
A New Keith Haring Biography Leaves Out Half the Story
Radiant is a bountiful source of information about the late queer artist’s life and career, but it says oddly little about his art and its enduring legacy.
Opinion
How the Andy Warhol Museum Lost Its Way
Thirty years after its founding, the Pittsburgh institution still hasn’t defined a role for itself.
Art
The Artist Who Made Miniatures Grand
Rosalba Carriera worked on a small scale, but she was emphatically not a modest artist.
Books
A Fuller Picture of Piet Mondrian
Hans Janssen’s Piet Mondrian: A Life gives a comprehensive picture of the Dutch artist’s life and character, but leaves some questions unanswered.
Books
What's Behind the Angel of History?
Annie Bourneuf's Beyond the Angel of History brilliantly shows that the significance of Paul Klee's "Angelus Novus" may still be hidden.
Art
David Bailly’s Puzzle of a Painting
The longer I looked at Bailly’s “Vanitas Still Life with Portrait of a Young Painter” the more puzzled I became by it.
Art
How Anthony Daley Abstracts Rubens
In the work of Rubens, painter Anthony Daley finds correspondences of color that can carry expressive meanings abstractly.
Art
The Single Detail That Changed My Mind About Alex Katz
A little detail in an artwork can reveal that sometimes what is right on the surface can change our understanding of the whole.
Opinion
Why I Won’t Be Visiting the Warhol Show in Saudi Arabia
I couldn’t in good conscience accept an invitation to an exhibition hosted and sponsored by a brutal regime.
Art
The Church of Secular Art
Bill Viola's installation at a Naples church misses the spiritual mark.