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Art Critic John Yau Talks About Four Decades of Writing in New York

by Hrag Vartanian May 15, 2020April 13, 2022

The words of John Yau continue to be read by those who want to know what is going on in contemporary art in New York and beyond.

Posted inBooks

Twenty Years of Peter Schjeldahl

by David Carrier October 12, 2019October 14, 2019

Schjeldhal moves quickly to characterize an artist, like a cat pouncing on his prey.

Posted inBooks

What Do Art Critics Actually Do?

by David Carrier October 20, 2018October 19, 2018

Artists, collectors, curators, and dealers are all needed for the system to function, but the role of critics is up for grabs.

Posted inArt

The Problem of the Overlooked Female Artist: An Argument for Enlivening a Stale Model of Discussion

by Ashton Cooper January 10, 2015January 14, 2015

Very recently I was told that a certain art magazine editor, who had deleted the feminist critique from a review I had written, “can only take so much feminism.”

Posted inArt

Let’s Play Google Art Critic!

by Hrag Vartanian July 24, 2012July 30, 2012

Last week, I was playing around on my gadgets and inadvertently discovered that Google has an opinion on everything including art.

Posted inOpinion

Clement Greenberg in Tweetable Form

by Hrag Vartanian March 27, 2012June 22, 2012

The fad for fake art personas has passed. They were soo 2010, though they lingered into 2011. Perhaps tired of the fakery, someone has decided to rekindle the words of the maestro of Modernism into 140 characters or less, @Clem_Greenberg.

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Critic Hilton Kramer Dies at 84

by Hrag Vartanian March 27, 2012

Love him or hate him, there’s no denying the influence of conservative art critic Hilton Kramer. A longtime champion of modernism and a harsh critic of contemporary art, Kramer died this morning in Harpswell, Maine.

Posted inOpinion

William Powhida Opines About New York Art Critics

by Hrag Vartanian March 21, 2011March 25, 2011

For tonight’s Triangle Arts Association benefit at Beacon restaurant in midtown Manhattan, artist William Powhida submitted this wry drawing of his thoughts about some of the city’s art critics.

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