Film
The Art of Making It Is a Film for Those Who Haven’t Been Paying Attention
The documentary has impressive access to contemporary art world figures, but comes up with no good solutions for the many problems it discusses.
Dave Hickey
Art
The Best Art Books to Read for Free on the NYPL's New eBook App
The New York Public Library just released a iPhone and Android app that lets anyone with a library card freely download any of the 300,000 eBooks in its collection.
Books
Dave Hickey, Ladies’ Man and Feminist, Made a Book About Women Artists
Dave Hickey has had some ... trouble with women before.
Opinion
Critical Problems: The New York Times, Race, and Gender
Is it just me, or has art writing hit a little bit of a rough patch lately? Some verbal missteps by New York Times art critic Ken Johnson have triggered accusations of buried racism and sexism.