Can somebody tell me, tell me please, why there’s suddenly such a profusion, a torrent… almost a glut, of significant art history books entering the marketplace right about now?
Timothy Francis Barry
Book Review: Man Ray — He Could Have Been a Contender
The biography raises the subject of Man Ray’s Jewish roots, but the matter is dropped pretty quickly.
Visual Arts Review: “Harry Dodge: Works of Love” — Meaning Comes Extra
I fell for the Harry Dodge exhibition, but I confess to not entirely ‘getting the picture.’
Visual Arts Interview: New Publics — Art for a Modern India, 1960s-’90s
What was the influence of Western modernist imperatives on an art-making culture far removed from Europe and the US?
Visual Arts Review: “Art in the Age of the Internet, 1989 to Today”
Yes, digital technology can add real value to museum art exhibitions.
Feature: 2017 Best Of/Worst Of — And a Look Ahead
The increasingly baffling and ever-arcane world of the visual arts continues to offer considerable potential.
Book Review: Last Night A Book Saved My Life or….What To Read, or Not
I asked the venerable progressive publisher New Directions to send me what it has done for literature lately.
Visual Arts Feature: Artist John O’Reilly — Art History and Private Drama
For John O’Reilly, encountering mental states of disorder and nightmare created a yearning for a kind of clarity.
Book Review: “The Mary Julia Paintings of Joan Brown” — In a Pantheon All its Own
Poet William Benton’s slender and beautiful book can safely be described as sui generis.
The Annual Arts Fuse Holiday Gift Roundup — Tips From Enthusiasts
Wondering about what to give the arts and culture lover on your gift list? Some suggestions.