Fine Art

2009

Fever Charts

Barry Schwabsky

Jack Tworkov's writings wrestle with the figures of Abstract Expressionism and his own lost illusions.
Pattern Recognition

Akiva Gottlieb : Film

A new volume of essays shows Hollis Frampton leaving behind photography for film.
Beyond Exhaustion

Barry Schwabsky

Does the art of Dan Graham and his disciples promise deceptive simplicity or formulaic thinking?
Hubbub and Stillness

Barry Schwabsky

The funky chaos of the 2009 Venice Biennale.
Nation Note

The Editors

Arthur C. Danto steps down as art critic of The Nation but continues as a contributing editor.
The Eye That Collects

J. Gabriel Boylan

Walker Evans's collection of picture postcards, on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is an artistic project in its own right.
The Human Metaphor

Barry Schwabsky

The paintings of Marlene Dumas, at the Museum of Modern Art, and Barkley Hendricks, at the Studio Museum of Harlem.
Back Talk: Nato Thompson

Christine Smallwood

A conversation with Nato Thompson on experimental geography, Trevor Paglen and the outlook for the arts.
Point and Place

Barry Schwabsky : Photography

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

Rising Above

Nick Stillman : The Short of It

An anecdotal history of New York City street art.
Back Talk: Thelma Golden

Christine Smallwood

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

Arthur C. Danto

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

Barry Schwabsky

What we talk about when we talk about art.
Seeing Past the Gorgons

Barry Schwabsky : Books

The New Yorker's art critic turns his eye toward the cultural summits.
Solemn, Expanded Time

Barry Schwabsky

An exhibition looks at the bits and pieces that made up some of the great artwork of Californian artist Jess.
Back Talk: Tod Papageorge

Christine Smallwood

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

Arthur C. Danto

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