Barry Schwabsky

Art Critic

is the art critic of The Nation.

Beyond Exhaustion: Dan Graham’s Period Pieces Beyond Exhaustion: Dan Graham’s Period Pieces

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

Aug 26, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Hubbub and Stillness: The 2009 Venice Biennale Hubbub and Stillness: The 2009 Venice Biennale

The funky chaos of the 2009 Venice Biennale.

Jul 1, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

A Million Little Pictures: The Pictures Generation Revisited A Million Little Pictures: The Pictures Generation Revisited

Do images understand us, the Pictures generation asked, more than we understand them?

May 13, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Disquieting and Enraptured: On Pierre Bonnard Disquieting and Enraptured: On Pierre Bonnard

Pierre Bonnard's late still lifes, on view at the Met, are lessons in unknowing.

Apr 2, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Ceaselessly Opportuning: On Barbara Guest Ceaselessly Opportuning: On Barbara Guest

Barbara Guest's Collected Poems showcase her knack for catching sight of time in its act of escaping one's grasp.

Mar 5, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

The Human Metaphor: Marlene Dumas and Barkley Hendricks The Human Metaphor: Marlene Dumas and Barkley Hendricks

The paintings of Marlene Dumas, at the Museum of Modern Art, and Barkley Hendricks, at the Studio Museum of Harlem.

Feb 11, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Point and Place: William Eggleston’s Vibrant Spaces Point and Place: William Eggleston’s Vibrant Spaces

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

Dec 22, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Between the Dead and the Living: Jack Spicer’s Second Life Between the Dead and the Living: Jack Spicer’s Second Life

A new collection of poems by Jack Spicer returns one of the great American visionaries to print.

Dec 17, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

‘Lost as Food and Won as a Coast’ ‘Lost as Food and Won as a Coast’

Is a new, computer-generated poetry anthology as intriguing--and boring--as the lifework of any fairly prolific poet?

Dec 2, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Agony and Ecstasy: The Art World Explained Agony and Ecstasy: The Art World Explained

What we talk about when we talk about art.

Nov 13, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

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