The Muse
Like James Ensor, Basil Wolverton is having a moment. Wolverton was a cartoonist, best known for his work with Mad Magazine in the 1950s, including this 1954 cover. There’s a Wolverton show at New...
View ArticleBlockbuster Lipstick on a Pig
There’s been a lot of talk about blockbusters lately. There hasn’t been much mention of a recent recessionary trend, blockbusters that aren’t blockbusters. Museums take shows that wouldn’t have been...
View ArticleN.Y. on L.A.
“Looking at this oil left me feeling like I had recently disembarked from a long ship voyage over roiling waters. The hard edges of the piece weren’t rigid after all. Quite a trick.” — N.F. Karlins on...
View ArticleEverybody Loves/Hates René
Some critics will tell you that Magritte is not art. Holland Cotter isn’t among them, but his New York Times review of the touring “Magritte: The Mystery of the Ordinary, 1926-1938″ is a classic of...
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