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June 17, 2026

"House of Criticism" (the new Jerry & Roberta Documentary)

Yes, Alison Chernick’s portrait of critics Jerry Saltz and Roberta Smith, which premiered over the weekend, is a hagiographic Double Gulp...

Yes, Alison Chernick’s portrait of critics Jerry Saltz and Roberta Smith, which premiered over the weekend, is a hagiographic Double Gulp, but I wrote about it with some nuance, I hope, here, for the Critics’ Table at Cultured. Not a subscriber yet?

The film does not really venture into a discussion of the state of art criticism today. However, at The Gallery a few weeks ago, I spoke with writers Ben Davis and Brian Droitcour on a panel called “Criticism in the Contracted Field,” and we did. Here it is as a podcast. xx

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  • March 25, 2026

    "New Humans" at the New New Museum

    View of 235 Bowery. Photo by Jason O’Rear.Courtesy of New Museum. I wrote about the New Museum’s grand reopening last week. I like the controversial OMA-...

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  • April 30, 2026

    A Conversation with Lynne Tillman, a Bucharest Diary, Dog Days

    Lynne Tillman reads from Paying Attention. Photo: Tom Scanlan. Last week, for an intimate Critics’ Table event at Coco’s, Lynne and I talked about her new...

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