Articles of Note

European intellectuals are urbane, spontaneous, digressive; their American counterparts, more professional and professorial. The stereotypes are outdated, yet revealing... more »

New Books

“Pictures which are interpretable, and which contain a meaning, are bad pictures.” So holds Gerhard Richter, the art world’s great poet of uncertainty... more »

Essays & Opinions

For Manet, in art “you must constantly remain the master and do as you please. No tasks! No, no tasks!” And yet art is a task... more »