Retrospective
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How David C. Driskell Shaped the Story of Black Art in America: From the Archives
"The artists I have known were in search of their place in American society," Driskell told journalist Pamela Newkirk in the May 2000 issue of ARTnews.
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Roberta Smith on Donald Judd’s ARTnews Writings: ‘A Great Template for Criticism’
"You can learn a lot about him from reading his reviews," Smith said.
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‘Everything Was a Muse to Him’: A Jacob Lawrence Expert on a 1944 ARTnews Profile of the Artist
Leslie King-Hammond views an article from the ARTnews archives through a contemporary lens.
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Jacob Lawrence on His Understated, Groundbreaking Pictures of African-American Life, in 1944: From the Archives
Lawrence said he "tried to paint things as I see them."
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John Baldessari Creates a New Kind of Chaos: Read a 1986 Profile from the ARTnews Archives
Lawrence Weiner called the Conceptualist "one of the few humanistic and intellectual artists in the United States."
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‘Very Lively, Very Punchy’: A Leonardo da Vinci Expert on Salvador DalÃ’s ARTnews Essay About the Artist
Can the essay be taken seriously as a historical contribution? Martin Kemp responds.
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Salvador Dalà on Why People Attack Leonardo’s ‘Mona Lisa,’ in 1963: From the Archives
The artist addressed why people felt inclined to attack or deface the painting throughout history.
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7 Key MoMA Shows from the 1970s—and What ARTnews Said at the Time
Read responses from critics to "Information," a major Robert Rauschenberg show, and a new kind of photography.
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9 Storied MoMA Shows from the 1960s—and What ARTnews Said at the Time
See how critics responded to "The Responsive Eye," a self-destructing Jean Tinguely sculpture, and more.
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8 Iconic MoMA Shows from the 1950s—and What ARTnews Said at the Time
See how critics responded to a posthumous Jackson Pollock survey, "16 Americans," and more.
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