• Retrospective

On the ‘Noble Failure’ of the Pre-Raphaelites, a Group Long Held in ‘Generally Low Repute,’ in 1964: From the Archives

"Considering their meager ammunition, it was perhaps inevitable that they would fail to establish a new tradition," critic Allen F. Staley wrote.

• By
  The Editors of ARTnews
• Aug 16, 2019 2:51 pm

• Retrospective

Retrospective: What’s American Art? A Perspective from 1939

And other excerpts from our coverage 100, 75, 50, and 25 years ago

• By
  The Editors of ARTnews
• May 6, 2014 8:00 am

• Features

History Books

Anselm Kiefer's (b. 1945) work brings to mind ruins and monuments, canvases coated with crumbling impasto, lead, tar and straw to depict the rich, mythical mnemonic layers of tragedy and regeneration…

• By
  Alice Pfeiffer
• Jun 8, 2010 3:13 pm