Earlier this fall, Ann Temkin, the chief curator at the Museum of Modern Art’s department of painting and sculpture, was working on the checklist for the upcoming Gabriel Orozco retrospective (opening Dec. 13) when it occurred to her that one of the pieces she wanted to include in the exhibition might no longer exist.
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At the opening party for the retrospective exhibit Martin Kippenberger: The Problem Perspective at the Museum of Modern Art on Tuesday, Feb. 25, MoMA president Marie-Josee Kravis and her billionaire husband Henry were two of the first to take a stroll through the show.
Ms. Kravis, wearing a gold coat with a fur neckline, Read More
Ann Temkin, a member of the curatorial team in painting and sculpture at MoMA, has been named the new head curator of that institution after a six month search. The post is considered the most prestigious gig in contemporary art, and Ms. Temkin has already announced some of her big plans for the museum, which Read More
Everyone loves the paintings of Alice Neel. Everyone but me.
In the catalogue of The Art of Alice Neel , currently at the Whitney Museum of American Art, I am described as one of the artist’s “enemies.” It’s true that I wrote some unfavorable notices of her work, and Alice–as I shall refer to her Read More
