By Sharon Elizabeth Samuel 4/08/11 4:33pm

Art

Ms. Wright Remembers: Barnard Alumna Donates Her Holzer

“The engravings on the bench are kind of sassy,” said Virginia “Jinny” Wright. She was discussing a Jenny Holzer bench–until recently in her possession–that she’d donated to Barnard’s Morningside Heights campus.

“At the age of 82, I’m thinking about where some of these pieces should end up, and I thought Barnard would be the perfect Read More

By Hilton Kramer 3/15/99 12:00am

Jinny and Bagley Wright: Collecting as a Calling

There are times when one has to travel a certain distance to acquire some perspective on the recent history of the New York art scene. It’s not that travel is likely to alter our judgment of artists whose work is already well known to us. That-in my experience, anyway-rarely occurs. The true believers remain secure Read More