In Bookforum, Arthur Danto reviews Suzanne P. Hudson�s Robert Ryman: Used Paint (October Books). “It is part of Robert Ryman�s legend that he is a self-taught artist. He moved to New York in 1952, at age twenty-two, to pursue a career in jazz. A year later, he took a job […]
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Book review: Let’s See
In bookforum, Alan Gilbert reviews Peter Schjeldahl’s new book, Let�s See: Writings on Art from the New Yorker. “What makes Schjeldahl a pleasure to read is that he loves language as much as art. ‘An utterance that sounds good isn�t always right, but one that sounds bad is invariably wrong,’ […]