The art world is molting - some would say melting. Galleries are closing; museums are scaling back. Jerry Saltz artbackclose Change image and share on social
A sad fact of life lately at the Museum of Modern Art is that when it comes to group shows of contemporary painting from the collection, the bar has been set pretty low. Jerry Saltz artbarcollection Change image and share on social
Not to say people shouldn't get rich from art. I adore the alchemy wherein artists who cast a complex spell make rich people give them their money. (Just writing it makes me cackle.) But too many artists have been making money without magic. Jerry Saltz adorealchemyart share on social
The style of ancient Egyptian art is transcendently clear, something 8-year-olds can recognize in an instant. Its consistency and codification is one of the most epic visual journeys in all art, one that lasts 30 dynasties spread over 3,000 years. Jerry Saltz 000ancientart share on social
When museums are built these days, architects, directors, and trustees seem most concerned about social space: places to have parties, eat dinner, wine-and-dine donors. Sure, these are important these days - museums have to bring in money - but they gobble up space and push the art itself far away from the entrance. Jerry Saltz architectartbring share on social
Abstract Expressionism - the first American movement to have a worldwide influence - was remarkably short-lived: It heated up after World War II and was all but done for by 1960 (although visit any art school today and you'll find a would-be Willem de Kooning). Jerry Saltz abstractamericanart share on social
For us artists there waits the joyous compromise through art with all that wounded or defeated us in daily life; in this way, not to evade destiny, as the ordinary people try to do, but to fulfil it in its true potential - the imagination. Lawrence Durrell artartistcompromise share on social
No art that is not in the end understood by the People can live or ever did live a single generation. Frank Norris artendgeneration Change image and share on social
To understand Occupy Wall Street, you have to understand artists. Art is freedom - freedom of expression - and its message has resonated through society for centuries. Peter M. Brant artartistcentury Change image and share on social
It's sort of a law of the art world: The stuff that grows in importance is only the stuff you bought because it wowed you. Douglas Coupland artbuygrow Change image and share on social