Ofili is still a champion. It would be a huge mistake to think otherwise. Jerry Saltz championhugemistake Change image and share on social
When money and hype recede from the art world, one thing I won't miss will be what curator Francesco Bonami calls the 'Eventocracy.' All this flashy 'art-fair art' and those highly produced space-eating spectacles and installations wow you for a minute until you move on to the next adrenaline event. Jerry Saltz adrenalineartbonami share on social
Megacollectors suppose they can enter art history by spending astronomical amounts. Jerry Saltz amountartastronomical Change image and share on social
I have a soft spot for art that, in terms of subject matter and material, is in bad taste. Jerry Saltz artbadmaterial Change image and share on social
Few contemporary artists mined the space between the ordinary and the strange better than Orozco did. Jerry Saltz artistcontemporarymine Change image and share on social
Artists working for other artists is all about knowing, learning, unlearning, initiating long-term artistic dialogues, making connections, creating covens, and getting temporary shelter from the storm. Jerry Saltz artistartisticconnection share on social
A canon is antithetical to everything the New York art world has been about for the past 40 years, during which we went from being the center of the art world to being one of many centers. Jerry Saltz antitheticalartcanon Change image and share on social
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
Kinkade estimated that one of his paintings hung in every twenty homes in America. Yet the art world unanimously ignores or reviles him. Me included. Jerry Saltz americaartestimate Change image and share on social
I love Rauschenberg. I love that he created a turning point in visual history, that he redefined the idea of beauty, that he combined painting, sculpture, photography, and everyday life with such gall, and that he was interested in, as he put it, 'the ability to conceive failure as progress.' Jerry Saltz abilitybeautycombine share on social