Posts Tagged ‘Roberta Smith’

Previously published on Decorati.com By Emily Waldorf Housed in a 1914 mansion built for the Vanderbilt family by architects Carrère and Hastings (of New York Public Library fame), the Neue Galerie is a gem of a museum, just steps away from the Guggenheim, and much less crowded. The current exhibition, “Brücke: The Birth of Expressionism […]


  By Emily Waldorf I first fell in love with Pierre Bonnard’s paintings when I was an art history student living in Paris, wandering around the Musee d’Orsay.  Bonnard’s simple yet elegant paintings transport the viewer into his color saturated world, incorporating everyday objects into a blend of interiors and still lifes that almost sing. […]


Wall Street Journal:  Why A Cabinet-Level Czar Won’t Help The Arts New York Times: At the Winter Art Fairs in New York ARTINFO:  Confidence in Contemporary Art Market Has Crashed, Survey Says New York Times:  Arts Leaders Urge Role for Culture in Economic Recovery New York Times:  The Image Is Erotic.  But Is It Art? […]


ARTINFO’s Guide to Seeing Art in Washington:  Yes We Can:  See Art in D.C. Artnet’s Inaugural Art Guide for Visitors:  Mr. Obama Goes to Washington NY Times‘ Roberta Smith reviews Washington’s The National Gallery of Art NY Times’ interactive feature:  The White House Reimagined NY Times‘ Kathy Horyn covers Michelle Obama’s Sparkling Inaugural Outfit Dominique […]


  Here’s How to Rescue a Museum on the Brink (NY Times) What Recession?  London Gets New Contemporary Spaces (The Art Newspaper) All’s Not Fair in Miami (WSJ) Modern Art Showcase Expands, Hoping to Revitalize a London Area (NY Times) Rosa Martinez on Anish Kapoor’s ‘Islamic Mirror’ (ARTINFO) From Mexico, with Love and Violence (NY […]


Eternal Objects of Desire: Review of Art & Love in Renaissance Italy (NY Times) The Fine Art of Surviving the Crash in Auction Prices (WSJ) Is Art Sponsorship Going Out of Style? (ARTINFO) Scene & Heard:  NY Art Party Pics (ArtForum) Best Illustrated Children’s Books 2008 (NY Times) When Modernism & Judaism Converged on the […]


By Emily Waldorf Christie’s owned gallery Haunch of Venison opened its New York location on September 12 with an impressive lineup of 63 blue-chip Abstract Expressionist works. The not for sale show, titled Abstract Expressionism:  A World Elsewhere, includes many works borrowed from museums in a grand gesture to make an impressive début on the New […]