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The publication’s co-chief art critic, Smith has penned more than 4,500 essays and reviews for the Times
His direct and personal style made him a well-respected chronicler of the US art scene for over 50 years
Following stints at Art News and the Village Voice, and as a poet, Schjeldahl joined the New Yorker in 1998, becoming one of the most influential art critics of his generation
He prized accessible writing and paired discussions of sports and food with his artistic analyses in widely read books like ‘The Invisible Dragon’ and ‘Air Guitar’
Critic and curator was also the first to bring together contemporary art and fashion
Where Ossian Ward provides a handy guide, Charles Saatchi fails to impress
Two very different books speak to a worrying trend in the critique of art
From mock guided tours to a sexual encounter with a collector, the US artist's work is a unique form of institutional critique
The critic and curator spoke to The Art Newspaper about the role of art theory, and what advice he is giving to his students in today’s artistic climate.
Do art critics still matter?
William Giles stated that an essay by Robert Storr misrepresented Bontecou's work
The question of whether society gets the art it deserves, or merely what it is prepared to tolerate