Hot, Cold, Heavy, Light, 100 (Art Writings 1988–2018), By Peter Schjeldahl

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Hot, Cold, Heavy, Light, 100 (Art Writings 1988–2018), By Peter Schjeldahl

From Vermeer to Picasso, Donatello to Andy Warhol. But also Basquiat and Holzer, Polke and Kiefer, Sherman and Koons or James Marshall and Laura Owens. And more, much more from the essential knowledge nurtured in the last 30 years as art critic, first for The Village Voice, since 1998 for The New Yorker.

 
Let's dive deep into the character, quality, and consequence of art today.



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