Peter Schjeldahl

Collects 100 key writings by Peter Schjeldahl spanning thirty years, his last twenty as the art critic of the "New Yorker." In this unfailingly lucid guide to an art world in constant, dramatic flux, Schjeldahl addresses new artists and Old Masters with the same pitch of acuity, empathy, and wit. No other writer enhances the reader's experience of art in precise, jargon-free prose as he does, with reviews that are as much essay a criticism. Implicit...

This title allows the reader access behind the scenes of the art world, with profiles of leading figures such as the gallerist Marian Goodman, and accounts of visits to artists' studios. "Since his inimitable essays began appearing in The New Yorker in 1998, Peter Schjeldahl has become one of the most influential writers on art. Blessed with an unerring eye, he has tackled a wide range of subjects with wit, elegance, and perspicacity. At once generous...