
Artnet Magazine – R.I.P.
by David Cohen
The closure of the oldest web-exclusive art magazine recalls the demise last year of Knoedler

When Academic Isn’t a Dirty Word
by David Cohen
The Arts and Letters ceremonial is the art world’s Oscars

On an Island in the River – Sunday in Randall’s Park with Frieze
by David Cohen
“simply put, the best art fair this writer has visited in America.”

MTA to Bushwick Open Studios: Drop Dead
The major annual cultural event is being turned into the No Subway Series

A Thousand Words For Ai Wei Wei
A personal statement by artcritical’s regular China hand complements our editorial on the subject

Release Ai Weiwei
Readers are urged to sign the petition and demonstrate at consulates/embassies Sunday at 1 pm.

Lindsay Pollock takes helm at Art in America
by THE EDITORS
Exceptional journalist known for her concern with the nuts and bolts of the art world

Public Art and Its Discontents. Julie Mehretu at Goldman Sachs
Visible from the street, but inaccessible close up, Mural like Goldman Sachs itself is powerful but private


