Essays by Gregg Simpson
Two essays on art criticism by Gregg Simpson.
Art Rage
An essay on cronyism in grant-funded art circles, first published online in The International Fine Art Journal for Social Change and in the book Rage. Full text available on request.
So Painting Is Dead, Again? The Politics of Painting
An essay on the critical dismissal of painting as a medium in contemporary art discourse. Read the complete essay on WetCanvas.com.
The original version of this page also collected quotations on art criticism from a number of 19th- and 20th-century critics and artists. Since those are third-party copyrighted texts, they haven’t been carried over to the new site — let me know if you’d like to handle that page differently.