A monthly review of the arts and intellectual life. Interviews, poetry readings, musical criticism, and more.
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A monthly review of the arts and intellectual life. Interviews, poetry readings, musical criticism, and more.
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James Panero & David Yezzi discuss the 2017 poetry issue; a reading by Poetry Prize winner John Foy by The New Criterion
New Criterion Associate Editor Eric C. Simpson and music critic Jay Nordlinger preview New York's spring 2017 season. Intro/extro: Fuga from J. S. Bach's Sonata in C major for solo violin, performed by Eric C. Simpson.
The architect George Knight describes the vision and process behind his firm's renovation of the Yale Center for British Art.
The art historian Michael J. Lewis discusses the evolution of museum architecture.
The historian Bruce Cole advocates a separation between the worlds of art appreciation and community organizing.
The art critic Karen Wilkin praises the merits of simple museum displays and a contemplative approach to art art works.
The Wall Street Journal art critic Eric Gibson describes the way postmodernism reshaped the character of museums.
Executive Editor James Panero discusses the character and trends of contemporary art museums.
Roger Kimball's introduction to our symposium on museums, held Friday, October 21 at the French Consulate in New York.
Associate editor Eric C. Simpson and music critic Jay Nordlinger discuss their picks for the first half of the 2016–17 New York musical season. Intro/extro: Variations on "The Last Rose of Summer" by H. W. Ernst, performed by Eric C. Simpson. Image by Nils Olander via Creative Commons