Carol Diehl's Art Vent
Letting the fresh air in
Sunday, December 12, 2021
On art writing--yesterday and today
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The other day, during a studio visit, the discussion turned to the sad state of art criticism, and I had to admit that my enthusiasm for wri...
Friday, March 12, 2021
ARTSPEAK, continued
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Among the objections to my “Artspeak” piece (leading to it being posted here and on Facebook on 3/1) instead of the art publication for whic...
Friday, March 5, 2021
ARTSPEAK: Who needs it?
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Recently, I posted to Facebook this artists’ statement in the Gagosian Gallery’s February 17th press release about sculptor/painter Adrian...
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Banksy and the Art Market: The Downside of Anonymity
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--> Being anonymous has its perks (not getting arrested for vandalism, for instance) but also its complications. For Bank...
Sunday, June 16, 2019
BANKSY: COMPLETED
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I got the idea to write my book-in-progress, "Banksy: Completed," through conversations on Facebook (thanks, Jerry Saltz !),...
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Another Kehinde Wiley portrait of Obama
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The recent official portrait is not the first of Obama by Kehinde Wiley . I’ve always been a fan of the artist, so working at...
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