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Un-Hyped Academy Annual Quietly Takes the Long View

James Little
National Academy Museum
James Little

Hype is an insidious, all but irresistible phenomenon.  read more »

Backing Jean Hélion: Why Did Roberta Smith Attack the Painter?

It had not been my intention to return to the subject of the Jean Hélion exhibition at the National  read more »

Backing Jean Hélion: Why Did Roberta Smith Attack the Painter?

The ordinary affairs of civilian life: Jean H
Courtesy Robert Miller Gallery, New York
The ordinary affairs of civilian life: Jean H

It had not been my intention to return to the subject of the Jean Hélion exhibition at the Na  read more »

Jean Hélion's Curves Continue to Impress; So Do His Figures

Not quite the end of modernism: Jean H
Courtesy of the National Academy
Not quite the end of modernism: Jean H

The French painter Jean Hélion (1904-1987), whose work is the focus of a compelling exhibitio  read more »

Jean Hélion's Curves Continue to Impress; So Do His Figures

The French painter Jean Hélion (1904-1987), whose work is the focus of a compelling exhibition at t  read more »

At 180th Exhibition, Academy Asks Disegno And Gets Big Muddle

Artists tend not to be very obedient about following rules, even when the rules are established by t  read more »

Surrealism USA: Shocking Images Haven't Aged Well

In the history of modern art, nothing dates more rapidly than audacity.  read more »

At National Academy, Rather Calm Rendition Of Our Great Storms

Almost everyone has a story to tell about being caught in a storm, and accounts of storms are as var  read more »