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The Art of Jesse Howard and the Radical Humanity of Psychological Witnessing
Wadsworth Family Gallery Lewis University Romeoville, IL Nov 1 - 22 2024 You are growing into consciousness and my wish for you is that...
Diane Thodos
Mar 238 min read
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“DEGENERATE! Hitler’s War on Modern Art”
Jewish Museum Milwaukee, February 24–August 30, 2023 by Diane Thodos Fear and destructiveness are the major emotional sources of...
Diane Thodos
Dec 31, 202410 min read
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Camille Claudel: Transmuting Emotional Connection in the Female Mind
review of the Camille Claudel retrospective at the Art Institute of Chicago October 7, 2023– February 19, 2024 Published in the New Art...
Diane Thodos
Dec 31, 20249 min read
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Remedios Varo: a Surreal Room of One’s Own
Review of the exhibit Remedios Varo: Science Fictions Chicago Art Institute July 29 - Nov 27 2023 Published in the New Art Examiner...
Diane Thodos
Dec 31, 202411 min read
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Art Basel, Miami Beach 2022: Spectacle of and for the 1%
The art world is affected by this slaughterhouse of the fairs, as it is changing the structure of how galleries function, and how artists...
Diane Thodos
Oct 18, 202310 min read
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Theater of Existential Doubt: William Kentridge’s Courage to Be
A review of William Kentridge: See For yourself The Warehouse Art Museum 1635 West St. Paul Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53233 July 8 – Dec. 16...
Diane Thodos
May 23, 202310 min read
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Podcast -The End of Art: Neoliberalism & NFTs, a conversation with Bill Turck and Diane Thodos
Feb 3 2002 Playtime podcast - 47 minutes https://playtimeplaycast.podbean.com/e/neoliberalism-money-and-art-part-2-of-a-conversation-wi...
Diane Thodos
Nov 16, 20221 min read
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The Enduring Achievement of Cézanne’s Struggle
Overview of the Art Institute of Chicago’s 2022 Cezanne Retrospective The New Art Examiner Summer quarter issue 2022 What I am trying to...
Diane Thodos
Nov 16, 20228 min read
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Chicago Art Expo 2022: Getting to the Story
New Art Examiner Spring quarter issue 2022 Whenever writing about the gobsmacking variety of art that Expo Chicago dishes up, there is no...
Diane Thodos
Nov 16, 20226 min read
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Bob Thompson: Desire, Elation, and Trauma in Paradise
Review of “Bob Thompson: This House is Mine,” at the Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago, New Art Examiner Winter Quarter 2022 I...
Diane Thodos
Jul 1, 20229 min read
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Remembering Jerry Hausman (1925-2021): Art Educator, Scholar, Intellect and Friend
When I first met Jerry Hausman in 2009 it felt like I had discovered an open door that I had been seeking for a long time. He was the...
Diane Thodos
Mar 30, 202211 min read
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Yannis Tsarouchis: The Struggle to Unite Body and Spirit
The Artist's Ordeal with Oppressions of Greek Patriarchy, Religion, and Society Review of Yannis Tsarouchis: Dancing in Real Life May 7...
Diane Thodos
Jan 31, 202212 min read
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The Money Power and Art
First published in the New Art Examiner Oct/Nov/Dec issue 2020. The representation of private interests... abolishes all natural and...
Diane Thodos
Mar 3, 202115 min read
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The Body in Exile: Figure Drawing as Radical Act
First Published in the New Art Examiner March/April issue 2020. It is no coincidence that the rise of conceptualism, both in our museums...
Diane Thodos
Mar 3, 20214 min read
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Donald Kuspit Interview with Diane Thodos — New York City, April 29, 2009 — Parts 8 & 9
First published on Neotericart.com Donald Kuspit is one of America’s most important art critics. He is a Distinguished Professor of Art...
Diane Thodos
Feb 9, 202119 min read
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Donald Kuspit Interview with Diane Thodos — New York City, April 29, 2009 — Parts 6 & 7
First published on Neotericart.com . Donald Kuspit is one of America’s most important art critics. He is a Distinguished Professor of...
Diane Thodos
Feb 9, 202112 min read
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Donald Kuspit Interview with Diane Thodos — New York City, April 29, 2009 — Part 3, 4 & 5
An interview with Donald Kuspit by Diane Thodos — New York City, April 29, 2009 — Part 3, 4 & 5
Diane Thodos
Feb 9, 202124 min read
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Donald Kuspit Interview with Diane Thodos — New York City, April 29, 2009 — Parts 1 & 2
An Interview with Donald Kuspit by Diane Thodos — New York City, April 29, 2009 — Parts 1 & 2
Diane Thodos
Feb 9, 202115 min read
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Life’s Struggles and Black Rage: The Fire Then and Now
Review of Invisible Man: Gordon Parks and Ralph Ellison in Harlem
Diane Thodos
Feb 9, 20214 min read
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Deep Humanity: The Drawings of Martin Beck
I want my work to reflect the study of the nude form as something that uplifts our experience of being human. This is not prescriptive...
Diane Thodos
Aug 16, 201919 min read
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