Art Is Life by Pulitzer Prize–winning art critic Jerry Saltz draws on two decades of work to offer eye-opening appraisals of trailblazers like Kara Walker and Hilma af Klint, provocateurs like Jeff Koons and Maria Abramović, and visionaries like Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning. Described by Sotheby’s Institute of Art as “the art critic,” Saltz emphasizes society’s need for fearless artists, reminding us that art is a kind of channeled voice of human experience, a necessary window onto our times.
Jerry Saltz is the senior art critic at New York magazine and winner of a 2019 National Magazine Award. His 2018 review of Matthew Wong’s solo debut in New York helped elevate the painter’s talent and included paintings now on view in Matthew Wong: The Realm of Appearances.
“The world’s most famous and celebrated contemporary art critic.” —GQ
6:30 p.m. Enjoy a pre-event docent-guided tour of Matthew Wong: The Realm of Appearances.
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