Hilton Kramer (1928-2012)

James writes:

Hilton Kramer was one of the last survivors of the serious age of criticism. He casts a longer shadow over art and culture than his famous adversaries like to acknowledge. His front page columns for The New York Observer allowed a younger generation, myself included, to see art through his eyes long after he left The New York Times. And he wasn’t just a taker down. He was a builder up of under-appreciated talent. He knew how to deploy the knife to cut away the layers of celebrity, politics, and commercialism and to experience art face to face and unfiltered. The best kept secret of the art world is that Hilton was a hero to artists. We are planning a special issue of The New Criterion in May dedicated to his legacy. He will be deeply missed.

Hilton Kramer 1928-2012 (Roger Kimball: PJ Media)

Hilton Kramer and the 'Correction of Taste' (Roger Kimball: Wall Street Journal)

Hilton Kramer, Critic Who Championed Modernism, Dies at 84 (William Grimes: New York Times)

Hilton Kramer’s Provocative Time at The Times (John Williams: New York Times)

Artful Arbiter of the High and the Low (Stephen Miller: Wall Street Journal)

Hilton Kramer, art critic and editor who championed high art, dies at 84 (Matt Schudel: Washington Post)

Hilton Kramer, Polarizing Art Critic and Founder of The New Criterion, Is Dead at 84 (Michael H. Miller: New York Observer)

Some of Hilton Kramer’s Greatest Hits (New York Observer)

"What a Brilliant Man!" (Myron Magnet: City Journal)

On Never Meeting the Master (Franklin Einspruch: New York Sun)

Hilton Kramer R.I.P (Aaron Goldstein: American Spectator)

The Superb, Dazzling, All-Conquering Hilton Kramer (Jay Nordlinger: National Review)

Hilton and Lana (Mark Steyn: National Review)

Hilton Kramer, RIP (Rick Brookhiser: National Review)

Hilton Kramer (John J. Miller: National Review)

Hilton Kramer, RIP (Terry Teachout)

Hilton Kramer, 1928-2012 (John Podhoretz: Commentary)

Hilton Kramer, A Man of Arts & Letters (Gary Shapiro: The New York Sun, 2006)

Deborah Solomon on the Cuddly Side of Hilton Kramer (1928-2012) (New York)

Hilton Kramer dies at 84; polarizing but widely read art critic (Elaine Woo: Los Angeles Times)

Hilton Kramer R.I.P. (Bruce Bawer: Front Page)

Hilton Kramer, 84, 'Scourge of the Art World' (David Gurliacci: Darien Patch)

A collection of Hilton's body of work for The New Criterion may be found here.

Readers are invited to a memorial reception for Hilton Kramer scheduled for May 9 at 6pm. The event is open to the public but space is limited. Click here for details.

Capital and its Discontents: Panel Discussion April 12

Loren Munk, "Bushwick Map (study)" (2010-2012), 42 x 36 inches, oil on linen.

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James writes: 

Please join me as I host the next Bogart Salon on April 12 on "Capital and its Discontents: Art, Money, Real Estate, and the Changing Face of Bushwick." My illustrious panelists are Ann Fensterstock (collector, arts patron, historian), Francis Greenburger (collector, founder of Time Equities), Loren Munk (artist), William Powhida (artist), and Natalia Sacasa (Senior Director, Luhring Augustine).

We are now taking RSVPs for this free event. Add your name to the list here.

Our conversation will be Bushwick specific while also attempting to take on some larger themes, in particular the relationship of money and real estate to the culture of art.

There’s little question that new capital--in the form of new collectors, new galleries, higher rents, etc--is now flowing into the once isolated artistic neighborhood of Bushwick. How could these changes play out, and how should Bushwick’s various stakeholders prepare for the change?

I'll have a wide range of voices on the panel to discuss these developments. In addition to the present, I am interested in hearing from those who can speak to what has happened historically as New York’s other arts neighborhoods (Soho, Chelsea, Lower East Side, Williamsburg) have gentrified.

Do you have a question you'd like to ask the panel? I want to hear from you. Simply direct your comments to @jamespanero & #bogartsalon on twitter.

Following the panel, Kianga Ellis and Trent Morse will continue and expand upon the discussion by leading a three-day event called "War Room." 

With special thanks to Peter Hopkins of Bogart Salon and Ted Hovivian of 56 Bogart. 

CAPITAL AND ITS DISCONTENTS: A DISCUSSION GROWS IN BUSHWICK. POST PANEL UPDATE HERE!

Alistair Horne: Commune Plus One "excellent and provocative piece"

James writes:

In a thread of smart comments, Sir Alistair Horne writes in with praise for Commune Plus One (comment #30):

I was exhilarated to read the excellent and provocative piece by James Panero on Occupied Wall Street and the Paris Commune. And of course also delighted to be singled out for mention.

This note has particular meaning. I was inspired to write "Commune Plus One" after reading Sir Alistair's book, which in addition to presenting a penetrating history of those 72 days in Paris in 1871, also draws a connection to the student uprisings of 1968.

Sir Alistair tells me that his book The Fall of Paris, The Siege, and the Commune 1870-1871 is still in print from Penguin after forty years.