Ross Douthat: The Decadent Left

James writes:

Ross Douthat quotes reliable sources in his interesting Op-Ed for the New York Times on Occupy Wall Street. Thanks for the shoutout, Ross!

The O.W.S. protesters, on the other hand, haven’t even settled on concrete political objectives. As two of the movement’s more perceptive conservative critics — Matt Continetti in The Weekly Standard and James Panero in The New Criterion — have said, many protesters seemed more interested in founding a kind of Paris Commune or Oneida Community in Zuccotti Park than in actually participating in public-policy debates.

From "The Decadent Left."

Podcast: The Review Panel

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Nicola Tyson, Figure with Sphinx, 2011. Oil on canvas, 72 x 72 Inches, Courtesy Friedrich Petzel Gallery

James writes:

On September 28 I joined Peter Plagens and Patricia Milder on The Review Panel, a monthly series on art criticism hosted by David Cohen at the National Academy. We talked about Amy Cutler at Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects, Michelle Lopez at Simon Preston Gallery, Melissa Meyer at Lennon, Weinberg, Inc., and Nicola Tyson at Friedrich Petzel Gallery.

The podcast of that conversation is now available

Introduction by David Cohen

Discussion of Nicola Tyson and Amy Cutler

Discussion of Melissa Meyer and Michelle Lopez

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Amy Cutler, Tethered, 2011. Hand-colored working proof sheet, 25 3/16 x 17 3/16 Inches, Courtesy Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects


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Melissa Meyer, Forlana, 2011. Oil on canvas, 20 x 18 Inches, Courtesy Lennon, Weinberg, Inc.


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Michelle Lopez, Blue Angel, 2011. Mirrored aluminum and automotive paint, 120 x 24 x 12 Inches, Courtesy Simon Preston Gallery