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The conflicted anti-colonialist

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On the career of Abdulrazak Gurnah.

Collecting misery

by Anthony Daniels

A review of On est bien arrivés by Renaud Epstein.

Rex publicus

by Justin Zaremby

On the mystique of the British monarchy.

The good, the bad & the ugly

by Kyle Smith

On Leopoldstadt, Topdog/Underdog, and 1776.

New York chronicle

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On Maxim Vengerov and Polina Osetinskaya at Carnegie Hall, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, La traviata, and the New York Philharmonic at the new David Geffen Hall.

Ruth Slenczynska at ninety-seven

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On the pianist’s career and method.

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On the Twitterati and art vandals.

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Falling off: memories of Clem

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On the famous modernist critic.

Art: a special section

A library by the book

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On the politicization of the American library.

Art: a special section

Among the roses

by Marco Grassi

On “The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England” at the Met.

Art: a special section

Collecting misery

by Anthony Daniels

A review of On est bien arrivés by Renaud Epstein.

Art: a special section

A sculptor in full

by Eric Gibson

On David Smith: The Art and Life of a Transformational Sculptor by Michael Brenson.

Art: a special section

The Spanish Sargent

by Karen Wilkin

On “Sargent and Spain” at the National Gallery of Art.

Art: a special section

A very sharp & mechanical man

by Benjamin Riley

On “Mr. Pergolesi's Curious Things: Ornament in Eighteenth-Century Britain” at the Cooper Hewitt.

Offering

by Bruce Bond

Deposition

by Bruce Bond

The pillow

by John Poch

Rex publicus

by Justin Zaremby

On the mystique of the British monarchy.

The conflicted anti-colonialist

by Lisa Schiffren

On the career of Abdulrazak Gurnah.

Pirouette power

by Rupert Christiansen

On the history of ballet and politics.

The good, the bad & the ugly

by Kyle Smith

On Leopoldstadt, Topdog/Underdog, and 1776.

To the summit, via Philadelphia

by Franklin Einspruch

On “Matisse in the 1930s” at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Exhibition note

by Mario Naves

On “Modigliani Up Close” at the Barnes Foundation.

New York chronicle

by Jay Nordlinger

On Maxim Vengerov and Polina Osetinskaya at Carnegie Hall, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, La traviata, and the New York Philharmonic at the new David Geffen Hall.

Playing the fear card

by James Bowman

On the midterms and the media’s treatment of Liz Truss.

A sentimental education

by William Logan

On Cotton Candy by Ted Kooser, Musical Tables by Billy Collins, Midwood by Jana Prikryl, Songs of the Closing Doors by Patrick Phillips, Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong, and Canopy by Linda Gregerson.

Notebook

Ruth Slenczynska at ninety-seven

by Charles Cronin

On the pianist’s career and method.

Left feet forward

by Mario Naves

December 01, 2022

On “Morris Hirshfield Rediscovered” at the American Folk Art Museum, New York.

Sunrise, sunset

by David Platzer

November 30, 2022

On “Facing the Sun: The Celestial Body in the Arts” at the Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris, in collaboration with the Barberini Museum, Potsdam.

Murder and Magritte in Milan

by George Loomis

November 29, 2022

On Fedora at La Scala, Milan.

The Critic’s Notebook

by The Editors

November 29, 2022

On Milton Gendel, Machiavelli, Elizabeth Higgins, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 12 & more from the world of culture.

Triumph in the twilight

by Suzanna Murawski

November 25, 2022

On Last Light: How Six Great Artists Made Old Age a Time of Triumph by Richard Lacayo.

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A review of Kutuzov by Alexander Mikaberidze.

Melodies unheard

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A review of Music in Ancient Greece by Spencer A. Klavan.

The abdicator

by Jessica Douglas-Home

A review of Traitor King by Andrew Lownie.

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Roger Kimball introduces the December issue

Triumph in the twilight

by Suzanna Murawski

The conflicted anti-colonialist

by Lisa Schiffren

Collecting misery

by Anthony Daniels

Rex publicus

by Justin Zaremby

The good, the bad & the ugly

by Kyle Smith

New York chronicle

by Jay Nordlinger

Ruth Slenczynska at ninety-seven

by Charles Cronin

Notes & Comments

Decline . . .

. . . & fall

Features

Falling off: memories of Clem

A library by the book

Among the roses

Collecting misery

A sculptor in full

The Spanish Sargent

A very sharp & mechanical man

Offering

Deposition

The pillow

Rex publicus

The conflicted anti-colonialist

Pirouette power

The good, the bad & the ugly

To the summit, via Philadelphia

Exhibition note

New York chronicle

Playing the fear card

A sentimental education

Ruth Slenczynska at ninety-seven

Left feet forward

by Mario Naves

December 01, 2022

Sunrise, sunset

by David Platzer

November 30, 2022

Murder and Magritte in Milan

by George Loomis

November 29, 2022

The Critic’s Notebook

by The Editors

November 29, 2022

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