Eric Gibson is the Arts in Review Editor of The Wall Street Journal. He is the author of The Necessity of Sculpture (Criterion Books).
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Features December 2022
A sculptor in full
On David Smith: The Art and Life of a Transformational Sculptor by Michael Brenson.
Art September 2022
Why the Barnes Foundation matters
On the artistic value of the Philadelphia institution.
Features May 2022
The many Donatellos
On “Donatello: The Renaissance” at the Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi and the Musei del Bargello, Florence.
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May 31, 2017
Face-off at the Frick
On “In Pursuit of Immortality: Masterpieces from the Scher Collection of Portrait Medals” at the Frick Collection.
Apr 22, 2014
Carpeaux, public and private
June 18, 2020
Eric Gibson & James Panero discuss sculpture in exile & culture under siege
featuring &
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Eric Gibson’s book The Necessity of Sculpture: Selected Essays and Criticism, 1985–2019 can be found here.
March 17, 2020
Eric Gibson joins “The Bookmonger”
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Eric Gibson, the Arts in Review Editor of The Wall Street Journal, sits down for a few words about his latest book, The Necessity of Sculpture (Criterion Books), with John J. Miller of National Review.