February 1999
Only the life of the mind
On the end of the required core curriculum at the University of Chicago.
On the end of the required core curriculum at the University of Chicago.
On fatuous stories in The New York Times.
The sixth in a series titled “The betrayal of liberalism.”
The second part of an examination of the artist’s place in the modernist tradition.
A reconsideration of A Lost Lady.
A review of “Baule: African Art/Western Eyes,” at The Museum for African Art, New York.
On the coarsening of British culture.
A review of The Blue Room & other plays.
Reviews of “Common Man, Mythic Vision: The Paintings of Ben Shahn” at the Jewish Museum in New York & recent exhibitions of Jacob Lawrence, Lester Johnson, Brice Marden & Nell Blaine.
On William Forsythe, Twyla Tharp & the excesses of contemporary dance criticism.
On spinning history on behalf of the President.
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