Sean Tatol is an art critic based in New York City. He writes primarily on his website, The Manhattan Art Review.
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Cornering the Critics
Editor’s Note: This text was previously published on December 13th 2024 @ Manhattan Art Review. It’s funny, if not surprising, that whenever I’ve had a twinge of anxiety about missing out on shows lately, I check SeeSaw and find I’m not missing anything at all. Downtown is a particular pile of shit, where there’s somehow… Read More »
A Note on the Catastrophe of Late Art
“The maturity of the late works of significant artists does not resemble the kind one finds in fruit. They are, for the most part, not round, but furrowed, even ravaged. Devoid of sweetness, bitter and spiny, they do not surrender themselves to mere delectation.” – Theodor Adorno, “Late Style in Beethoven” The effects of senescence… Read More »