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Report from the Front

Art criticism, sometimes with context, occasional politics. New shows: "events;" how to support the online edition: "works."

 

BREAKING NEWS! WE INTERRUPT THIS PROGRAM! PAGE ONE HEADLINE!

The Museum of Modern Art has finally found a show that is both drawing mobs and landing it on Page One of the New York Times. Who among our edgy younger curators could ask for anything more? This show demands nothing but prurient curiosity from viewers, plus the willingness to pretend that this is a serious, highbrow presentation instead of a peep show for people who like to say they went to a museum but don’t really like painting or sculpture.  Read More 
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....GREETINGS, FRIENDS!....

As you can see, gentle readers, From the Mayor’s Doorstep is now a blog, with sporadic entries and (one hopes) some feedback from my readers. At the moment, life is rich and full for me, so I don’t know when my next entry will be, but at the moment, I have four shows to report upon. Read More 
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