Art Writing
Downloadable pdf files of published art writing by Mark Daniel Cohen. For current work, please visit
HYPERION: ON THE FUTURE OF AESTHETICS
MICHELANGELO
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Essay on the genius of Michelangelo, published in Hyperion
Kenneth Snelson
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First review of the sculpture of Kenneth Snelson
The Century of Beckett
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Essay on the work of Samuel Beckett, published in Hyperion
Figures Cut Into The Air
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Review of David Smith at the Guggenheim, published in Hyperion
The Loss of the Soul
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Review of Edvard Munch at MoMA, published in Hyperion
The Mood of the Matter
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Review of Jackson Pollock at the Guggenheim, published in Hyperion
The Skin of Perception
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Review of BODIES... The Exhibition, published in Hyperion
What Is Art?
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First published essay on a theory of aesthetics
The Moment of Power
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Art as Power
Manuel Neri
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On the relation between sculpture and death
The Birds Are On Fire
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Art after 9.11
Maturity of the Hand
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The purpose of art is to mature the members of the society within which it occurs.
Joseph Raffael
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On beauty
Joseph Raffael Catalogue Essay
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Catalogue essay written for an exhibition at the Nancy Hoffman Gallery, Oct - Nov 2005
The Riefenstahl Question
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On the late work of Leni Riefenstahl
Moral Conscience
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On The Jewish Museum's exhibition of contemporary Holocaust Art
Charlotte Salomon
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On the Holocaust paintings of Charlotte Salomon
Anthony Caro
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On the sculpture of Anthony Caro
Cy Twombly
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On the paintings of Cy Twombly
Lucio Fontana
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On the paintings of Lucio Fontana
Nancy Grossman
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On the art of Nancy Grossman
John Dugdale
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On the photography of John Dugdale
Rudolf de Crignis
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On the paintings of Rudolf de Crignis
Stephen De Staebler
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On the sculpture of Stephen De Staebler
Dimitri Hadzi
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On the sculpture of Dimitri Hadzi
Reuben Nakian
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On the sculpture of Reuben Nakian
Anita Huffington
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On the sculpture of Anita Huffington
The Visual Chant
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On the paintings of Tobi Kahn
Robert Longo
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On The Freud Drawings of Robert Longo
Robert Morris
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On Robert Morris's exhibition "The Rationed Years"
David Rabinowitch
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On the drawings of David Rabinowitch
Scholars' Rocks
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On an exhibition of Scholars' Rocks at the Metropolitan Museum in New York
Antoine Pevsner
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On the drawings of Antoine Pevsner
Giulio Romano
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On the Mannerist artist Giulio Romano
Allan McCollum
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On the petrified lightning fulgurites of Allan McCollum
Hung Liu
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On the paintings of Hung Liu
Insook Choi
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On a sound installation with legitimate interest and meaning
Loren MacIver
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On the life and paintings of Loren MacIver
Weimin Huang
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On an artist who died too young
Andy Warhol
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On why Warhol's work does not qualify as art.
The Ascent of Man
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This is the most imperative text I know. I did not write it; someone far better than me did.
MDCohen_CV
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CV for Mark Daniel Cohen