T.S. Eliot

Freudian Gottlieb Turned to the Greeks In His Pictography

In art circles, it's sometimes forgotten that the first generation of Abstract Expressionist painter  read more »

Here's to the Eternal Vaudevillians: Protectors of Lunatic Virtuosity

There are times when I see ghosts on the stage and then I remember the theater that was handed down  read more »

Top of the Volcano, Ma! But Where's the Lava?

On the face of it, I can think of no better recommendation forthe beautiful, mind-blowing possibilit  read more »

They Hate Us Because We Are Mighty, and Good

Nothing ever repeats itself twice; that is both the joy oflife, and the sickness of woe.  read more »

A Mystery and Genius, Blake is a Conundrum

Of certain artists it may truly be said that they remain,both in their life and their work, a consid  read more »

Dirty Blonde Comforts Neurotics; T.S. Eliot's Not-So-Nice Play

A concerned letter has flooded into my mailbox. "I read you every week and I love you," it goes.  read more »

Frank Stella, Rank Amateur, in an Overhyped New Show

It was William Rubin, then chairman of the department of painting and sculpture at the Museum of Mod  read more »

Hart Crane's Hieroglyphs: The Unmentionable Truth

The lost language of Crane: I love the sound of that phrase (its resonance indebted to the David Lea  read more »