Why writers covet—and get—shows in museums and galleries

In April, I was on a panel about the 1980s East Village art scene and was asked for some images to project on the screen behind me. Instead of works of art, I took pictures of some of the reviews and reports I published in the East Village Eye newspaper, where I was art editor from 1983 to 1985. I had a great line-up of contributors then who produced some remarkable writing. None of it is remembered today. Occasional art criticism can be like that, gone as fast as a breeze on a summer day.
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