The state of art criticism

Art criticism is spurned by universities, but widely produced and read. It is seldom theorized and its history has hardly been investigated. The State of Art Criticism presents an international conversation among art historians and critics that considers the relation between criticism and art history and poses the question of whether criticism may become a university subject.

Contributors includenbsp;Dave Hickey, James Panero, Stephen Melville, Lynne Cook, Michael Newman, Whitney Davis, Irit Rogoff, Guy Brett and Boris Groys.

Introduction. The recovery of criticism / Michael Schreyach -- Starting points. The specificity of criticism and its need for philosophy / Michael Newman -- Critical reflections / Boris Groys -- On the absence of judgment in art criticism / James Elkins -- What is a theorist? / Irit Rogoff -- Is this anything? or, criticism in the university / Stephen Melville -- The art seminars -- Assessments -- Afterwords. The states of art criticism / James Elkins and Michael Newman -- The state of art criticism, reviewed / Maja Naef.