Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Intentionally Bad Art Writing Is Fun, but Great Writing is Inspiring: Introducing John Yau

 


John Yau might be my favorite art critic and reviewer writing today, but since I don't really rank art critics, I should probably just say that I think his writing is excellent. He never falls prey to the temptation of overstatement or the pretentiousness of International Art English. He now writes for Hyperallergic, which is today the leading art blog in America. 

Want to learn more? Here's a recent two-hour interview with him talking about the state of art writing today. 

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