March 24, 2015
Art Prof. David Pagel on The Conversation Art Podcast
An especially fun conversation with the Times’ David Pagel, in which he talks with us about: the relative influence of the L.A. Times stamp of approval as an art review; the correspondences and relations with those he’s reviewed; the value and relevance of really going after an artist critically in a review, as opposed to positive reviews; the trouble with the appropriation and use of the words “curating,” “practice” and “criticality;” any conflicts of interest he may face as a critic; and his experiences as a teacher at Claremont, and the inhabiting the various roles of art critic, professor, and curator.