Holland Cotter NYTimes Reviews

“The Jerome Project (My Loss)” (2014) by Titus Kaphar in the exhibition “The Legacy of Lynching.”

Here are some of Holland Cotter's reviews from  the NYTimes. They're valuable not just as astute art writing, but because they demonstrate his range and commitment. Very interesting to follow, especially after the 2016 election. For a working critic (meaning that he writes about current shows) I'd say he's one of the very best.

The NYTimes has all of them them posted here:  Holland Cotter

Here's a selected list (to be amplified):

A West Coast Spotlight on Latino Artists Leads the Fall Art Season - The New York Times
Two Detroit Shows Focus on Art of the Civil Rights Movement - The New York Times
Glenn Ligon Rethinks the Color Line in the Show ‘Blue Black’ - The New York Times
Documenta Kassel: Using Art as Their Witness - The New York Times
Thoreau: American Resister (and Kitten Rescuer) - The New York Times
Thoreau: American Resister (and Kitten Rescuer) - The New York Times
To Be Black, Female and Fed Up With the Mainstream - The New York Times
In ‘Black Power!,’ Art’s Political Punch and Populist Reach - The New York Times
For Migrants Headed North, the Things They Carried to the End - The New York Times
William Powhida, Political and Not Amused - The New York Times
Raymond Pettibon, Wielding an Art Mightier Than the Sword - The New York Times
‘Perpetual Revolution’ Shows Artists Shaping Their Times - The New York Times
‘Paint the Revolution’ Offers Mexican Muralist Muscle and Delicate Beauty - The New York Times
Kerry James Marshall’s Paintings Show What It Means to Be Black in America - The New York 
At ‘Doomocracy,’ It’s Fright Night in Brooklyn - The New York Times Times
MoMA Looks at Migrants and Efforts to Help Them - The New York Times

and a couple that I liked in addition, on other themes:

The Joy of Reading Between Agnes Martin’s Lines - The New York Times
‘Marsden Hartley’s Maine,’ His Muse, First and Last - The New York Times
The Women Who Helped Create Abstract Expressionism - The New York Times  
 
It occurred to me that one of the best ways to follow comntemporary work that's socially and politically engaged would be to start with the best writing on the subject--especially reviews of shows that feature all kinds of artists. By reading someone like Holland Cotter, you'll get a good sense of the range of what's going on--and many references to people you'll want to check out in more depth. In  other words, you'll benefit from what he chooses to write about--and can follow on it. Critic as guide, in a sense...