Plagens: Ralph Meeker, or why I like James Brooks as much as de Kooning (opens in new tab)

Peter Plagens has been a prominent voice in American art criticism for decades, providing trustworthy and eloquent guidance to the enigmatic and sometimes bewildering world of contemporary art. Plagens is also a practicing painter, which affords him special insight into art practices and sets him apart from other critics. He is drawn to undervalued work and has repeatedly demonstrated the rewards of looking carefully at what the klieg lights have ultimately passed over. On the occasion of Pet...