Seeing Out Loud: The Voice Art Columns Fall 1998 - Winter 2003

by Jerry Saltz

Literary Nonfiction. Art. In SEEING OUT LOUD, Saltz critically engages with notable works of art by over 100 notable artists ranging from Picasso, Matisse, and Warhol to Matthew Barney, Gerhard Richter, and Chris Ofili. These reviews appeared in the Village Voice between November 1998 and winter 2003. "Jerry Saltz is the best informed and hair-trigger liveliest of contemporary art critics, tracking pleasure and jump-starting intelligence on the fly. Jerry's fast takes usually stand up better in retrospect than other people's long views"---Peter Schjedahl. "Jerry Saltz looks at art from the perspective of the viewer, the ignorant, the lover, and the enemy. His writing is overwhelmingly passionate, yet without sentimentality. His words pierce the content and beauty of each work of art to test its endurance in time and memory"---Francesco Bonami, Curator, 2003 Venice Biennale.

Genres: Art, Art History, Criticism

410 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[Paige · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jerry Saltz is a grounded and human genius. A joy to read - even when I don't agree with him. This is a wonderful collection of some of his best writing.

[Liz · Rating 4 out of 5]

He kept shouting...It was a little too visceral for me...