Artist Statements, 1978-2015 Select: Artist Statements, 1978-2015 Books
Select: Books The Theatre of the Face , 2007Select: The Theatre of the Face, 2007 Proposal, "Paris/New York", circa 2000 Select: Proposal, "Paris/New York", circa 2000 Proposal, "A Study of Color Photography", 2009 Select: Proposal, "A Study of Color Photography", 2009 Prospectus, "New York, Capital of Photography", 1999 Select: Prospectus, "New York, Capital of Photography", 1999 Essays
Select: Essays "Argument for a Political Strike" (unpublished), 1969 Select: "Argument for a Political Strike" (unpublished), 1969 "As Luck Would Have It: The Element of Chance in Photography" (unpublished), 2010-2013 Select: "As Luck Would Have It: The Element of Chance in Photography" (unpublished), 2010-2013 "British Painting in 1963", 1963 Select: "British Painting in 1963", 1963 [Claude Cahun], 2008 Select: [Claude Cahun], 2008 [Color in Art], circa 1960 Select: [Color in Art], circa 1960 [Courbet's L'Atelier ], 1964 Select: [Courbet's L'Atelier], 1964 "Critical Reflections", 1997 Select: "Critical Reflections", 1997 "The Digital Worm in the Photograph of the Apple", circa 1993 Select: "The Digital Worm in the Photograph of the Apple", circa 1993 "Genre Slippage in Portrait Photography", 2008 Select: "Genre Slippage in Portrait Photography", 2008 "The Grandeurs and Miseries of the College Art Association" (unpublished), 1973 Select: "The Grandeurs and Miseries of the College Art Association" (unpublished), 1973 [George Inness], circa 1956 Select: [George Inness], circa 1956 "Informal Study of Late Monet", 1950s Select: "Informal Study of Late Monet", 1950s "La Dolce Vita and L'Avventura as Works of Art" (unpublished), 1961 Select: "La Dolce Vita and L'Avventura as Works of Art" (unpublished), 1961 "Liberalism and the Avant-Garde" (unpublished), circa 1960 Select: "Liberalism and the Avant-Garde" (unpublished), circa 1960 [On a Group Portrait by Malick Sidibé], 2000s Select: [On a Group Portrait by Malick Sidibé], 2000s [The Problem of Blur in Photography] (unpublished), 1989 Select: [The Problem of Blur in Photography] (unpublished), 1989 "Two Vignettes of the New York Art Strike" (unpublished), 1970 Select: "Two Vignettes of the New York Art Strike" (unpublished), 1970 Lectures
Select: Lectures "The Alarming Thing About Surrealist Painting," Stony Brook, circa 1978 Select: "The Alarming Thing About Surrealist Painting," Stony Brook, circa 1978 "American Art Criticism in the 60s: A Memoir," University of Virginia, Richmond, and Virginia Museum of Fine Art, 1990s Select: "American Art Criticism in the 60s: A Memoir," University of Virginia, Richmond, and Virginia Museum of Fine Art, 1990s "American Happiness Poses of the 1950s," Tampa Society of Photographic Education, circa 1990 Select: "American Happiness Poses of the 1950s," Tampa Society of Photographic Education, circa 1990 "Art in Chicago, the 1950s," Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, 1991 Select: "Art in Chicago, the 1950s," Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, 1991 "Art Criticism in the 70s," Stony Brook, 1979 Select: "Art Criticism in the 70s," Stony Brook, 1979 "Ben Shahn and New York Street Photography" (incomplete), 2000s Select: "Ben Shahn and New York Street Photography" (incomplete), 2000s "Chutzpah in Three Movements: The Photography of Weegee, William Klein, and Frederic Brenner," University of South Carolina, 2005 Select: "Chutzpah in Three Movements: The Photography of Weegee, William Klein, and Frederic Brenner," University of South Carolina, 2005 "Diego Rivera," Grand Palais, Paris, circa 1976 Select: "Diego Rivera," Grand Palais, Paris, circa 1976 "A Few Wrinkles in Portrait Photography," The Photographers Gallery, London, 2009 Select: "A Few Wrinkles in Portrait Photography," The Photographers Gallery, London, 2009 "The Further Adventures of Color Photography," The Getty, 1990s Select: "The Further Adventures of Color Photography," The Getty, 1990s "Genre Shifts in Photography," Art Gallery of Ontario, 1974 Select: "Genre Shifts in Photography," Art Gallery of Ontario, 1974 "The Interrogation of Photography by Art," Israel, 1991 Select: "The Interrogation of Photography by Art," Israel, 1991 "The Ironies of Conservatism" (possibly given at the Philadelphia Museum of Art), 1970s Select: "The Ironies of Conservatism" (possibly given at the Philadelphia Museum of Art), 1970s "Lisette Model and Photography in New York City," Jeu de Paume, Paris, 2010 Select: "Lisette Model and Photography in New York City," Jeu de Paume, Paris, 2010 "Lou Faurer's New York," Chicago Art Institute, 2002 Select: "Lou Faurer's New York," Chicago Art Institute, 2002 "The Medusa Syndrome," Columbia University, 1992 Select: "The Medusa Syndrome," Columbia University, 1992 "On the Appetite for Color," Pratt Institute, 1985 Select: "On the Appetite for Color," Pratt Institute, 1985 "On Street Photography," Photographic Resource Center, Boston, 1995 Select: "On Street Photography," Photographic Resource Center, Boston, 1995 "On Trust and Belief in Photography," University of New Mexico, 1978 Select: "On Trust and Belief in Photography," University of New Mexico, 1978 "Photography and Comedy," Photographic Resource Center, Boston, 1970s Select: "Photography and Comedy," Photographic Resource Center, Boston, 1970s "Photography of Human Duress," Centre D'Hautes Etudes, Vevey, Switzerland, 1998 Select: "Photography of Human Duress," Centre D'Hautes Etudes, Vevey, Switzerland, 1998 "Problems of Photographic Perception," Australia, 1978 Select: "Problems of Photographic Perception," Australia, 1978 "Remarks on Style in Portraiture," Gulbenkian Foundation, 1988 Select: "Remarks on Style in Portraiture," Gulbenkian Foundation, 1988 "The Space of Photojournalism," Brown University, 1992 Select: "The Space of Photojournalism," Brown University, 1992 "The Tension Between Aesthetics and Morality," Yivo Institute of Jewish Record, 1970s Select: "The Tension Between Aesthetics and Morality," Yivo Institute of Jewish Record, 1970s "Weegee and Arbus: Chutzpah in Two Movements," West End Synagogue, 2010 Select: "Weegee and Arbus: Chutzpah in Two Movements," West End Synagogue, 2010 "When Words Fail," International Center for Photography Symposium, 1980s Select: "When Words Fail," International Center for Photography Symposium, 1980s Other Writings
Select: Other Writings "Argument Between Two Critics About the 'Offensive' of Art", 1993 Select: "Argument Between Two Critics About the 'Offensive' of Art", 1993 Articles about Art in Cuba, Published in the Village Voice , 1977 Select: Articles about Art in Cuba, Published in the Village Voice, 1977 Book Review, Bloomingdale's, Diana Vreeland, and the New Aristocracy of Taste in Reagan's America , by Debora Silverman, 1970s Select: Book Review, Bloomingdale's, Diana Vreeland, and the New Aristocracy of Taste in Reagan's America, by Debora Silverman, 1970s Complaint About a Panel on Greenberg at College Art Association Conference, 1995 Select: Complaint About a Panel on Greenberg at College Art Association Conference, 1995 Contribution to a Panel on Art Criticism for the Brooklyn Rail, Edited by Irving Sandler, 2000s Select: Contribution to a Panel on Art Criticism for the Brooklyn Rail, Edited by Irving Sandler, 2000s Proposed Course at the School of Visual Arts, "Visual Perception", 1980s Select: Proposed Course at the School of Visual Arts, "Visual Perception", 1980s Prospectus for a Course at the School of Visual Arts, "Documentary Tradition", 1990s Select: Prospectus for a Course at the School of Visual Arts, "Documentary Tradition", 1990s Proposed Course for Masters Program in Photography at the School of Visual Arts, "Thinking Vision", 1993 Select: Proposed Course for Masters Program in Photography at the School of Visual Arts, "Thinking Vision", 1993 Excised Section on Bill Beckley from "Through the Narrative Portal," published in Artforum , 1986 Select: Excised Section on Bill Beckley from "Through the Narrative Portal," published in Artforum, 1986 In Memoria, John Coplans, 2004 Select: In Memoria, John Coplans, 2004 Notes on Editorial Options of Artforum , 1974 Select: Notes on Editorial Options of Artforum, 1974 Notes for a Series of Lectures, "The Relation Between Truth and Fiction in Photographic Culture", 2000s Select: Notes for a Series of Lectures, "The Relation Between Truth and Fiction in Photographic Culture", 2000s Notes on Jewish Sensibility in New York Photography for Panel at the Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam, 2003 Select: Notes on Jewish Sensibility in New York Photography for Panel at the Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam, 2003 Précis of a Talk at College Art Association Conference, "Photojournalism and Truth", 1990s Select: Précis of a Talk at College Art Association Conference, "Photojournalism and Truth", 1990s Recommendations, 1970s-1990s Select: Recommendations, 1970s-1990s Reflections on Motivations of the Murders, September 11, 2001 Select: Reflections on Motivations of the Murders, September 11, 2001 Rejected Review of Museum of Modern Art Exhibition, "American Politicians Photographs from 1843-1993", circa 1994 Select: Rejected Review of Museum of Modern Art Exhibition, "American Politicians Photographs from 1843-1993", circa 1994 Statement of Ad Hoc Group for Israeli Newspapers after Shatila Massacre, circa 1982 Select: Statement of Ad Hoc Group for Israeli Newspapers after Shatila Massacre, circa 1982 Writing by Ian Jeffrey, Reader's Report for Theatre of the Face , 2006 Select: Writing by Ian Jeffrey, Reader's Report for Theatre of the Face, 2006 Writing by Philip Lopate about Kozloff, 2015 Select: Writing by Philip Lopate about Kozloff, 2015