We lost a real one—poet and critic Peter Schjeldahl died on Friday at the age of 80. His last two published New Yorker columns, on Wolfgang Tillmans and Piet Mondrian, are model blends of generosity and skepticism. Schjeldahl gives Tillmans the benefit of the doubt, which many won’t, and he sees Mondrian’s gift though the schmutz of myth. I like
Monday October 24 2022
Monday October 24 2022
Monday October 24 2022
We lost a real one—poet and critic Peter Schjeldahl died on Friday at the age of 80. His last two published New Yorker columns, on Wolfgang Tillmans and Piet Mondrian, are model blends of generosity and skepticism. Schjeldahl gives Tillmans the benefit of the doubt, which many won’t, and he sees Mondrian’s gift though the schmutz of myth. I like