{"id":27665,"date":"2018-04-17T19:22:26","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T19:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artzealous.com\/?p=27665"},"modified":"2018-04-17T19:22:26","modified_gmt":"2018-04-17T19:22:26","slug":"art-critic-jerry-saltz-wins-2018-pulitzer-prize-in-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/art-critic-jerry-saltz-wins-2018-pulitzer-prize-in-criticism\/","title":{"rendered":"Art Critic Jerry Saltz Wins 2018 Pulitzer Prize in Criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jerry Saltz is the art critic whose true insights you can always, always<\/em> count on. When in doubt, read a Saltz critique. His thoughtful analyses are often punchy and more-than-occasionally salty. But above all, they are also truthful. His social media presence is just as intriguing \u2013 playful, controversial and often salacious. It is therefore of no surprise that Saltz was announced yesterday as winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Criticism.<\/p>\n

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The Senior Art Critic in New York Magazine<\/em> and its entertainment arm, Vulture.com, has become one of the foremost voices on the \u201cwhat\u2019s what\u201d and \u201cwho\u2019s who\u201d of contemporary art. He isn\u2019t afraid to have contrary views \u2013 for example, his Vulture piece<\/a>: \u201c11,000 People Have Demanded the Met Remove This Painting. They Aren\u2019t Going To. Nor Should They,\u201d which was listed among his \u201cwinning work\u201d on the Pulitzer website, champions anti-censorship. Another piece<\/a>, \u201cMy Life As a Failed Artist,\u201c puts his past on the table as he dissects his own career path, from artist to critic.<\/p>\n

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Previously a writer for Village Voice<\/em>, for which he was twice nominated for the Pulitzer, he has been published in countless other publications, Frieze<\/em>, Art in America <\/em>and Time Out New York<\/em>. In 1995, he was the sole advisor for the Whitney Biennial. He is also married to Roberta Smith, co-chief art critic for the\u00a0New York Times \u2013 a power couple if we ever saw one.<\/p>\n

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According to the Pulitzer website, the 2018 Pulitzer Award in Criticism was given to Saltz \u201cfor a robust body of work that conveyed a canny and often daring perspective on visual art in America, encompassing the personal, the political, the pure and the profane.\u201d That about sums it up.<\/p>\n

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For the full list of 2018 Pulitzer Prize winners, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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photo source: instagram<\/a> \/\/ photo credit:\u00a0Celeste Sloman<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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