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LATE SEPTEMBER UPDATE

September 25, 2019October 2, 2019 driftlessareareview

Upcoming plans for the blog. Continue reading LATE SEPTEMBER UPDATE

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#CVG2019: Changing Role of Reviews

July 4, 2019July 2, 2019 driftlessareareview

My first CONvergence panel of 2019. We talk about the changing role of reviews. Continue reading #CVG2019: Changing Role of Reviews

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The Complete Poems of A. R. Ammons, by A. R. Ammons

June 19, 2019June 16, 2019 driftlessareareview

“The sheer heft of the two volumes only hints at the vast poetical output of Ammons, a variegated array of poeticules and epics, intimate confessions and scientific hymns, wordplay and wonderment.” Continue reading The Complete Poems of A. R. Ammons, by A. R. Ammons

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Masterpiece Paintings by Kathryn Calley Galitz @ nyjb

June 17, 2019June 16, 2019 driftlessareareview

“The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Masterpiece Paintings is a book ready for heirloom status. From prehistory to contemporary art, the book provides an encyclopedic array of art, from the famous to the anonymous. The wealth contained therein—visual and textual—is priceless.” Continue reading The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Masterpiece Paintings by Kathryn Calley Galitz @ nyjb

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Doorstopper Week!

June 16, 2019June 16, 2019 driftlessareareview

I like big books and I cannot lie … Continue reading Doorstopper Week!

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The Last Days of Mankind: A Visual Guide to Karl Kraus’ Great War Epic by Deborah Sengl @ nyjb

May 8, 2019May 8, 2019 driftlessareareview

Deborah Sengl continues the legacy of acid-tongued Austrian artists from Kraus and Kafka to more contemporary voices like Thomas Bernhard and Elfriede Jelinek. Continue reading The Last Days of Mankind: A Visual Guide to Karl Kraus’ Great War Epic by Deborah Sengl @ nyjb

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Global Art and the Cold War by John J. Curley @ nyjb

April 25, 2019April 25, 2019 driftlessareareview

“Throughout these tumultuous decades, artists have sought to express themselves in harrowing circumstances. John J. Curley provides a lucid summary of the era and unique insights into famous and unknown artists.” Continue reading Global Art and the Cold War by John J. Curley @ nyjb

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Dungeons & Dragons Art and Arcana: A Visual History, by Michael Witwer @ nyjb

December 19, 2018December 15, 2018 driftlessareareview

“Art and Arcana offers glorious illustrations, fascinating backstories, and the occasional painful misstep of a franchise entering its 40th year.” Continue reading Dungeons & Dragons Art and Arcana: A Visual History, by Michael Witwer @ nyjb