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Heartney, Eleanor was born on August 5, 1954 in Des Moines. Daughter of Matthew Joseph and Marjorie Waite Heartney.
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Critical Condition: American Culture at the Crossroads (Contemporary Artists and their Critics)
(In Critical Condition, Eleanor Heartney examines the art ...)
In Critical Condition, Eleanor Heartney examines the art world from 1985 to 1994, a tumultuous period that ushered in the art boom and bust, the emergence (and in some cases disappearance) of developments like Appropriation, Neo-Geo, and multiculturalism, and the ongoing attack on art by the religious right and political conservatives. Chronicling events that took place during this decade, with a particular focus on public art, Heartney also examines the mechanisms of the gallery and media system, especially as they relate to the practice of art criticism; as well as the complexities of the debate on art and pornography. Written during a pivotal period of contemporary art, Heartney's essay provides a picture of a culture in a crisis of values which has yet to be resolved.
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Eleanor Heartney
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Bachelor in Humanities, University of Chicago, 1976; Master of Arts in Art History, University of Chicago, 1980.
Career
Independent art critic, New York City, since 1982;
contributing editor, New Art Examiner, New York City, since 1986;
contributing editor, Art in American, New York City, since 1989. Critic in residence Sculpture Magazine, washington, 1989-1990. Visiting curatorInst.
Contemporary Art, Boston, 1994. Visiting lecturer U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1995-1996. Panelist, visiting critic, lecturer for various national and international organizations.
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Critical Condition: American Culture at the Crossroads (Contemporary Artists and their Critics)
(In Critical Condition, Eleanor Heartney examines the art ...)
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Critical Condition: American Culture at the Crossroads (Contemporary Artists and their Critics)
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Member Art Critics Association, College Art Association (Frank Jewett Mather award 1992), Etant Donnes (advisory board 1994-1997).
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American