Peter Solomon Frank

Background

Frank, Peter Solomon was born on July 3, 1950 in New York City. Son of Reuven and Bernice (Kaplow) Frank.

Education

Bachelor in Art History, Columbia University, 1972. Master of Arts in Art History, Columbia University, 1974.

Career

Art critic SoHo Weekly News, New York City, 1973-1976. Chief art critic Village Voice, 1977-1979. Art critic, columnist Los Angeles Weekly, since 1988.

Critic Long Beach Press-Telegram, 1993-1996. Los Angeles correspondent Contemporanea, 1989-1991. Curatorial associate Indiana Curators Incorporated, New York York City and Washington, since 1974.

Co-curator Documenta VI, Kassel, West Germany, 1976-1977. Associate editor National Arts Guide, Chicago, 1979-1981, Art Express, New York City, 1980-1981. Curator Exxon National Exhibition of America Artists, Guggenheim Museum, 1980-1981, Dokumenta, Kassel, Germany, 1981.

Art critic Diversion magazine, 1983-1990. Former editor Visions Art Quarterly. Columnist Angeleno magazine.

Member faculty New School for Social Research, 1974, Pratt Institute, 1975-1976, Columbia University School Arts, 1978, Claremont Graduate School, 1989, 92-94, 95-97, University California, Irvine, 1988-1990, California State University, Fullerton, 1990-1991, University California, Santa Barbara, 1994, Tyler School Art. American curatorial advisor Documenta 8, 1986-1987. Organizer numerous theme and survey shows.

Co-curator "On Ramps: Moments of Transition in California Art", Pasadena Museum, California Art and "Fluxus Film and Video", Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid.

Achievements

• Peter Solomon Frank has been listed as a noteworthy art historian, curator, critic by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Re-Dact, An Anthology of Art Criticism 1

    (An anthology of art criticism.)

  • Re-Dact
  • Something Else Press: An Annotated Bibliography

Membership

Member International Association Art Critics (vice president), College Art Association, Internationale Künstlers Gremium.

Connections

Father:

Reuven Frank

Mother:

Bernice (Kaplow) Frank