Debra Bricker Balken

Independent curator and writer working on subjects relating to American modernism and contemporary art.

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I will speaking at the University of Chicago November 17th. Hope to see you if you are in town.

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If you happen to be in Paris on June 3rd.

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Harold Rosenberg. He’s not well known today — but in his day vividly grasped the paradox of non-conformity.

Read Blake Smith on his legacy 👇
https://t.co/VHtCfgN2DC

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After William Copley (1919-1996), Flag (Think), 2012, screenprint, 12 7/8 x 18 1/8 in.

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Americans in Paris, Artists Working in Postwar France, 1946-1962 has moved on from the Grey Art Museum/NYU to the Addison Gallery of American Art where it will remain installed until January 5, 2025.

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The Paris Review - Alex Katz’s Collaborations with Poets - The Paris Review https://t.co/gnbbQxXNxe

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How Postwar Paris Changed the Expat Artists https://t.co/I3Xhyu2v1I

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Philip Guston Now | The Brooklyn Rail https://t.co/6PktkVC99u

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Shinkichi Tajiri, Lament for Lady (for Billie Holiday),1953. Brass, bronze, and photograph. Highlighted in Americans in Paris, Artists Working in Postwar France,1946-1962, inaugural exhibition for the Grey Art Museum, NYU for which I have served as lead curator. Opening March 2.

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The Daily Heller: A Gift That Keeps on Giving— Philip Guston's Richard Nixon https://t.co/4oomvUFbDQ

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🌞✨❄️ Happy Holidays! Mark Tobey, Crystallizations, 1944, tempera on board, 18 x 13 in.

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@kausch I no longer have a copy of the publication that accompanied the show. But I suggest either getting a copy through ILL or contacting the Berkshire Museum to ask them to look through the exhibition files for you.

[The American Library in Paris @amerlibparis]

There are just a few weeks to go until we learn the winning title of the American Library in Paris Book Award 2023 📚 🏆!

Which of the five shortlisted titles (pictured) have you already read?

#alpbookaward #americanlibraryinparis #literaryprizes #readingrecommendation

[The American Library in Paris @amerlibparis]

The American Library in Paris Book Award 2023 shortlist is here! 📚

Congratulations to the authors of these five outstanding books 🙌

The 2023 winner will be announced at an invitation-only ceremony in November. Find out more: https://t.co/cxqZ0022vd

#literaryprize #books

[The Courtauld Research Forum @CourtauldRes]

✨Today's pick from the archive ✨

Harold Rosenberg and “The American Action Painters”

Watch in full 📽️ https://t.co/4L5w6I6PAP

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Alex Katz’s Collaborations with Poets https://t.co/KdaNTiszoD

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The Paris Review - Alex Katz’s Collaborations with Poets - The Paris Review https://t.co/gnbbQxXNxe

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Alex Katz: Collaborations with Poets, just released by the GRAY gallery with D.A.P. 205 pages. Wrote the solo essay that examines the artist’s interactions with New York School poets.

[New York Times Arts @nytimesarts]

Want to see new art in the city? Check out Arthur Dove’s swoony, museum-weight exhibition at Alexandre and Pentti Monkkonen’s uncanny office environment at Jenny’s. https://t.co/lMzRQE5w1J