Michael Brenson | |
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| Born | 1943 (age 81–82) |
| Education | Rutgers University (BA) Johns Hopkins University (MA; PhD) |
| Occupation(s) | Art critic, curator |
| Years active | 1974–present |
Michael Brenson is an American art critic and curator. From 1982 to 1991 Brenson worked as a critic for The New York Times .
Michael Brenson was born in 1943. [1] He was raised in New York and traveled often to Paris with his father. [1]
Brenson attended Rutgers University, graduating with a BA in sculpture. [2] He later received an MA in creative writing from Johns Hopkins University, followed by a PhD in art history from Johns Hopkins in 1974. [1]
Immediately after receiving his PhD, Brenson moved to Paris to teach and write, eventually publishing art reviews in the International Herald Tribune . [1] He returned to the United States in 1982 to work for The New York Times first as an art reporter and then an art critic. [1] Brenson worked at the Times for nine years. [1]
In 2000, Brenson joined the faculty of Bard College's curatorial studies department. [1] In 2001, he published Visionaries and Outcasts, a book exploring the legacy of the various culture wars in American politics involving the National Endowment for the Arts. [3]
In 2022, Brenson published a biography of the artist David Smith. [4]
Brenson was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2008. [5]