WHEN THE PAINT DISAPPEARS
by Charlie Finch



In an interview with art historian Irving Sandler in the April number of the Brooklyn Rail, Roberta Smith avers that her favorite art remains "the traditionally two-dimensional, painting and photography." Considering her assiduous attention over the years to performance and video art, Ms. Smith's sentiment may seem surprising, even conservative, but I would take her one step further and re-declare my love of paint.

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