Max Kozloff, an influential art critic, historian, and photographer known for his role as Artforum's executive editor and his critiques of modern art, passed away on April 6 at age 91. His wife, artist Joyce Kozloff, announced his death resulting from complications of Parkinson's disease. Kozloff's work in the 1960s and '70s brought innovative perspectives to established art movements and challenged prevailing narratives, notably through his 1973 essay on Abstract Expressionism. His contributions to the understanding of the influences of social and political forces on art remain impactful and relevant today.
Kozloff in the 1960s and '70s brought fresh perspectives to such established forms as Futurism and Cubism, arguing that artists were influenced by social currents and politics.
Kozloff's 1973 essay 'American Painting During the Cold War' rewrote the narrative around Abstract Expressionism and is still considered required reading today.
I kept on feeling that something very serious had been omitted... left out in the cold and missing certain things that I felt when I looked at modern art.
The young Kozloff was especially taken with works by Edward Hopper, Grant Wood, and Georges Seurat, as well as with Andrea del Verrocchio's imposing equestrian statue.
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