Hilton Als, acclaimed writer and theater critic, also makes his mark as a curator, balancing both careers successfully. His exhibition 'The Writing's on the Wall' features the works of 32 artists exploring the intersection of visual art and literature. Known for his Pulitzer-winning critique at The New Yorker, Als navigates the unusual territory of being a paid curator while ensuring he doesn't review exhibitions he organizes. His artistic background, shaped by accessible cultural experiences as a child, continues to inform his dual passions.
Well, I think that if you grow up without access to, you know, the annual trip to Europe to look at paintings, something else happens.
It is unusual for a critic at a major publication to get paid for curating gallery and museum exhibitions, though Als, 64, has cleared his independent hat-switching endeavors with his boss.
He has organized a major show about Joan Didion at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles and curated a traveling series of painting shows at the Yale Center for British Art.
Just at the moment, Victoria Miro gallery in London is reprising the more recent Zwirner show, and the Hill Art Foundation in Chelsea is hosting The Writing's on the Wall, in which Als has assembled work by 32 artists.
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