On September 23, 2019, The New York Review of Books and David Zwirner Books hosted the first event in POWER/CULTURE, a series of public talks bringing together leading writers, artists, and thinkers to explore the role of power within the cultural sphere.

This event, “The Power of the Critic,” addressed the evolving role of critics, publications, and media in making taste, careers, and canons. The panelists were Manohla Dargis (co-chief film critic for The New York Times), Antwaun Sargent (independent writer and critic), Jillian Steinhauer (art critic for The New York Times), and Daniel Mendelsohn (editor-at-large of The New York Review), moderated by Lucas Zwirner (head of content of David Zwirner).

POWER/CULTURE Part One: The Power of the Critic

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