Focal Points
Robert Storr
£59.99
£99.95
'In an era of fleeting interpretations, Focal Points reminds us that great criticism, like great art, demands time, patience, and curiosity.’ – Artlyst
The complete series, to date, of Focal Points by leading American art critic and curator Robert Storr and edited by art historian and curator Francesca Pietropaolo.
This set reflects Storr’s wide-ranging and independent approach to art and artists: Volume 1, Bruce Nauman; Volume 2, Ad Reinhardt; Volume 3, Between a Rock and a Hard Place – a topical exploration of his curatorial work while living in Brooklyn, New York; Volume 4, Jasper Johns; and just published, the newest addition: Volume 5, Nancy Spero.
Brilliantly scholarly, accessible and engaging, Focal Points offers fresh interpretations of the varied territory of modern and contemporary art, following the critical success of Storr's Writings on Art and Interviews on Art.
Publication:
August 2026
Illustrations:
60, 65, 35, 70, 78
Dimensions:
212 x 140 mm
Format:
Hardback
ISBN:
978-1-912122-70-7, 978-1-912122-69-1, 978-1-912122-68-4, 978-1-911736-11-0, 978-1-911736-34-9
No. of pages:
152, 140, 128, 160, 152
Robert Storr is an art critic, curator and painter. He has written widely on art and has interviewed some of the world’s leading artists. Storr’s writing has appeared in countless books and exhibition catalogues as well as in Art in America, Artforum, Parkett, and ARTnews. He has curated exhibitions internationally and was the first North American curator of the Venice Biennale in 2007. His bestselling Interviews on Art (2017), Writings on Art 1980–2005 (2020) and Writings on Art 2006–2021 (2021) were published by HENI.
Francesca Pietropaolo is an Italian art historian of modern and contemporary art, a critic and an independent curator. She has worked at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, The Museum of Modern Art, New York and the Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris. As an art critic, she has written widely, including for Art Press, Brooklyn Rail, Mediascapes, Flash Art International, ARTnews, Art in America and Arte e Critica.
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