Essays on Contemporary Art
In 1999, a series of commissioned writings on contemporary art, published in the Foundation's annual grants booklet, was inaugurated. The essays, by renowned arts writers, artists and friends of FCA, deal with a myriad of topics relevant to contemporary art, from questions on the nature of performance art to global climate change.
Carolyn Brown, "Merce Cunningham April 16, 1919 - July 26, 2009," 2019
Kate Millett, "What Is To Be Done," 2018
Neil Greenberg, "Construction With Varied Materials," 2017
Patricia Spears Jones, "Report From the Interrogator," 2016
Trevor Winkfield, "Who'd become a painter?," 2015
Siobhan Liddell, "Everything and Nothing," 2014
Stephen Petronio, "Essay," 2012
Ruth Maleczech, "Untitled," 2011
Merce Cunningham, Diary Entry, 2010
Calvin Tomkins, "Overdrive," 2009
Meredith Kahn Rollins, "Untitled," 2008
Ron Padgett, "Animals and Art," 2007
John Luther Adams, "Global Warming and Art," 2003
Robert Storr, "Nota Bene: David Smith," 2000
Linda Yablonsky, "Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Performance Art," 1999