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'''Michael Kimmelman''' is the chief art critic and a columnist for the ''[[New York Times]]''.
'''Michael Kimmelman''' is an author and the chief art critic and a columnist for the ''[[New York Times]]''.


Born and raised in Greenwich Village, he is the son of Dr. and Mrs. David B. Kimmelman. His father was an ophthalmologist and political activist in New York. Kimmelman attended [[Friends Seminary]] in New York, graduated ''[[summa cum laude]]'' from [[Yale College]] and received a master's degree in art history from [[Harvard University]]. A classical pianist, he started as the newspaper's music critic, then moved into art. As of fall 2007 he is based in [[Berlin]] writing the Abroad column for the ''Times'' on culture and society across Europe. He also contributes regularly to the ''[[New York Review of Books]]''.
He was born and raised in Greenwich Village. His father was an eye surgeon and political activist. Kimmelman attended [[Friends Seminary]] in New York, graduated ''[[summa cum laude]]'' from [[Yale College]] and received his graduate degree in art history from [[Harvard University]]. A classical pianist, he started as a music critic at the paper, then moved into art. As of fall 2007 he is based in [[Berlin]] writing the Abroad column for the ''Times'' on culture and society across Europe. He also contributes regularly to the ''[[New York Review of Books]]''.


==Books==
==Books==

Revision as of 20:10, 6 March 2008

Michael Kimmelman is an author and the chief art critic and a columnist for the New York Times.

He was born and raised in Greenwich Village. His father was an eye surgeon and political activist. Kimmelman attended Friends Seminary in New York, graduated summa cum laude from Yale College and received his graduate degree in art history from Harvard University. A classical pianist, he started as a music critic at the paper, then moved into art. As of fall 2007 he is based in Berlin writing the Abroad column for the Times on culture and society across Europe. He also contributes regularly to the New York Review of Books.

Books

  • The Accidental Masterpiece: On the Art of Life and Vice Versa (2007)
  • Portraits: Talking with Artists at the Met, the Modern, the Louvre, and Elsewhere (1998)