Dave Hickey | |
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 Hickey in 1969 | |
| Born | David Hickey December 5, 1938 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.[1] |
| Died | November 12, 2021 (aged 82) Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Art critic |
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| Spouse | Libby Lumpkin |
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David Hickey (December 5, 1938 – November 12, 2021[2]) was an American art critic who wrote for many American publications including Rolling Stone, ARTnews, Art in America, Artforum, Harper's Magazine, and Vanity Fair. He was nicknamed "The Bad Boy of Art Criticism"[3] and "The Enfant Terrible of Art Criticism".[4] He had been professor of English at the University of Nevada Las Vegas and distinguished professor of criticism for the MFA program in the Department of Art & Art History at the University of New Mexico.
- ^ "Hickey, Dave". Current Biography Illustrated. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
- ^ Knight, Christopher (November 21, 2021). "Appreciation: Art critic Dave Hickey was known for his blazing and cantankerous wit". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Yabroff, Jennie (March 13, 2009). "Dave Hickey: The Bad Boy of Art Criticism". Newsweek. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ Helmore, Edward (October 27, 2012). "Doyen of American critics turns his back on the 'nasty, stupid' world of modern art". The Observer. Retrieved April 28, 2016.