Catherine Taft is an art critic, curator, and writer.[1][2] Taft has been published in Artforum,[3][4] i-D Magazine,[5] Modern Painters,[6][7] ArtReview, Metropolis-M,[8][9] Kaleidoscope Publishing, and multiple exhibition catalogs and artist books.[1][10] She cowrote Part-Objects, an artist book for Scott Benzel that was published by Human Resources and Lockitch Press.[11][12][13]

Taft was a Curatorial Associate in the department of Architecture and Contemporary Art of the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles.[10] She helped organize the Pacific Standard Time: Art in Los Angeles (2011).[14][15]

References

  1. ^ "Catherine Taft". Aspect. Archived 6 May 2026 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  2. ^ Roth, Charlene (February 2007). "'Naïve Set Theory' at Cirrus Gallery". Artweek. 38 (1): 21.
  3. ^ Taft, Catherine (February 2023). "Catherine Taft on Maria Maea". Artforum. 61 (6)
  4. ^ Taft, Catherine (31 January 2026). "Learning Curve - On the Institute for Postnatural Studies". Artforum. Archived 2 February 2026 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  5. ^ Taft, Catherine (27 October 2017). ""let's fight together" - yayoi kusama on the footprint you leave behind". i-D. Archived 6 May 2026 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  6. ^ Taft, Catherine (November 2007). "Naotaka Hiro". Modern Painters. 19 (9): 58-60.
  7. ^ Taft, Catherine (November 2010). "Amanda Ross-Ho". Modern Painters. 22 (8): 27-29.
  8. ^ Taft, Catherine (27 November 2009). "Afraid of Sculpture An Interview with John Baldessari". Metropolis M. Archived 4 December 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  9. ^ Taft, Catherine (12 September 2013). "Profession: Dilettante Interview with Jim Shaw". Metropolis M. Archived 21 April 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  10. ^ Taft, Catherine (2 November 2010). "Catherine Taft's Top 10 Shows In L.A.: Nov 2010". Saatchi Art. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  11. ^ Kim, Eric & Taft, Catherine (2014). Part-Objects: Scott Benzel. Los Angeles, California: Human Resources. ISBN 9780991377206. OCLC 903911590
  12. ^ "Scott Benzel". Art Metropole. Archived from the original on 17 September 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.[dead link]
  13. ^ Benzel, Scott (2014). "Scott Benzel". scottbenzel.net. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  14. ^ Blordorn, Dain (2009). "Lace Benefit Art Auction 2009". Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions. Archived from the original on 25 November 2009.
  15. ^ Peabody, Rebecca; Perchuk, Andrew; Philips, Glenn; Singh, Rani (eds.) (2011). Pacific Standard Time: Los Angeles art, 1945-1980 (Exhibition catalog). Getty Research Institute and J. Paul Getty Museum. p. 319. ISBN 9781606060728. OCLC 700205658. Retrieved 5 May 2026. – via Internet Archive