# Catherine Taft

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

Taft was a Curatorial Associate in the department of [Architecture](/source/Architecture) and [Contemporary Art](/source/Contemporary_Art) of the [Getty Research Institute](/source/Getty_Research_Institute) in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles).[10] She helped organize the [Pacific Standard Time: Art in Los Angeles](/source/Pacific_Standard_Time:_Art_in_L.A.,_1945-1980) (2011).[14][15]

## References

1. ["Catherine Taft"](https://www.aspectmag.com/people/catherine-taft). *[Aspect](/source/Aspect_(magazine))*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20260506024109/https://www.aspectmag.com/people/catherine-taft) 6 May 2026 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 September 2014.

1. Roth, Charlene (February 2007). "'Naïve Set Theory' at Cirrus Gallery". *Artweek*. **38** (1): 21.

1. Taft, Catherine (February 2023). "Catherine Taft on Maria Maea". *[Artforum](/source/Artforum)*. **61** (6)

1. Taft, Catherine (31 January 2026). ["Learning Curve - On the Institute for Postnatural Studies"](https://www.artforum.com/features/institute-for-postnatural-studies-catherine-taft-1234742314/). *Artforum*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20260202060032/https://www.artforum.com/features/institute-for-postnatural-studies-catherine-taft-1234742314/) 2 February 2026 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 May 2026.

1. Taft, Catherine (27 October 2017). [""let's fight together" - yayoi kusama on the footprint you leave behind"](https://i-d.co/article/yayoi-kusama-book-exclusive/). *[i-D](/source/I-D)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20260506020818/https://i-d.co/article/yayoi-kusama-book-exclusive/) 6 May 2026 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 March 2018.

1. Taft, Catherine (November 2007). "Naotaka Hiro". *[Modern Painters](/source/Modern_Painters_(magazine))*. **19** (9): 58-60.

1. Taft, Catherine (November 2010). "Amanda Ross-Ho". *[Modern Painters](/source/Modern_Painters_(magazine))*. **22** (8): 27-29.

1. Taft, Catherine (27 November 2009). ["Afraid of Sculpture An Interview with John Baldessari"](https://metropolism.com/en/feature/22318_afraid_of_sculpture/). *Metropolis M*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20241204125636/https://metropolism.com/en/feature/22318_afraid_of_sculpture/) 4 December 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 May 2026.

1. Taft, Catherine (12 September 2013). ["Profession: Dilettante Interview with Jim Shaw"](https://metropolism.com/en/feature/23314_profession_dilettante/). *Metropolis M*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20250421183419/https://metropolism.com/en/feature/23314_profession_dilettante/) 21 April 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 May 2026.

1. Taft, Catherine (2 November 2010). ["Catherine Taft's Top 10 Shows In L.A.: Nov 2010"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150110225520/http://magazine.saatchiart.com/top-10-shows/catherine-taft%E2%80%99s-top-10-shows-in-l-a-nov-2010). *[Saatchi Art](/source/Saatchi_Art)*. Archived from [the original](http://magazine.saatchiart.com/top-10-shows/catherine-taft%E2%80%99s-top-10-shows-in-l-a-nov-2010) on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2014.

1. Kim, Eric & Taft, Catherine (2014). *Part-Objects: Scott Benzel*. Los Angeles, California: Human Resources. ISBN 9780991377206. [OCLC 903911590](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/903911590)

1. ["Scott Benzel"](https://archive.today/20140917050009/http://www.artmetropole.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=shop.FA_dsp_browse_details&InventoryUnitsID=e3bc05b4-8de3-4bdf-a7c0-d706a3da82bd&CategoryID=&sale=&new=1). *Art Metropole*. Archived from [the original](http://www.artmetropole.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=shop.FA_dsp_browse_details&InventoryUnitsID=e3bc05b4-8de3-4bdf-a7c0-d706a3da82bd&CategoryID=&sale=&new=1) on 17 September 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.[dead link]

1. Benzel, Scott (2014). ["Scott Benzel"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141218065936/http://scottbenzel.net/). *scottbenzel.net*. Archived from [the original](http://scottbenzel.net/) on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.

1. Blordorn, Dain (2009). ["Lace Benefit Art Auction 2009"](https://web.archive.org/web/20091125024221/http://www.welcometolace.org/auction/images/638/). *[Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions](/source/Los_Angeles_Contemporary_Exhibitions)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.welcometolace.org/auction/images/638/) on 25 November 2009.

1. Peabody, Rebecca; Perchuk, Andrew; Philips, Glenn; Singh, Rani (eds.) (2011). [*Pacific Standard Time: Los Angeles art, 1945-1980*](https://archive.org/details/pacificstandardt0000unse/page/318/mode/2up?q=taft) (Exhibition catalog). [Getty Research Institute](/source/Getty_Research_Institute) and [J. Paul Getty Museum](/source/J._Paul_Getty_Museum). p. 319. ISBN 9781606060728. [OCLC 700205658](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/700205658). Retrieved 5 May 2026. – via [Internet Archive](/source/Internet_Archive)

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