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Mourning Manny Farber.
Wed, Aug 20 2008 2:04 PM

More on the passing of critic Manny Farber: J. Hoberman at the Village Voice (alongside a reprint of his 1981 essay "Termite Makes Right"): Farber wasn't like other critics. He didn't proselytize and he didn't create systems. Rather, he articulated his idiosyncratic perception, which is to say: He had a sensibility. Farber was as punchy... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Critic watch, Memoriam, Manny Farber

Termite art.
Mon, Aug 18 2008 4:38 PM

Manny Farber, critic and artist, passed away last night at the age of 91. From Glenn Kenny at Some Came Running: What I found, and find, most valuable in his criticism is his ability to apprehend the entirety of a film--he got it from every angle. He could appreciate a B war picture in the same sense that the guy on the street could, while fully comprehending... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Critic watch, Memoriam, white elephant art, Negative Space, Termite art, Manny Farber