Backseat Driver

James Croak, an internationally exhibited artist, is also a trenchant observer of the art world. Backseat Driver collects his writings from the last two decades, including a selection of dauntless exhibition and book reviews, erudite philosophical observations, and lively, sagacious reflections on a life in the arts. "His writing is full of deliciously unexpected gobbets," says renowned critic Anthony Haden-Guest in the foreword. Readers of Backseat Driver will discover that Croak's remarks possess all the wit and profundity of his highly regarded sculptures. Praise for Backseat Driver: "Sharp, witty commentary with an artist’s no-holds-barred insight." - Walter Robinson, artist and critic "Scanning the constellations, stars, supernovas, black holes, and dark matter that make up a universe we call 'culture,' James Croak's telescope, used as if a microscope, gleans meanings, revelations, insights, and disappointments in this smart and coyly titled book." - Eric Fischl, artist, co-author of Bad Boy: My Life On and Off the Canvas "For decades, James Croak has been one of the most articulate and intelligent commentators on the art world, as well as one of the most prescient contemporar