Lauren Kane

Lauren Kane is managing editor of the New York Review of Books. She writes frequently about art, history and religion.

To infinity and beyond with Caspar David Friedrich

The high priest of German Romanticism is at his best when practising a minimalism that requires maximum imaginative effort from the viewer

31 Mar 2025

In his paintings of landscapes and townscapes, the artist created scenes that are as psychologically complex as his portraits

17 Dec 2024