What lasts in life? From 1988 to 1990, Schjeldahl published a column in 7 Days, and from 1990 to 1998, he wrote art reviews for the Village Voice. Dec. 21, 2019, 11 a.m. CT. top: 'auto', I mean, everybody does it. setNewsletterCookie('recentlyShown', 1); It's really easy. We were stuck in traffic on the way to Alex Katzs opening at the Guggenheim when my wife started riffling through her phone. It could be a physical object, or perhaps something intangible that you carry in your heart and soul. SCHJELDAHL: I thought it was a great idea. Listen 6:07. } Peter Schjeldahl, a poet who was also the longtime art critic for the New Yorker, died recently at the age of 80. On a scale of laminated-eyebrow drama to Lemon Lady Secrets. Since 1998, Peter Schjeldahl was at the New Yorker. aggressive: true, The World's Premier Art Magazine since 1913. The art critic was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in 2019. '