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2023

Orozco, Jonathan, Realist Artists on Realist Art, White Hot Magazine, October 26, 2023.

Lawson-Trancred, Jo, A Show at the Louvre’s Satellite Space Brings, Together Artistic Depictions of Mythical, Creatures, From Lion-Headed Eagles to Unicorns. artnet, September 2023.

Mier, Tomás, How Katy Perry Wound Up Nude on a Cotton-Candy Cloud, Rolling Stone, August 2023.

2022

Brite House, Yvonne Force Villareal to host inaugural ‘Brite Force’ exhibition featuring artist Will Cotton, The Big Bend Sentinel, May 5, 2022, p.17.

McGinness, Ryan, Will Cotton & Ryan McGinness in Conversation, Whitehot Magazine, February 2022.

2021

Petrarca, Emilia. The Group Portrait: A Rooftop Artists’ Salon. New York Magazine, USA, April 12-25, 2021, pp. 6-7

2020

The Art of Printmaking: Flying Horse Editions, Passport Winter Park, Fall/Winter 2020, cover, pp. 52-55.

Laster, Paul, 5 Must-See European Galleries Reopening with American Artists, Art & Object, July 19, 2020.

Simmons, William J., Archetypal Portraits: Will Cotton Interviewed by William J. Simmons, BOMB Magazine, July 9, 2020.

Ozkan, Yasmin, Pink Unicorns, Cowboy and Candy Clouds: Welcome to Will Cotton’s Own Wild West, DailyArt Magazine, June 28, 2020.

Double Bill at Templon Paris and Brussels, Paris Diary by Laure, June 22, 2020.

Will Cotton / Vaquero Domado, DXI, June 20, 2020.

Vijf Activiteiten Voor Een Cultureel Weekend, Metro Time, June 19, 2020.

Pierre Turine, Roger, The Taming of the Cowboy, Arts Libre (La Libre Belgique), June 10, 2020.

Verlinden, Michel, La Virilité Part en Sucette, Le Vif, June 3, 2020.

Autumn Forecast, Unfettered Living, Aspire Design and Home, June 2020.

Will Cotton, DAMN Magazine, Summer 2020.

Jordan, Eliza, Will Cotton’s Cheeky Cowboy Tames Ideas of Gender and Representation, WhiteWall, May 29, 2020.

Revault, De Fanny, Will Cotton, Art Interview, May 27, 2020.

Walker, Janet, London Travel Review: Vibrant, Electric, Enchanting, Haute-Life, May 27, 2020.

Jenkins, Chris, Galerie Templon Paris Re-Opens with Will Cotton and Chiharu Shiota Planned, Electric, Enchanting, Art & Collections, May 12, 2020.

2019

Shoan, Tatijana, Will Cotton, As If Magazine, issue no. 15, 2019, pp. 118-139.

2017

Lesser, Casey, I Baked a Cake in Will Cotton's Candyland Studio, www.artsy.com, March 29, 2017.

2015

Collins, Shay, Sweet Sensation: Vistas of Candyland at John Hartell, The Cornell Daily Sun, March 10, 2015.

2014

Colvin, Rob, Flipping the Hierarchy of Needs, Hyperallergic, November 5, 2014.

Will Cotton: Delicious Fantasies of Desire, Arte Al Limite, July 2014, pp. 14-21.

Emelife, Aindrea, Fancy a sugar-rush? Meet Will Cotton, the world's first candyfloss artist, The Guardian, June 24, 2014.

Hoby, Hermione, Will Cotton: the painter who made Katy Perry his muse, The Telegraph, June 20, 2014, pp. 12-13.

Fawcett, Kirstin, Artist Will Cotton Reveals How He and Katy Perry Played an Elaborate Game of Candy Land, Smithsonian.com, May 21, 2014.

2013

The Playmate as Fine Art, Playboy, January 2013, pp. 82-89.

2012

Newsom, John, FLATT, April 2012, pp. 68-79.

Boynton, Andrew, Karole Armitage's Curious Cabaret, www.newyorker.com, May 4, 2012.

Cohen, David, Triple Threat! Will Cotton: the Book, the Show, the Ballet, www.artcritical.com, May 5, 2012.

Lipinski, Jed, As his latest show opens, painter Will Cotton reflects on the Will Cotton - Katy Perry art-industrial complex, www.capitalnewyork.com, May 2012.

2011

Gamerman, Ellen, The Changing Face of Portraits, The Wall Street Journal, August 5, 2011, pp. D1-D2.

Corwin, William, Will Cotton Cockaigne, www.brooklynrail.org, December 2011.

Wilkinson, Isabel, Artist Will Cotton Talks Katy Perry, www.dailybeast.com, February 6, 2011.

Ollman, Leah, Will Cotton at Michael Kohn Gallery, www.latimes.com, February 3, 2011.

2010

Gregg, Gail, Nothing Like the Real Thing, ARTnews, December 2010, pp. 68-71.

Orden, Erica, Local Fine Artists Go Pop, The Wall Street Journal, July 28, 2010, P. A25.

Langbein, Julia, Will Cotton, Galerie Daniel Templon, www.artforum.com, May 27, 2010.

2009

Frankel, David, Will Cotton, Mary Boone Gallery, Artforum, May 2009, pp. 233-234.

Eden, Laura, Will Cotton, Elle Decor, March 2009, p. 58.

Eden, Laura, Will Cotton's Sweet Dreams, Deutsche Guggenheim Magazine, March 2009, p. 28.

2008

Stennett, Adam, Adam Stennett in Conversation with Will Cotton, Whitehot Magazine, October 2008, pp. 40-45.

Lindquist, Greg, Studio Visit: Will Cotton in Conversation with Greg Lindquist, www.artcritcal.com, January 22, 2008.

2007

Honigman, Ana Finel, Will Cotton in Conversation with Ana Finel Honigman, www.saatchionline.com, September 4, 2007.

Corsano, Otino, Interview with Will Cotton, otinocorsano.blogspot.com, July 30, 2007.

2006

Ford, Tom, Crowning Glory: Tom Ford on Will Cotton, BLACKBOOK, October 2006, p. 66-67.

Dambrot, Shana Nys, Will Cotton, Michael Kohn Gallery, Modern Painters, February 2006.

Oliva, Andrés, Will Cotton: Welcome to Cottonland, Belio Magazine (Madrid), January 2006, pp. 31-36, 133-134.

2005

Egan, Maura, Matter: The Sugar Land Express, The New York Times Magazine, December 4, 2005.

Pagel, David, Those empty calories can be so appealing, Los Angeles Times, November 18, 2005.

Kino, Carol, Trendy Artists Pick Up an Old-Fashioned Habit, The New York Times Magazine, April 17, 2005.

2004

Honigman, Ana Finel, Will Cotton, Mary Boone Gallery, New York, Tema Celeste, November/Decemeber 2004, pp. 83-84. PDF

Nakamura, Marie-Pierre, Will Cotton, Art Actuel, No. 35, November/December 2004, pp. 64-65.

Korotkin, Joyce, Will Cotton, Mary Boone Gallery, M The New York Art World, October 2004.

Will Cotton, The New Yorker, October 11, 2004, p. 21.

Saltz, Jerry, Assessing the new seasons: Highs, lows, kitsch, shtick, and one flamboyant failure, The Village Voice, October 1, 2004.

Cohen, David, Animated Awkwardness & Academic Cotton Candy, The New York Sun, September 16, 2004, pp. 1, 19.

Gopnik, Blake, For Art Lovers, a Chelsea Morning: New York Gallery Mecca Finally Makes Good on Its Promise, The Washington Post, Sunday, September 24, 2004, p. N01.

Greene, Rachel, and Andy Comer, The New Nude: Will Cotton, Vitals, September 2004, p. 84.

Powers, Bill, Art: 100% Cotton, BlackBook, September 2004, p. 64.

2003

Jana, Reena, Sweet Deal, ARTnews, December 2003, p. 27.

McQuiad, Cate, Adding a Stroke of Originality to a Staged Scene, The Boston Globe, October 21, 2003.

2002

Drolet, Owen, Reviews, New York: Will Cotton, Mary Boone>, Flash Art, November/December 2002, p. 101.

Cotton, Will, Self-Portrait, Tema Celeste, November/December 2002, pp. 70-71.

Johnson, Ken, Will Cotton, The New York Times, September 27, 2002, p. E32.

Eat Me, featuring Will Cotton, Catherine Chalmers, Saxton Freymann, Wim Delvoye, EGG: The Arts Show, PBS, premiere September 27, 2002.

2001

Rossi, Michael, Simple Thrills, www.artnet.com, November 28, 2001.

Darwent, Charles, Let Them Paint Cake, Modern Painters, Summer 2001, p. 102.

Vander Weg, Kara, What Is Pop Art, GQ, September 2001, pp. 360-365.

Lepore, Louise, Early Risers, W, September 2001, pp. 458-462.

Home Sweet Home, Smock Magazine, Spring/Summer 2001, p. 144.

Giuliano, Charles, The Young and the Restless: Delia Brown, Will Cotton, Tim Gardner, Hilary Harkness, and Damian Loeb, NY Arts Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 7/8, pp. 70-71.

Walen, Audrey, Will Cotton Candy, NY Arts Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 5.

Mahoney, Robert, Will Cotton, Time Out New York, April 19-26, 2001.

Plagens, Peter, Arts Extra: Color Me Cool, Newsweek, April 18, 2001, pp. 1-5.

Finch, Charlie, Two Eskimos, www.artnet.com, April 4, 2001.

Kostabi, Mark, Mark Kostabi on Will Cotton, Shout, April 2001, p. 8.

Candy Land, Vogue (Insert), February 2001.

2000

Bensinger, Ken, High-Tech Execs Become Virtual Art Collectors, The Wall Street Journal, July 7, 2000, p. W3.

Sillman, Amy, New York E-mail: Will Cotton at Mary Boone, Art Issues, June 2000, p. 40.

Leffingwell, Ed, Will Cotton at Mary Boone, Art in America, May 2000, p. 158.

Chambers, Christopher, Will Cotton, Flash Art, May 2000, pp. 116-117.

Vincent, Steven, The Temporary Contemporary of Linda Farris, Art & Auction, April 1, 2000, p. 38.

Hunt, David, Will Cotton, Time Out New York, March 16, 2000, p. 81.

Smith, Roberta, Will Cotton, The New York Times, March 10, 2000, p. E41.

Hass, Nancy, Mary Boone: Stirring Up the Art World Again, The New York Times, March 5, 2000, pp. ST1, ST4.

Frimbois, Jean-Pierre, New York New Wave, Art Actuel, March 2000, pp. 10-15.

Chaplin, Julia, They Like it Like That, Smock Magazine, Fall/Winter 2000, p. 42.

Will Cotton, New York Contemporary Art Report, December 1999/January 2000, p. 58.

1999

Henry, Max, Gotham Dispatch, www.artnet.com, December 17, 1999, pp. 1-5.

William Cotton, Tank, September 1999, pp. 168-171.

1998

William Cotton, The New Yorker, December 21, 1998.

Johnson, Ken, William Cotton, The New York Times, December 4, 1998.

Mumford, Steve, William Cotton, Review, December 1998.

1996

Jaeger, William, 'Images' is Beautiful and Intelligent, Albany Times Union, December 8, 1996.

Levin, Kim, Voice Choices: Especially Recommended, The Village Voice, November 24, 1996.

Levin, Kim, Voice Choices: William Cotton, The Village Voice, March 26, 1996.

Servetar, Stuart, William Cotton, The New York Press, March 20, 1996.

1995

Mastock, John, Despite Price, Art Retains Risk in Latest Show, Tampa Tribune, June 4, 1995.

Servetar, Stuart, William Cotton, The New York Press, April 18, 1995.

1994

Levin, Kim, Voice Choices: William Cotton, The Village Voice, December 20, 1994.