One Day at a Time: Manny Farber and Termite Art

“'One Day at a Time explores Farber's concept of "Termite Art" and argues for the vital importance of art drawn from the everyday. Born from observing and acknowledging the transitory nature of daily life, "Termite Art" is the key antidote to "White Elephant" art - big "masterpiece" works consciously striving for greatness. In this catalogue, artists, historians and critics dive into art that omits such ambition in an effort to tend to the pleasures and problems of the everyday.'”

“Start with Helen Molesworth’s deeply soul-edifying monograph One Day at a Time: Manny Farber and Termite Art, from her exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. Then hit this Criterion roundup and short doc.”