Rosalind Krauss is an influential American art critic, theorist, and professor known for her contributions to contemporary art criticism. She co-founded the journal October, which has played a significant role in shaping art discourse since its inception in 1976. Krauss's work often explores the relationship between art and its cultural context, focusing on modern and postmodern art movements. Krauss has written extensively on various artists, including Cindy Sherman and Robert Smithson, and has published several books, such as "The Originality of the Avant-Garde and Other Modernist Myths." Her scholarship emphasizes the importance of theory in understanding visual culture and has made a lasting impact on the field of art history.