Embattled Critic: Where Angels Fear To Tread
by David Cohen
Reviewing the reviews that caused the rumpus
Ken Johnson’s Burden
+ Deshawn Dumas, David Carrier, Deven Golden, Diane Thodos, Tobey Crockett, Greg Lindquist, Sandra Sider, Joan Waltemath
Jill Nathanson at Messineo Art Projects/Wyman Contemporary
by Mary Negro
on view through December 20 at 511 West 25th Street
The Mother of All Invention
by David Cohen
In our first dispatch from Miami, a note on Atsushi Kaga, Art Positions, Art Basel Miami Beach
Storms before the Storm: Pre-Sandy, Chelsea Awash with Disaster
In an eerie augury of the hurricane, shows about earthquakes, tsunamis and capsized cruisers
Resistance of Steel: Melvin Edwards at Alexander Gray
In “Lynch Fragments” chains signify cultural connectedness and violent repression