Posts from December, 2015

John Knight at Greene Naftali


on view in Chelsea through January 8


A Portrait A Day — And Back In The Day: A Studio Visit with Brenda Zlamany


At work on portraits of Yale women of the 1890s and 365 art world contemporaries


Ellen Harvey at the Barnes Foundation


Harvey has painted a portrait, in silhouette, of each metal piece hanging in the Barnes


Incarnated Curves: Ornamental Ironwork at the Barnes Foundation


In honor of the artist and great friend of artcritical we repost this review of iron works from Rouen from 2016.


Tell Me: with Bill Corbett


Corbett discusses his personal and aesthetic interest in the work of Franz Kline.


Nonsense in the System: Carol Szymanski Interviewed


“whatever micro/macro situation you’re in, how things are categorized is the way people understand them.”


Retrospective Scraps: A Survey of Work by Nicola Ginzel


The artist’s embroidered fragments act as drawing, sculpture, and collage.


Eyes Wide Shut: Simon Hantaï at Paul Kasmin


In the Blancs, colored forms made by folding and creasing the canvas


A Word From the Editors


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Day Jobs, Dictators and Musical Scales: Carol Szymanski at Tanja Grunert


An artist returns from her day job with new work documenting life, big and small.