An exhibition of new sculpture makes an argument for virtuosity.

from WEEK AT A GLANCE, Saturday, October 1 Jackie Gendel: Artist Talk at Thomas Erben Gallery 526 West 26th Street, 4th Floor, 4PM Back in 2006 Ken Johnson wrote of Jackie Gendel in the New York Times that “With seemingly off-hand painterly verve, smudgy colors and a sweet sense of humor [she] creates smart and … Continued

A conversation with Erik La Prade

Her show, Space Machines, is on view at Pierogi Gallery on the Lower East Side through October 9

Noah Dillon, Ken Johnson and Karen E. Jones with moderator David Cohen

The migration of THE LIST from a college instructor’s printed sheet for his undergraduate class to the pages of artcritical and its weekly newsletter, via the semi-weekly email of over a decade from Andrew Ginzel, is the talk of the town. Andrew gave an interview to ArtNews posted to their website yesterday. A daily ARTCRITICAL PICK … Continued

Sculpture made for the outdoors, on view through November

Conveniently, three of this evening’s four shows are within a block of each other in Chelsea: Rashid Johnson at Hauser & Wirth; Eve Aschheim at Lori Bookstein; and A.L. Steiner, pictured, at Koenig & Clinton – worth checking in again, even if you have seen the show already, as each day Steiner will be reading … Continued

Tuesday, September 20 at the Brooklyn Public Library. artcritical.com/reserve

A marriage of the plastic and the personal gives his work intensity and edge