
The Early Developmental Stage: A Dialogue on the Contemporary Chinese Art World with Author Karen Smith
Her latest book is As Seen 2011: Notable Artworks by Chinese Artists

Visually Self-Evident: Al Held’s Alphabet Paintings at Cheim & Read
Paintings of astonishing variety, through April 20

Fearless and Philosophical, Subtle and Inquisitive: Thomas McEvilley, 1939-2013
The Sanskrit scholar who took on MoMA

In Search of the Mutable: Peter Soriano at Lennon Weinberg
“To deconstruct painting is also simultaneously to reconstruct this medium”

David Salle 24/7: A Show at Lever House
Tapestries/Battles/Allegories was on view until January 25th

A Maze and Grace: Alan Shields takes Color Field for a Walk
Alan Shield’s Maze is on view at Greenberg Van Doren through December 21

What if…? Gutai, Japan’s New York School
A Visual Essay on Gutai at Hauser & Wirth, through October 27

Sweeney Guards the Horned Gates: International Abstraction and the Guggenheim
A recent show celebrated collecting tastes of the 1950s

Abstraction Goes Underground: The Painting Factory at LA MoCA
“Abstraction After Warhol” featured 11 painters, most not using brushes