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Tuesday, April 21st, 2020
The American artist Kara Walker poses questions about slavery’s history and legacy with a major UK commission. ...
Wednesday, April 8th, 2020
The work of earlier artists can be found in scenes from this expat Russian painter’s adolescence. ...
Sunday, March 3rd, 2019
A derangement of the senses is arrived at via multifarious stimuli ...

DeShawn Dumas, Hold in Mind, 2017. Thermoplastic and spray paint on wood, 67 x 42 inches. Courtesy of the Artist and Ethan Cohen New York
Tuesday, July 18th, 2017

Holocene Extinction: DeShawn Dumas at Ethan Cohen

For Dumas, the question of extinction also points to violence against African-Americans

Florine Stettheimer, Self-Portrait with Palette (Painter and Faun), ca. 1915, oil on canvas. Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York
Tuesday, July 11th, 2017

Pretty, Ugly, Beautiful: Florine Stettheimer at the Jewish Museum

“Painting as Poetry” on view through September 25

Thursday, July 6th, 2017

Psychological Environments: Daniel Gerwin and Eleanor King at 326 Gallery

This two-person show ends July 8.

Wednesday, July 5th, 2017

Agreed Roles: Fetish and theater in the masks of Mehryl Levisse

His show at Catinca Tabacaru is up through July 9

Cup with Achilles Slaying Penthesileia, attributed to the Penthesileia Painter, ca. 470–460 BCE. Terracotta, Red-figure © Staatlichen Antikensammlungen und Glyptothek, Munich, photograph by Renate Kühling
Sunday, June 18th, 2017

The Right Amount of Fear: Emotion in Ancient Greek Art

A World of Emotions at the Onassis Cultural Center through June 24

Antoni Tàpies, Composition, 1972. Tapestry, wire, and burlap on board, 102 3/8 x 80 3/8 inches. © 2017 Comissió Tàpies / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VEGAP, Madrid. Courtesy of the Artist and Nahmad Contemporary.
Wednesday, June 14th, 2017

What Painting Might Do: Antoni Tàpies at Nahmad Contemporary

A seemingly random selection of the Spanish master provoked close readings; from earlier this year

Thursday, June 1st, 2017

A Gyroscopic Equilibrium: Robert Mangold at Pace

a show of recent works, on view in Chelsea through June 17

Sandro Chia, Looking At, 2017. Oil on Canvas, 39-3/8 x 39-3/8 inches. Courtesy of Marc Straus Gallery
Thursday, June 1st, 2017

Stepping Out of Time: Sandro Chia at Marc Straus

His show of recent paintings took place in the Spring

David Novros, Untitled, 1974. Charcoal and red oil paint on paper, 22-3/4 x 59-1/4 inches. Courtesy of the Artist and Paula Cooper Gallery.
Monday, May 29th, 2017

“A Painted Place”: David Novros at Paula Cooper

Works from the 1970s, on view through June 30

Installation shot, exhibition under review. Courtesy of Chambers Fine Art
Monday, May 29th, 2017

Close Reading: Xie Xiaoze paints blown-up books

At Chambers Fine Art, through June 17