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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 ...

Friday, December 1st, 2000

James Esber

P.P.O.W. Gallery 476 Broome Street New York 10013 By DREW LOWENSTEIN In his second solo exhibition at PPOW gallery, James Esber continues to pull, ply and distort sexist and racist hate images culled from popular American sources. But this time a more subtle use of these taboo subjects operates as they intrude, creep into and … Continued

Wednesday, November 1st, 2000

Sarah Sze at Marianne Boesky

535 W 22nd Street, 2nd Floor New York NY 10011 27th October to 18th November 2000 Sarah Sze is my pick of the week, month, so far year even. Her earlier installation-agglomerations (for example, the window piece in the Whitney Biennial) could sometimes seem too determinedly whimsical, edging towards the cloying. This time, though, they’re … Continued