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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 ...

Saturday, April 16th, 2016

Drawing a Line: “A Constellation” at the Studio Museum in Harlem

A recent group show connects dots between form and narrative.

Saturday, April 16th, 2016

Unbridgeable Gap: Andrea Fraser Brings Sing Sing to the Whitney

A recent sound art installation at the Whitney tries to link two New York institutions.

Thursday, April 14th, 2016

John Hodgman Meets John Dewey: Fischli and Weiss at the Guggenheim

Humor and hermeneutics collide in the duo’s retrospective.

Friday, April 8th, 2016

“This is how it’s done”: David Salle Curates Recent Painting

“Nice Weather” is at Skarstedt, uptown and Chelsea, through April 16

Installation shot: Ellsworth Kelly, Curve seen from a Highway, Austerlitz. 1970. Gelatin silver print, 8-1/2 x 12-3/4 inches. Courtesy of Matthew Marks Gallery
Friday, April 8th, 2016

A Process That Takes Place In The Mind: Ellsworth Kelly’s Photographs

on view at Matthew Marks through April 30

Thursday, April 7th, 2016

Poet, Printer, Prankster: Marcel Broodthaers in Retrospect

The late artist is the subject of four simultaneous exhibitions, including a MoMA retrospective.

Saturday, April 2nd, 2016

Still Life with Movement: James Nares at Paul Kasmin

The artist uses high-definition, super slow video to put the viewer in an awkward spot.

Lois Dodd, Jerusalem Artichokes, September, 2015. Oil on Masonite, 20 x 15 7/8 inches. Courtesy of Alexandre Gallery
Monday, March 28th, 2016

As Agile As Ever: Lois Dodd at Alexandre

As her admirers know, Dodd is a painter who makes things count

Sunday, March 27th, 2016

Purity or Pollution: Protection, Plastics and Religion in the Work of Sara Mejia Kriendler

A young artist uses monochromatic sculptures to examine vulnerability and danger.

Sunday, March 27th, 2016

An Outsider’s Tale: Ana Mendieta at Galerie Lelong

A survey of the influential feminist artist’s early films and photographs.