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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 ...

Pablo Picasso, Erotic Scene (La Douceur), 1903. Oil on canvas, 27-5/8 x 21-7/8 inches. Metropolitan Museum of Art. © 2015 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Friday, June 12th, 2015

A Sly Wit: Piotr Uklanski at the Met

two exhibitions: his photography and his selection of works in the museum

Thursday, June 11th, 2015

Housewarming Devices: Lisa Yuskavage at David Zwirner

New work by the artist depicts her infamous nudes, liberated in the spaces that once hunted them.

Thursday, June 11th, 2015

The Way of the World: Three Iranian Artists at Callicoon

A show of installation works, drawings, readymades, and works by other artists, explores the limits of censorship and autonomy around the world.

Deborah Rosenthal, Landscape in the Studio, 2014. Oil on linen, 40 x 30 inches. Courtesy of the Artist
Tuesday, June 9th, 2015

The Velocity of Vision: Deborah Rosenthal’s Geography

On view at Bowery Gallery through June 13

Tom Burckhardt, Tangential Meditation, 2015. Oil on linen, 60 x 48 inches. Courtesy of Tibor de Nagy Gallery
Tuesday, June 9th, 2015

Kid in a Candy Store: Tom Burckhardt and the Provenance of Style

A breakthrough show at Tibor de Nagy, through June 13

Monday, June 8th, 2015

Dangerous Tangles: Cecily Brown, Rosy Keyser and the Undoing of Images

Two painters on view at Maccarone.

Friday, June 5th, 2015

Going with the Flow: Frank Bramblett at the Woodmere

The artist’s retrospective of curiously, thoughtfully used materials continues through June 21.

Carlo Ferraris A Flat, B Flat, B Sharp, 2015 Amplifier, keyboard, screw 68 x 24 x 18 inches, Courtesy LYNCH THAM
Monday, June 1st, 2015

Nobody’s Chump: Carlo Ferraris at LYNCH THAM

I’m no longer obsessed with winning, his solo show, up through June 7

Wednesday, May 27th, 2015

Naked City: Holly Zausner at Postmasters

The artist’s new video shows the city emptied, but nonetheless full of majesty.

Installation view, "Brian Belott: Dr. Kid President Jr," 2015, at 247365. Courtesy of the gallery.
Tuesday, May 26th, 2015

Brian Belott at 247365’s New Location

New paintings and early works, adapted from children.