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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
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Sunday, March 3rd, 2019
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Simon Norfolk, The Lewis Glacier, Mt. Kenya, 1987, 2014. Digital chromogenic print, 30 x 40 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Benrubi Gallery.
Friday, February 27th, 2015

Afghanistan in Time: Simon Norfolk at Benrubi

A photographer tracks time in a beautiful landscape wounded by war.

Wednesday, February 25th, 2015

Pop History: Jiri Georg Dokoupil’s Modernist Bubbles

The artist uses an idiosyncratic technique to make colorful paintings of bubbles, following in a long line of Modernists.

Wednesday, February 25th, 2015

States of Mind: Scooter LaForge Paints Cross-Country

The artist has documented his journey across the United States in bright and colorful paintings of passing moments.

Thursday, February 19th, 2015

Like This: An Exhibition of Near-Representations

A show of paintings and sculptures by three women takes allusion as its theme and raison.

Wednesday, February 18th, 2015

“Hard to Explain”: Lisa Bradley’s Mysterious Abstractions

on view Hollis Taggart Galleries through February 28

Tuesday, February 17th, 2015

The Pictorial: Deanna Lee on the Cusp of Figuration and Abstraction

Lee’s panels blend aesthetic and biographical heritage, and show their own creation and materials.

Saturday, February 14th, 2015

Workerism: Annette Wehrhahn at Soloway Gallery

Wehrhahn shows part of artists’ experience: the interdependence of the studio and the home.

Wednesday, February 11th, 2015

This is Real Life: John Miller’s Crafting of Mediated Vision

In two concurrent shows we see the artist address street scenes and game shows as portraits of daily life.

Sunday, February 8th, 2015

Glimpsed Curiosities: The Boyhood New York of Kenny Rivero

at Shin Gallery on the Lower East Side, through February 28

Saturday, February 7th, 2015

Visual Scientific Poetry: Susan Bee’s Photograms

An exhibition of work by Bee shows photograms by the artist not seen in more than 30 years.