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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 ...

installation shot of exhibition under review, Ati Maier: The Great Dipper, Pierogi 2000, Williamsburg, 2010
Sunday, November 7th, 2010

Beyond Fuss and Fiddle: The universe according to Ati Maier

on view at Pierogi through November 15

Wallace Whitney, Quarry, 2010. Oil on canvas, 80 x 70 inches. Courtesy of Horton Gallery
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010

The Big (Juicy) Apple: Three current shows of abstract painterliness

Russell Roberts at Heskin Contemporary, Cynthia Hartling at Janet Kurnatowski, and Wallace Whitney at Horton

Don Christensen, Silver Button, 2010. Acrylic and oil on canvas, 76 x 50 inches. Courtesy of Sideshow
Sunday, October 31st, 2010

Tabula Rasa: Don Christensen at Sideshow

He achieves a reference-free field when that field should, by all accounts, be laden.

Sunday, October 31st, 2010

All or Nothing or something in between: Pipilotti Rist at Luhring Augustine

Falling short of her own high standards, an innocuous version of earlier work

Jennifer Steinkamp, Premature 5 & 7, 2010. 3-D computer animation, projected. Courtesy of Lehmann Maupin
Monday, October 25th, 2010

“I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do”

Jennifer Steinkamp at Lehmann Maupin

Edward Burtynsky, Shipbreaking #2 Field Proof, Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2000. Chromogenic print from Type 55 Polaroid, 46 x 38 inches, Edition of 12. Courtesy of Hasted Hunt Kraeutler
Saturday, October 23rd, 2010

Clicking while the Gulf Burns: Edward Burtynsky’s photography

Edward Burtynsky: Pentimento at Hasted Hunt Kraeutler

Pam Lims, Medusa page design decoy, 2010. Spray paint and acrylic on panel, paint, ACX plywood, plaster, approx. 66 x 20 x 20 inches. Courtesy Rachel Uffner Gallery
Friday, October 22nd, 2010

The Fifth Leg: Pam Lins at Rachel Uffner Gallery

Pam Lims: Problem Picture Sources New Sculptures up through October 24

Frank Bowling, Resting, 2010. Mixed media on canvas, 25 x 31 inches. Courtesy of Spanierman Modern
Saturday, October 16th, 2010

The Ultimate Proof of His Freedom: Frank Bowling’s abstract painting

on view at at Spanierman Modern through October 16

Alex Olson, Plot, detail, see article for details
Thursday, September 30th, 2010

The Grammar of the Grid

Alex Olson: As a Verb, As a Noun, In Peach and Silver, at Lisa Cooley through October 17

Tommy White, Pretty When You Smile, 2009. Oil on canvas, 114 x 90 inches. Courtesy of Harris Lieberman Gallery
Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

So Pretty When You Smile: The Gothic Enigmas of Tommy White

at Harris Lieberman through October 2