Criticism
Tuesday, April 21st, 2020
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Thursday, January 25th, 2018

Insider Criticism: Mrs. Peter Plagens Reveals All

A review of his show at Nancy Hoffman Gallery by the artist’s spouse

Barbara Hammer, What You Are Not Supposed To Look At, 2014. Photo, Mylar, x-ray collage. Collaborative project with Ingrid Chhristie (camera). Courtesy of the artist.
Friday, January 19th, 2018

How Not to Vanish: Barbara Hammer’s Resilient Gaze

Her show at the Leslie-Lohman is on view through January 28.

Pat Adams, Long Soon, 1996. Mixed media on paper, 5.25 x 11.5 5 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Victoria Munroe Fine Art
Thursday, January 18th, 2018

The Arousal of Kinetic Sensation: Pat Adams at Victoria Munroe

This twenty year survey of the distinguished painter is on view through January 27

Sunday, January 14th, 2018

“send nudes plz”: Frances Waite’s Selfie-Portraiture

Her solo show at Elijah Wheat Showroom closes this weekend.

Dawn Mellor, Police Constable Jamilla Blake (Lolita Chakrabarti), 2016. Oil on canvas, 30 x 24 inches. Courtesy of the Artist and team (gallery, inc.)
Monday, January 8th, 2018

The Policewoman Inside Our Heads: Dawn Mellor at Team

Her show in Soho closed December 23rd

Saturday, December 30th, 2017

Wired for Sound: Julianne Swartz at Josée Bienvenu

Exhibition on view in Chelsea through January 13

Blinn & Lambert, New Grey Planet: Library, 2017. HD single-channel video, 11 minutes. Courtesy of the artists and Microscope Gallery
Saturday, December 30th, 2017

Almost a Quality: Blinn & Lambert at Microscope Gallery

Duo’s exhibition of video, installation and projections, first with gallery, is up through January 14

Brian Rochefort, SETI, 2017, Stoneware, earthenware, glaze, glass, 17 x 14 x 13 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Van Doren Waxter Gallery
Saturday, December 30th, 2017

An Impression of Otherness: Brian Rochefort at Van Doren Waxter

A show of ceramic sculptures seen last month on the Lower East side

Graham Nickson, Bather with Reflector, 2017. Acrylic on canvas, 108 x 96 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Betty Cuningham Gallery
Friday, December 15th, 2017

The Ideal Site: Graham Nickson at Betty Cuningham

His show is on view through December 22

Detail from Matt Bollinger: Between the Days, 2017, stop-motion animation, 17:59 minutes. Photo: Dennis Kardon
Wednesday, December 13th, 2017

A cigarette is smoked, a phone is answered: Matt Bollinger at Zürcher

Between the Days, on view through December 21