Criticism
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. ...
Thursday, January 23rd, 2020
An exhibition that follows a fashion designer as she channels the spirit of her times ...

Cup with Achilles Slaying Penthesileia, attributed to the Penthesileia Painter, ca. 470–460 BCE. Terracotta, Red-figure © Staatlichen Antikensammlungen und Glyptothek, Munich, photograph by Renate Kühling
Sunday, June 18th, 2017

The Right Amount of Fear: Emotion in Ancient Greek Art

A World of Emotions at the Onassis Cultural Center through June 24

Antoni Tàpies, Composition, 1972. Tapestry, wire, and burlap on board, 102 3/8 x 80 3/8 inches. © 2017 Comissió Tàpies / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VEGAP, Madrid. Courtesy of the Artist and Nahmad Contemporary.
Wednesday, June 14th, 2017

What Painting Might Do: Antoni Tàpies at Nahmad Contemporary

A seemingly random selection of the Spanish master provoked close readings; from earlier this year

Installation shot of "Tous contre le spectacle" , private exhibition curated by Wolfgang Scheppe, Venice, 2017
Tuesday, June 13th, 2017

The Return of the Real: Venice Biennale 2017

The first of artcritical’s dispatches from Europe this summer

Thursday, June 1st, 2017

A Gyroscopic Equilibrium: Robert Mangold at Pace

a show of recent works, on view in Chelsea through June 17

Sandro Chia, Looking At, 2017. Oil on Canvas, 39-3/8 x 39-3/8 inches. Courtesy of Marc Straus Gallery
Thursday, June 1st, 2017

Stepping Out of Time: Sandro Chia at Marc Straus

His show of recent paintings took place in the Spring

David Novros, Untitled, 1974. Charcoal and red oil paint on paper, 22-3/4 x 59-1/4 inches. Courtesy of the Artist and Paula Cooper Gallery.
Monday, May 29th, 2017

“A Painted Place”: David Novros at Paula Cooper

Works from the 1970s, on view through June 30

Installation shot, exhibition under review. Courtesy of Chambers Fine Art
Monday, May 29th, 2017

Close Reading: Xie Xiaoze paints blown-up books

At Chambers Fine Art, through June 17

Greg Lindquist, Smoke and Water: Dispatches, 2017. detail showing coal ash in plexiglass vitrines. Courtesy of the Artist
Saturday, May 20th, 2017

An Immiscible Swirl: Greg Lindquist at Central Booking

Fine art and social action, on the Lower East Side through May 28

Jennifer Coates and David Humphery, Untitled, 2017. Acrylic on canvas, 22 x 30 inches. Courtesy of the artists
Thursday, May 18th, 2017

Phrogz That Collaborate: Jennifer Coates and David Humphrey in Nebraska

Husband and wife team up at hip Lincoln powerhouse, Fiendish Plots

Wilmer Wilson IV, still from Channel, 2017. Photo by Allison McDaniel, courtesy of the artist.
Thursday, May 11th, 2017

The Heroism of the Crowd: Flânerie at the Barnes Foundation

Person of the Crowd: The Contemporary Art of Flânerie is on view in Philadelphia through May 22