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 ...

Sunday, February 7th, 2016

Then and Now: Two Shows by Mark Grotjahn

Two simultaneous shows examine the early and recent work, and his rising status in the market.

Friday, February 5th, 2016

Something Old, Something New: Glitter and Glam at Berry Campbell

A show of paintings playing with the vagaries of imagery and language.

Gio Sumbadze, Soviet period bath building, 2015. Photo-Tex, 36 x 48 inches, Tskaltubo. Courtesy of the artist and Rail Curatorial Projects.
Thursday, February 4th, 2016

“A Sanctuary for Weeds”: Social Ecologies at the Gallery at Industry City

A group show curated by Greg Lindquist gathers an array of artists addressing the environment

Lisa Gwilliam & Ray Sweeten (DataSpaceTime), still from “Oculus 2 (Assumption)”, 2015. 2-channel browser-based grids of animated GIFs, custom code, dimensions variable, duration approximately 8 minutes 30 seconds. Courtesy of the artists
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2016

The Third Element: DataSpaceTime at Microscope

Information as raw material: duo Lisa Gwilliam and Ray Sweeten on view in Bushwick

Sunday, January 31st, 2016

Secret World: The Art of Martin Wong

The East Village artist, who died in 1999, gets a retrospective at the Bronx Museum of the Arts

Saturday, January 30th, 2016

Swansong for the Williamsburg Scene: Mike Ballou at Pierogi

His goofy sculptures help close Pierogi’s main space in Brooklyn as they move to Manhattan

Wednesday, January 20th, 2016

500 Years of Earth: A Survey of Landscapes at the Portland Art Museum

A traveling exhibition presents the changing way artists have approached nature over the past half millennium.

Joan Tanner, endofred #3, 2015. Oil stick, metallic powder, ballpoint pen and chalk on Bristol paper, 22 x 30 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Locks Gallery.
Tuesday, January 19th, 2016

The Shadows in Plato’s Cave: Drawings by Joan Tanner

on view at Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, through January 30.

Monday, January 18th, 2016

Trees, Petals, Dust, Stone: Andy Goldsworthy at Galerie Lelong

A show of new and old work by the English sculptor illuminates the natural world.

Friday, January 15th, 2016

Point at Something: “Very Long Fingers” at Simone Subal

Misshapen figures reveal new ways of thinking about the human body on display.