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 ...

Simon Hantaï, Blancs, 1973-1974. Acrylic on canvas, 78 x 84 5/8 inches. Courtesy of Paul Kasmin Gallery
Tuesday, December 8th, 2015

Eyes Wide Shut: Simon Hantaï at Paul Kasmin

In the Blancs, colored forms made by folding and creasing the canvas

Saturday, December 5th, 2015

Day Jobs, Dictators and Musical Scales: Carol Szymanski at Tanja Grunert

An artist returns from her day job with new work documenting life, big and small.

Edward Ashton Goodes, Fishbowl Fantasy, 1867. Oil on canvas, 30 x 25-1/8 inches. Collection of Peter A. Feld
Saturday, November 28th, 2015

An Art of Plenitude: American Still Life in Philadelphia

From Audubon to Warhol, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art through January 10

Wednesday, November 25th, 2015

Strong, Sweet, Sorrowful Sculptures by Alina Szapocznikow

The artist’s work embodies her life, tribulations, and love, in works from the 1960s and ’70s.

John Lees, 42nd Street (Main Title and Dialogue), 2015. Oil on canvas, 24 x 32 inches. Courtesy of Betty Cuningham Gallery
Tuesday, November 24th, 2015

Howdy Doody Gravitas: A John Lees Double Bill

and a review by Thaddeus Radell; show on view at Betty Cuningham through Saturday

John Lees, In the Park/Early Morning, 2015. Graphite, ink on paper, 11 x 9-1/8 inches. Courtesy of Betty Cuningham Gallery
Tuesday, November 24th, 2015

A Fine Insanity: John Lees at Betty Cuningham

another take on the show, on view through Saturday

Tuesday, November 17th, 2015

Something Untranslatable: A Digital Homage to Smithson’s “Monuments”

An online project for the Kadist Foundation explores the codes and changes of Passaic, NJ.

Saturday, November 14th, 2015

Working Together: A New Book on Words and Art

An anthology of essays on poet-artist collaborations, recently published by Cuneiform Press.

Friday, November 13th, 2015

Love Canal: Joan Linder at Mixed Greens

Project Sunshine is penultimate show at much-valued gallery, closing Saturday

Thursday, November 12th, 2015

Mythos and History: A New Agnes Martin Biography

A new biography of the idiosyncratic and influential painter untangles myth and fact.