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, August 9th, 2015

Cross-Country Group Show: “Paper Route 66” at BravinLee

A recent works-on-paper show avers a trans-regional American art, with six curators, 20 artists, and an aesthetic road trip.

Anthony Iacono, Hanging Plant, 2015. Acrylic, cut paper and linen tape, 24 x 19 inches. Courtesy of P.P.O.W. Gallery, New York
Saturday, August 1st, 2015

Cocktail Hour: Anthony Iacono at P.P.O.W.

In an impressive debut, provocative works that queer picture making

Eric-Brown, Hieroglyph, 2015. Oil on linen, 10 x 12 inches. Courtesy of Ille Arts, Amagansett, New York
Saturday, July 25th, 2015

Playful Strategies: Eric Brown in Amagansett

July in the Hamptons saw this show of intimately scaled paintings of reserved exuberance

Friday, July 24th, 2015

Curatorial Lyricism: “Perfect Likeness” at the Hammer

The Hammer’s current photography exhibition looks at developments in portraiture in the past 40 years.

Monday, July 20th, 2015

Change and Displacement: Michal Helfman at K.

A recent short-run exhibition questions politics and culture through economics and exchange.

Thursday, July 16th, 2015

Sophie Calle’s Suite Vénitienne: Following as Performance and Book

A new book by Siglio reproduces Calle’s 1980 performance, following a near-stranger through Venice.

Tuesday, July 14th, 2015

“Freedom Culture” at The Journal Gallery

Journal’s summer group show explores the creation of meaning in a world of pluralities and abundant choices.

Sunday, July 12th, 2015

Visionaries and Visions: Retrospectives of Tseng Kwong Chi and Ching Ho Cheng

Two innovative artists show the contributions that can be made amid cultural turbulence.

Monday, July 6th, 2015

Social Justice in the Studio and in the Street: Art and Activism at Franklin Street Works

A group show explores the use of art in social justice activism, collective action, and the aesthetics of politics.

Saturday, July 4th, 2015

A Room With A Field: Stan VanDerBeek’s Poemfields

An exhibition by one of the most important innovators in video and computer art recently concluded at Andrea Rosen.