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 ...

Saturday, April 4th, 2015

Dallas in Wonderland: Chuck and George at CentralTrak

A group show of portraits of the artists by their friends, creates a maximalist collaborative installation in Dallas.

Friday, April 3rd, 2015

Making Art, and Making It Well: Two Recent Group Shows

Exhibitions at the New York Studio School and Freedman Art examine art about its own creation.

Analia Saban, Fireplace, 2015. Machine rendered acrylic paint on linen, 142.2 x 116.8 x 3.8 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Spru?th Magers.
Monday, March 30th, 2015

Sculpture and Painting on the Line: Analia Saban at Sprüth Magers

Dispatch from London Analia Saban: Interiors at Sprüth Magers February 27 to March 28, 2015 7A Grafton Street London, +44 20 7408 1613 The tradition of paint on canvas can act as a provocation to contemporary artists, who may do without either the liquid (e.g. Binky Palermo’s cloth) or the ground (e.g. Lynda Benglis’s pours). The Los … Continued

Friday, March 27th, 2015

The Collector’s Take on Ownership: Brad Troemel at Zach Feuer

An exhibition of collectibles and art examines the relation between the trade in celebrity and the trade in aesthetic objects.

Thursday, March 26th, 2015

Show and Tell: John Currin at Gagosian Beverly Hills

The realist painter eschews explicit sex in a new solo show, but refers backwards to earlier tropes of subordination.

Wednesday, March 25th, 2015

Darkly Iridescent: Vivienne Griffin at Bureau

The artist uses formalism and psychedelia to explore the ways in which we search for freedom from our personal and cultural histories.

Marsha Cottrell, Aperture Series (15), 2014. Laser toner on paper, unique, 11-3/4 x 18-1/8 inches. Courtesy of Eleven Rivington
Friday, March 20th, 2015

The Deliciousness of Staying Still: Marsha Cottrell at Eleven Rivington

“she treats electrostatic toner as a rich, primordial mezzotint”

Friday, March 20th, 2015

Boundless: Judith Scott at the Brooklyn Museum

A retrospective of a deaf and mute outsider artist lets her sculptures speak for themselves.

Francesca Woodman, Untitled, New York (N.409), 1979. Vintage Color Print, 3-3/8 x 3-1/2 inches. © Francesca Woodman/ Courtesy of Marian Goodman Gallery
Thursday, March 19th, 2015

Gaze Control: Francesca Woodman at Marian Goodman 

‘I’m trying my hand at fashion photography’ was on view through March 12

Julian Kreimer, Turquoise Fence, 2015. Oil on canvas, 66 x 68 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Lux Art institute.
Wednesday, March 18th, 2015

“A Dead Cactus Becomes an Abstract Painting”: Julian Kreimer at Lux Art Institute

The artist produces paintings en plein air, but those he deems unsuccessful are transformed into colorful abstractions in the studio.