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 ...

Thursday, August 8th, 2019

Flotation Effect: Riad Miah at Wave Hill

His installation creates a mirage of gestures suspended in space

T.W. Adorno in 1968
Tuesday, August 6th, 2019

A Strange Antiquation: T.W. Adorno’s Aesthetics in 1968

A new contributor reviews Adorno’s Aesthetics

Thursday, August 1st, 2019

Mode Shifting: Elizabeth Riley at SL Gallery

Her show of video and sculptural works in midtown through August 9

Mark Greenwold, Christmas Painting, 1964. Acrylic on canvas, 51-1/2 x 48-3/4 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Garth Greenan Gallery
Thursday, July 11th, 2019

Careful What You Wish For: Mark Greenwold at Garth Greenan

Recent paintings take a significant turn

Installation shot of exhibition by Kaveri Raina at Assembly Room, New York, 2019
Thursday, June 20th, 2019

Life in Motion: permeability, transparency and disembodied form in Tommy Mintz and Kaveri Raina

Two exhibitions, in different mediums, probe comparable conceptions of time

Andy Warhol, Silver Liz (diptych), 1963. Silkscreen ink, acrylic, and spray paint on linen, two panels: 40 × 80 inches. Private collection; promised gift to the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. © 2018 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Tuesday, June 4th, 2019

The Time-Capsule Formula: Warhol at the Whitney

Our critic descries a kitchen-sink approach to curating

Saturday, June 1st, 2019

The Cognitive Dissident: Bruce Pearson at Ronald Feldman

His seventh solo at the Soho gallery closes June 8

Thursday, May 30th, 2019

Dual Visions: Len Bellinger and Denise Sfraga in Bushwick

Through June 2 at M. David & Co. on Bogart Street

Wednesday, May 29th, 2019

If These Walls Could Talk: Ryan Oskin and Kate Stone at Transmitter

Ryan Oskin and Kate Stone: Inside Out at Transmitter March 29 to May 5, 2019 1329 Willoughby Avenue, 2A, between Wycoff and St. Nicholas Brooklyn, transmitter.nyc Any twelve-year-old with Photoshop can tell you about the inherent untruthfulness of photography, and yet our predilection to accept visuals as facts extends beyond the image. We see the … Continued

Tuesday, May 28th, 2019

Pareidolia: Jeremy Stenger at Kristen Lorello

A chapel-like installation of monochrome paintings with a hint of botanicals