Criticism
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Eric Holzman, Late Afternoon / Crestwood II, 2013-14. Oil on canvas, 10 x 10 inches, Courtesy of Lori Bookstein Fine Art
Thursday, February 5th, 2015

Atmosphere is Key: Eric Holzman at Lori Bookstein

Small, luminous paintings reach deep into American art history

Thursday, February 5th, 2015

A House of Prayer for All People: Yael Bartana at Petzel

Two new videos explore cultural authenticity — one simulating a holy site, another asking how national identity is formed.

Helen Miranda Wilson, Treasure Land, 2012. Oil on panel, 12 x 9 inches. Courtesy of Lori Bookstein Fine Art.
Wednesday, February 4th, 2015

Helen Miranda Wilson: A New Kind of Space, Carved Out for the Mind to Explore

Her show was at at Lori Bookstein Fine Art late last year

Installation shot of the exhibition under review showing the third of three floors. Photo by Maris Hutchinson/EPW All artworks © Chris Ofili. Courtesy David Zwirner, New York/London
Saturday, January 31st, 2015

Other Stories: Chris Ofili at the New Museum

A masterful exhibition, closing this weekend

Jack Bush Ex on Spring Green, June 1974 acrylic on canvas, 160 x 195.5 cm (63.25 x 77 in.) Collection of H. Arnold and Blema Steinberg. . © Estate of Jack Bush / SODRAC (2014). Photo: Michael Cullen, TPG Digital Art Services
Thursday, January 29th, 2015

“Playful, Searching and Mischievous”: The Paintings of Jack Bush

Review of the catalog accompanying first major retrospective in 35 years

V. S. Gaitonde, Untitled, 1975. Oil on canvas, 70 x 42 inches. Mr. and Mrs. Rajiv Chaudhri Collection, New York © Christie’s Images Limited 2014
Sunday, January 25th, 2015

“Everything Starts From Silence”: Vasudeo Santu Gaitonde at the Guggenheim

The Indian abstractionist’s mini-retrospective is on view through February 11

Jill Baroff, For Your Love, 2014. Acrylic on wood, size variable. Courtesy of Bartha Contemporary
Sunday, January 25th, 2015

Weaving a Thread: Fall shows in London and Beyond

From Richard Tuttle at two museums and Jill Baroff (pictured) to a show at Middlesbrough Railway Station

Saturday, January 24th, 2015

Natural History: Richard Tuttle’s Prints

A new monograph surveying prints by the influential multi-media artist shows his quixotic approach and affinity to a kind of natural abstraction.

Monday, January 19th, 2015

Subversive Methods: Kianja Strobert at the Studio Museum in Harlem

The first major New York exhibition by Strobert, a painter who reconfigures the medium itself.

Saturday, January 17th, 2015

Bloom and Drang: Peter Blume’s Eclecticism

A survey of the American painter’s career is currently on view.