Criticism
Tuesday, April 21st, 2020
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Friday, October 31st, 2014

Give You So Much More: Jim Hodges at the Hammer Museum

A traveling retrospective of the artist’s work renders the personal political and beautiful.

John Walker, Untitled Bingo Card 2013. Oil on canvas, 7-1/2 x 5-5/8. Courtesy of Alexandre Gallery
Friday, October 31st, 2014

Land Meeting Sky: John Walker at Alexandre Gallery

These paintings convey nature’s immensity even as they mangle its topography.

Thursday, October 30th, 2014

Heroes of Superfuzz: Mark Newport’s Knitted Suits

The artist’s knitted full-body suits queer the superhero mythos and the gendered divisions between arts and craft.

Saturday, October 25th, 2014

Real Spaces and Illusions of Depth: Tomma Abts at David Zwirner

Asymmetry, illusion and odd numbers all add up in her latest exhibition

Thursday, October 23rd, 2014

Origin Stories: A Poet and Painter in Conversation

Two friends, Trevor Winkfield and Miles Champion, discuss their inspirations and history in a new book.

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014

Sweet and Dandy: Tomer Aluf’s Bohemian Paintings

The artist’s first solo exhibition at KANSAS, New York, shows his discernment and love of the visual and physical promenade.

William Conger, #131, 2014. Gouache on paper, 5 x 4 inches. Courtesy of Studio Vendome Projects
Tuesday, October 21st, 2014

Beyond Image: William Conger of Chicago

A veteran abstract painter defined by and defining his city.

Installation shot, Spaced Out - Migration To The Interior, lower floor. Photo: Greg Mionske / Red Bull Content Pool
Tuesday, October 21st, 2014

Total Work of Art: “Spaced Out” at Red Bull Studios

Curated by Phong Bui, works and installation alike evoke psychedelic experience

Gallery View. Anna Wintour Costume Center, Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch Gallery Image: © The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Tuesday, October 21st, 2014

Dead Dressed: Mourning Attire at the Met

An exhibition of Victorian mourning dresses explores rituals, fashion, semiotics and loss.

Monday, October 20th, 2014

Photo Presence, Video Fantasy: The Life and Work of Robert Heinecken

A traveling retrospective of Heinecken’s work is as timely as ever.