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 ...

Tuesday, August 12th, 2014

The Smokey Life: Ohad Meromi at Nathalie Karg

Ohad Meromi carries the proletarian banner into Nathalie Karg Gallery.

Thursday, August 7th, 2014

Burning Inside: Passion, Politics, and Disruption at Paul Kasmin

Arson as a kind of avant-garde, reorganizing our experience of the exhibition space.

James Wolfe, Just Right, 2013. Powder Coated Steel, 32 x 32 x 14 inches. Courtesy of the Artist.
Wednesday, August 6th, 2014

Fluttering like Flags, Swaying like Saplings: Sculptures of James Wolfe

On view at the New York Studio School through August 10

Tuesday, August 5th, 2014

Model as Mayhem: Franklin Evans pace Yve-Alain Bois

“…fashion or soft-core erotica are intermittently spaced around the gallery to form an underlayer of camp.”

Installation shot of the exhibition under review with David Brody's untitled 2014 sculpture suspended from the ceiling. Courtesy of Pierogi
Sunday, July 27th, 2014

“Leave Me All On Fire”: David Brody at the Boiler

A drawing animation, absolutely flat and yet 3-D at the same time

Friday, July 25th, 2014

In The Shadow of Loss, Make the World New Again: The 9/11 Memorial Museum

The new 9/11 Memorial Museum encourages misery, which might be its necessity.

Monday, July 21st, 2014

Eco-Formalism: Maya Lin at the Parrish Art Museum

Lin’s ecological concerns are apparent, but are they persuasive?

Wednesday, July 16th, 2014

Multiple Layers of Significance: Mike Kelley at LA MoCA

The final stage of a two year retrospective is a prodigious homecoming.

Monday, July 14th, 2014

Surface Tension: William Corwin on Amalia Piccinini and Stephen Maine

Two artists’ recent shows in Brooklyn explore surface as substance.