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
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Thursday, January 23rd, 2020
An exhibition that follows a fashion designer as she channels the spirit of her times ...

Friday, July 11th, 2014

Man Out of Time: Milton Resnick at Mana Contemporary

Milton Resnick’s long but underappreciated career gets a review and revision at Mana Contemporary.

Wednesday, July 9th, 2014

Wanted but Undesired: Andy Warhol at the 1964 World’s Fair

The Queens Museum untangles the outrage and hypocrisy around Warhol’s commission at the 1964 World’s Fair.

Monday, July 7th, 2014

Waves: Swoon at the Brooklyn Museum

The acclaimed street artist creates an oceanic jungle in the Brooklyn Museum.

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014

Sun and Earth: Melanie Schiff at Kate Werble

Melanie Schiff’s work encourages viewers to stare at the sun.

Emmanuel Cooper, Stoneware with volcanic glaze (detail), ca. 1990s. Courtesy of the artist and Ruthin Craft Centre. Photograph by Dewi Tannatt Lloyd.
Tuesday, July 1st, 2014

Flows of Light and Form: The Life and Work of Emmanuel Cooper

Darren Jones remembers the elemental work and personality of the English ceramicist.

Monday, June 30th, 2014

Wood, Light and Steel from Ash: Xu Bing’s Phoenixes

Xu Bing’s interest in metamorphosis takes form as two colossal phoenixes.

Thursday, June 26th, 2014

Archive of the Everything, Forever: Camille Henrot at the New Museum

Camille Henrot’s ambitious exhibition displays her woven roles as archivist, anthropologist, artist.

Wednesday, June 25th, 2014

“They are looking for answers”: Jawad al Malhi at Al-Ma’mal Foundation

Jawad al Malhi’s work documents the lives, struggles and culture of young men in the Middle East.

Installation view, "Jayson Musson: Abstract Art Exhibit," courtesy of Salon 94.
Tuesday, June 24th, 2014

Punchline in Search of a Comedian: Jayson Musson takes on Nancy

Jayson Musson’s comics-inspired show is at Salon 94 Bowery.

Tuesday, June 24th, 2014

What It Is: Juliet Helmke on Tom Friedman

Tom Friedman plays with viewer expectations, using nothing but two materials.