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 ...

Merlin James?, Signal Box, 2009. ?Acrylic and mixed media, ?53 x 57 cm. ?Courtesy the artist
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013

Painting as Signal Box: Merlin James in Berlin

His show was at Kunste-Werke Berlin

Matthew Blackwell, He Tries, 2011, detail. Oil and acrylic on canvas with collage, 65-1/5 x 46-1/2 inches. Courtesy of Edward Thorp Gallery
Thursday, November 28th, 2013

Bear Men in the Twilight Zone: Matthew Blackwell at Edward Thorp

His sculptures and paintings explicitly cross-pollinate for the first time

Alex Katz, Black Brook, 1989. Oil on board, 9 x 12 inches. Courtesy of Peter Blum Gallery
Sunday, November 17th, 2013

Time Stands Still: Alex Katz Small Paintings

a survey from 1987 to 2013 at Peter Blum Gallery

Gregory Amenoff, Kronos II, 2012. Oil on canvas, 84 x 76 inches. Courtesy of Alexandre Gallery
Sunday, November 17th, 2013

Secular Exhilerations: Gregory Amenoff and Nature

His exhibition, Trace, is at Alexandre gallery through November 23

Antonio Lopez, Gianni Versace Campaign, 1984. Copyright the Estate of Antonio Lopez, courtesy The Suzanne Geiss Company
Thursday, November 14th, 2013

Hard But Used: Gender, Sexuality and Drawing

Keep Your Timber Limber was at London’s ICA this summer

BALTHUS, ?Untitled, c. 1999–2000?. Color Polaroid?, 4 x 4 inches. ?© Harumi Klossowska de Rola. Courtesy Gagosian Gallery
Saturday, November 9th, 2013

Super-Sized and Compromised: Balthus at Gagosian

Balthus: The Last Studies on view through December 21.

Met Hitchcock, Amazing Grace, Letters cut from the Bhagavad Gita, 2013. Detail. Courtesy of Studio 10
Saturday, November 9th, 2013

Red Letter Day: Meg Hitchcock’s Cut-and-Pastes from Scripture

The Land of Bliss was at Studio 10, Bushwick

Elizabeth O'Reilly, White Boat, White House, 15" x 15", oil on panel, 2012. Courtesy George Billis Gallery.
Thursday, November 7th, 2013

Presence, Absence, and Light in the Paintings of Elizabeth O’Reilly

Gothic New England charm with echoes of Monet and Whistler, through November 16

Matthew Craven, Stare, 2013. Mixed media on found paper, 51 x 37-3/4 inches. Courtesy of DCKT Contemporary
Monday, November 4th, 2013

Dodgy Anthropology But Formally Engrossing: Matthew Craven and the Ancient World

His show was as DCKT Contemporary

Fran Siegel, detail of Navigation, 2010-2011, colored pencil, ink, and cyanotype on cut and folded papers. 116 x 116 x 4 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Lesley Heller Workspace.
Saturday, November 2nd, 2013

Mapping the City: Fran Siegel at Lesley Heller Workspace

Glimpses of anonymous buildings, vacant lots, parking lots, and the distant mountains