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 ...

John Zurier, Sorgin, 2013. Oil on linen, 21 x 15 inches. Courtesy the artist and Peter Blum Gallery, New York
Saturday, May 25th, 2013

One Foot In The Sublime: John Zurier at Peter Blum

The monochrome paintings achieve greater particularity when worked small

Maria Petschnig, Petschsniggle, 2013. HD Video (color, sound), 7 minutes. Courtesy of the artist and One Stellar Rays
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013

A Romp Through A Flesh-Colored Universe: Maria Petschnig’s Video Installations

On view through June 16 at On Stellar Rays

Giosetta Fioroni, Palazzo sul Canal Grande (Palazzo on the Grand Canal), 1970, pencil and aluminum enamel on paper, 39 3/8 x 27 1/2 inches. Courtesy of the artist. Photograph by Giuseppe Schiavinotto.
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

Imprinting Memory in Space: Giosetta Fioroni at the Drawing Center

Belated New York debut of Sixties Rome Pop Artist

Keith Smith, 1971 for Book 22, c. 1971 Photo-collage with hand-stitching 14 x 11 inches. Courtesy of Bruce Silverstein
Saturday, May 18th, 2013

Repetition as a Tool of Revelation: The Work of Keith Smith

Photography with stitching, at Bruce Silverstein through June 1

James Walsh, Jolts, 2012. Acrylic on canvas, 24-1/8 x 18 inches. Collection of Spanierman Modern, New York
Thursday, May 16th, 2013

Swoops, Blobs and Swirls: James Walsh At Spanierman

A show of small paintings in Spanierman’s Modern Library project room

Hilary Harkness, Red Sky in the Morning, 2010-11. Oil on panel, 37 x 42 inches. Courtesy the artist and Mary Boone Gallery, New York
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013

Relentless Yet Dispassionate: Hilary Harkness at the Flag Art Foundation

A review nine years in the making of a show that closes this weekend

Stanley Whitney, Bodyheat, 2012. Oil on linen, 96 x 96 inches. Courtesy of Team Gallery, New York
Friday, May 10th, 2013

Syntax Is Everything: Stanley Whitney at Team

on view in Soho through Saturday, May 11

Elena Sisto, Blue Shirt, 2013. Oil on linen, 48 x 24 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Lori Bookstein Fine Art, New York
Friday, May 10th, 2013

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Woman: Elena Sisto at Lori Bookstein

Her first show in New York since 2004 and her debut at this gallery

El Anatsui, Gli (Wall) (detail), 2010. Aluminum and copper wire, installation at the Brooklyn Museum, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. Brooklyn Museum photograph
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013

The Wall is Also a Story: El Anatsui at the Brooklyn Museum

The Ghanaian artist’s first solo exhibition in a New York museum, on view till August 4.

David Diao, 40 Years of His Art, 2013. Acrylic and vinyl on canvas, 40 x 60 inches. Courtesy of Postmasters
Friday, April 26th, 2013

Towards A Sense of Closure: David Diao’s TMI at Postmasters

The last day of show and space alike is Saturday, April 27.