Criticism
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Eugène Leroy, Nu blanc couché au grand visage, 1991 [detail]. Oil on canvas, 38 1/4 x 57 1/2 inches. Courtesy Michael Werner Gallery
Saturday, December 22nd, 2012

An Extreme Painter: Eugène Leroy at Michael Werner

Nudes on view through January 5

David Humphrey, Scratcher, 2012. Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 72 inches. Courtesy of Fredericks & Freiser
Friday, December 21st, 2012

A Future in Plastics: David Humphrey’s New Paintings

on view at Chelsea’s Fredericks & Freiser through January 19

Installation shot of The Event of a Thread by Ann Hamilton at the Park Avenue Armory, December 2012. Photo: James Ewing
Thursday, December 20th, 2012

Gentling The Savage Enormity Of Gargantuan Space: Ann Hamilton at the Armory

The Event of a Thread is on view through January 6

Alan Shields, Maze, 1981-82. Acrylic and thread on canvas, cotton belting, Velcro, aluminum pipe, 87 x 219 x 219 inches. Courtesy of Greenberg Van Doren Gallery
Tuesday, December 18th, 2012

A Maze and Grace: Alan Shields takes Color Field for a Walk

Alan Shield’s Maze is on view at Greenberg Van Doren through December 21

Susannah Phillips, Landscape 10, 2012. Oil on canvas, 36 x 46 inches. Courtesy of Lori Bookstein Fine Art.
Monday, December 10th, 2012

Growing To Know A Place: Susannah Phillips and Landscape

continues at Lori Bookstein through January 2013

Phyllida Barlow, untitled: holedwall, 2012. Wirenetting, polyurethane expanding foam, cement, scrim, paint, 59 x 47 x 82 inches. Courtesy of Hauser & Wirth
Friday, December 7th, 2012

The Cannibal: Phyllida Barlow at Hauser & Wirth

This slow cook artist is something of a speed freak.

Melvin Edwards, Ways of Steel, 1988. Welded steel, 17 x 32-1/4 x 14-5/8 inches. Courtesy of Alexander Gray Associates, New York
Saturday, December 1st, 2012

Resistance of Steel: Melvin Edwards at Alexander Gray

In “Lynch Fragments” chains signify cultural connectedness and violent repression

Frank Moore, Her Closet, 1990. Oil and pins on canvas mounted on wood, in artist’s frame (painted wood), 31 x 30 inches. Private collection, New York. Courtesy Sperone Westwater, New York
Friday, November 23rd, 2012

Battle Lines: Frank Moore’s Toxic Beauty

on view at NYU’s Grey Art Gallery through December 8

Luc Tuymans, Allo! IV, 2012. Oil on canvas, 50-3/8 x 71-5/8 inches. Courtesy David Zwirner, New York/London
Monday, November 19th, 2012

Each To His Own Tahiti: Peter Doig and Luc Tuymans in London

Moon and Sixpence moments for two contemporary painters

Carolanna Parlato, Orbit, 2012. Acrylic and spray paint on canvas, 24 x 24 inches. Courtesy of Elizabeth Harris Gallery
Wednesday, October 10th, 2012

Bringing the Hand Back into Play: Carolanna Parlato at Elizabeth Harris

Her latest show marked a shift in style