Criticism
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Janet Fish, Blue Decanter, Polka-Dot Bowl, Suzani, 2009. Oil on canvas, 48 x 70 inches. Courtesy of DC Moore Gallery
Saturday, February 18th, 2012

Hallucinatory Beauty: The Poetic is the Political in the Still Lives of Janet Fish

Her exhibition, up through March 17, spans a decade of recent work

Ruby Sky Stiller, Nude in Parts, Fig 6, 2011. Foam, acrylic resin, thermal adhesive, 69 x 23 x 14 inches. Courtesy of Vogt Gallery
Thursday, February 16th, 2012

Bathos of a Profound TItle: THE END at Vogt

Curated by Michael Bühler-Rose and John Connelly, this group show runs through February 25

installation shot of the exhibition under review with Thomas Scheibitz, Standard, 2011, MDF, wood, vinly, lacquer and spray paint, 55-1/2 x 26-3/4 x 5-1/8 inches, to right, and A Panoramic VIEW of Basic Events, 2011 [details in preceding slide] to right. Courtesy of Tanya Bonakdar Gallery
Sunday, February 12th, 2012

From Bauhaus to DNA: Thomas Scheibitz at Tanya Bonakdar

The German artist’s exhibition continues through February 18

Tim Scott, Wine, 1969. Painted steel tubes and rods with acrylic sheets, 208.5 x 173.5 x 60 inches. Courtesy of Loretta Howard Gallery
Friday, February 10th, 2012

Colored Like Burgundy: Tim Scott at Loretta Howard

Vintage works by the British sculptor on view in Chelsea through February 25

Diane Arbus, Untitled (6), 1970-71 © The Estate of Diane Arbus
Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Rough Empathy: The Photographs of Diane Arbus

Aperture and other fine book purveyors can now be found at PS1’s New York Art Book Fair.

Installation shot of the exhibition under review. Courtesy of Y Gallery
Sunday, February 5th, 2012

Embroidery as Existentialism: Leor Grady’s Objects of Affection

The Israeli artist is at Y Gallery through February 5

Gerhard Richter, Grau, 1974. Oil on canvas, 78 3/4 x 59 1/8 inches. Private Collection. Photo Nicholas Moss
Friday, February 3rd, 2012

Its a Gray Old World: Grisaille at Luxembourg & Dayan

Not just another color: grisaille in historically diverse show

George McNeil, Landscape Motif, 1968. Oil on panel, 13 x 16 1/8 inches. Courtesy of Ameringer, McEnery, Yohe.
Sunday, January 29th, 2012

Paintings You Can Jump On: George McNeil in the 1960s

He aspired to be “completely sensate” – spontaneous, but with long periods of revision

Lori Ellison, Untitled, 2011, gouache on wood panel, 10 x 8 inches. Courtesy of McKenzie Fine Art
Friday, January 27th, 2012

Mesmerizing Claustrophobia: Drawings and Paintings by Lori Ellison

This review, from 2012, is offered as a tribute to the artist who died August 1

Simone Jones, All That Is Solid, 2011. Four-screen 3D animation, run time: 12 minutes. Edition of 3
Thursday, January 26th, 2012

All That Is Solid Melts Into Air: Simone Jones at Ronald Feldman

A new writer at artcritical. The show took place in November/December.