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 ...

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Not Dotty About Damien: Hirst’s Spot Paintings Go Global

An exhibition at all eleven international venues of Gagosian Gallery

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

The Memory of the Dance: Trisha Brown at Sikkema Jenkins

The legendary choreographer’s performative drawings are on view through January 25

Eva Hesse, Untitled, 1960. Oil on canvas, 36 x 36 inches. The Rachofsky Collection
Saturday, January 7th, 2012

The Faceless Bride: Eva Hesse’s Early Paintings at the Brooklyn Museum

Spectres: 1960 is on view through January 8

Brett Bigbee, James, 1999-2001. Oil on canvas, 47-3/4 x 22-1/2 inches. Courtesy of Alexandre Gallery
Monday, January 2nd, 2012

Triggering the Ingres Reflex: Brett Bigbee, His Powers and His Intentions

The recent overview of his paintings and drawings was at Alexandre Gallery

Bob Thompson, Study for Expulsion and Nativity, 1966. oil pastel and ink on paper, 9 x 12 inches. Courtesy of Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects
Thursday, December 29th, 2011

Looking to Poussin: Bob Thompson’s Drawings

on view at at Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects through January 8

A.A. Rucci, Conquistador, 2009. Acrylic on canvas over panel, 24 x 24 inches. Courtesy of Coleman Burke Gallery, New York
Saturday, December 24th, 2011

Structural Weirdness and Stable Harmony: A.A. Rucci

His work was seen  in two recent New York exhibitions

Friday, December 23rd, 2011

Pharmacy or Farm: Phaidon Hedges Bets

Two contemporary art surveys experiment with format models: encyclopedia and newspaper

Anish Kapoor, Mother as Mountain, 1985. Wood, gesso and pigment 140 × 275 × 105 cm. Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
Friday, December 23rd, 2011

The Yorkshire Connection: Books on British Sculpture

Titles on John Skeaping, Barbara Hepworth, Anthony Caro, Anish Kapoor and Thomas Houseago.

Rafäel Rozendaal, Finger Battle. Video game. Courtesy of Postmasters Gallery
Friday, December 16th, 2011

“That Big Red Button Was Irresistible”: Play Station at Postmasters

Instructors at Pratt Institute’s Digital Arts program are let loose in a show of artist-made video games

Katherine Bradford, Clear Underpants, 2011. Acrylic on raw canvas, 28 x 32 inches. Courtesy of Janet Kurnatowski
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

Retinal Non-Retinal: Idiot’s Delight at Janet Kurnatowski

An exhibition curated by Craig Olson