Tuesday, April 21st, 2020
The American artist Kara Walker poses questions about slavery’s history and legacy with a major UK commission.
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Wednesday, April 8th, 2020
The work of earlier artists can be found in scenes from this expat Russian painter’s adolescence.
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Thursday, January 23rd, 2020
An exhibition that follows a fashion designer as she channels the spirit of her times
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Sunday, July 31st, 2011
What are Masterpieces and Why Are There So Many of Them?
artcritical is deeply saddened by the passing of its friend and collaborator, Bill Berkson
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
Paintings That Shouldn’t Work: Elisabeth Condon
Her show was at Lesley Heller, April 13 to May 15, 2011
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
The Weight of Narrative: Photographs of David Goldblatt
His exhibition at Johannesburg’s Market Photo Workshop, founded under Apartheid
Thursday, July 14th, 2011
Punk Rock Nirvana: Matt Jones’s Multiverse
Was at at Freight + Volume this spring.
Wednesday, July 13th, 2011
Anatomy of a Sitting: Lucian Freud Paints A Portrait
Review of Martin Gayford’s recent book, Man with a Blue Scarf
Saturday, July 9th, 2011
Are You Experienced? Ken Johnson on Psychedelic Consciousness
After you read this book, lots of familiar art will look different
Saturday, July 9th, 2011
“The Wall of Vagina” at (where else?) The Hole
Performance by The Girls of Karen Black took place at the Bowery’s newest gallery on June 27
Saturday, July 9th, 2011
Art is for Everyone: Caravaggio and Street Protests in Louisville, Kentucky
Channeling their own brand of the Arab Spring, arts community protests unseat the 30 year head of the city’s arts trust; plus an exhibition of Caravaggio…
Monday, June 20th, 2011
Barbaric Sophistication: Roy Lerner at Bego Ezair
Exhibition remains of view through June 30.
Friday, June 17th, 2011
Craft Becomes a Bad Word: Indian Folk Art in the Contemporary Wilderness
In three recent exhibitions, India’s folk art searches for context.
