Criticism
Tuesday, April 21st, 2020
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Ross Neher, Faro, 2006. Oil on canvas, 31-1/2 x 33-1/4 inches. Courtesy of the Artist
Friday, July 2nd, 2010

A Revealing Illusionist: Renaissance-inspired Ross Neher’s geometric abstraction

Ross Neher: Sanctuary at 210 Gallery, South Brooklyn

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Keeping an Eye on the Windy City

Report from… Chicago: Roger Hiorn on the Art Institute roof, Tony Tasset’s EYE in Pritzker Park, John Parot’s pyramid

Baba Anand, The Major Arcana: The Fools Journey, detail. Courtesy of Religare Arts Initiative, Delhi
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Dalí’s Delhi Disciple: Baba Anand at the Religare Arts Initiative

Inspired by Salvador Dalí’s World Tarot deck, the artist reinvents Surrealist spectacle with frenetic embellishment.

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

It’s June so it must be Basel

Art Basel and related fairs in Basel, Switzerland

Jane Alexander, Butcher Boys, 1985-1986. Mixed media. Iziko South African National Gallery Permanent Collection
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

South Africa’s Forwards: High scoring centennial survey at National Gallery greets World Cup

Far from being a studious plod through history, this is the coolest party in town.

Edward Millman, Fresco Detail, St Louis, MO Post Office, 1942. Tempera on masonite
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Los Tres Grandes: US Artists Interpret the Mexican Muralists

Translating Revolution: U.S. Artists Interpret Mexican Muralists at the National Museum of Mexican Art. Chicago, Illinois

Christopher Wool, She Smiles For The Camera I, 2005. Enamel on linen, 104 X 78 inches. Courtesy Luhring Augustine
Monday, June 28th, 2010

Painting Abstraction by Bob Nickas

In the 1980s, when painting was commonly said to be dead, many group shows were devoted to abstraction.

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

Refined Nutt: A Jim Nutt retrospective at Nolan

Jim Nutt: “Trim” and Other Works: 1967 – 2010 at David Nolan Gallery

installation shot of Heather Rowe: Trouble Everyday at D’Amelio Terras, May 8 - June 19, 2010
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

The mirror stage: Heather Rowe’s latest installation

Heather Rowe: Trouble Everyday at D’Amelio Terras

Anne Truitt, Gloucester, 1963. Acrylic on wood, 73-1/2 x 72 x 13 inches. Courtesy of Matthew Marks Gallery
Monday, June 21st, 2010

Beauty en bloc: Anne Truitt finds her form at Matthew Marks

Anne Truitt: Sculpture 1962-2004 at Matthew Marks Gallery