Thursday, June 2nd, 2005

Remote Viewing at the Whitney Museum and David Brody at Pierogi

“Remote Viewing: Invented Worlds in Recent Painting and Drawing” Whitney Museum of American Art 945 Madison Avenue at 75 Street through October 9, 2005 The title of the Whitney’s new, “way out” exhibition — like so much else in it — has been borrowed from the 1960s. At a cool moment in the Cold War, the … Continued

Thursday, January 1st, 2004

John Currin

Whitney Museum of American Art 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street November 20, 2003 – February 22, 2004 Currin is an accomplished stylist who knows how to cover a canvas. His paintings are full of small seductions. The edges of his forms are everywhere graceful. His handling of drapery and clothing can be delicious. His … Continued

Saturday, November 1st, 2003

Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective of Drawings

Whitney Museum of American Art 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street New York, NY 10021 November 20, 2003 – February 15, 2004 Arshile Gorky made a slow and painstaking journey through the art of Picasso and Miró during the 1930s and emerged with his own distinct visual language. Gorky represents the forgotten art of immersion, … Continued

Thursday, July 10th, 2003

Sarah Sze at the Whitney Museum, Collage/Construction at Pavel Zoubok

“Sarah Sze: The Triple Point of Water” at Whitney Museum of American Art until October 9 (945 Madison Avenue, at 75th Street, 212-570-3676)) “Collage/Construction” at Pavel Zoubok until August 15 (1014 Madison Avenue, at 78th Street, 212-879-5858) With her installation “The Triple Point of Water” in the Whitney’s appropriately moat-like sculpture court, Sarah Sze has … Continued

Monday, April 1st, 2002

Paul Pfeiffer

Whitney Museum of American Art 845 Madison Avenue at 75th Street New York 212 570 3676 December 13, 2001 – February 24, 2002 In the old-dog, technology-laden realm of contemporary art, new tricks are often hard to find. Galleries too often become darkened white cubes for the presentation of video art desperately trying unsuccessfully to … Continued