Artists Exhibitions Museums Portraitist in the Moment March 24, 2020 I am so glad I was able to see this exhibition of large-scale paintings by Jordan Casteel (born in 1989) …
Artists Exhibitions Museums Uncategorized A Half-Century of Political Painting Packing Powerful Partisan Punch March 20, 2020 “At 100, I shall be a marvelous artist.” Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) In the 1980s —I can vouch—the mean age …
Auctions Collectors Exhibitions Fairs News Dealers Charge Into Asia Week Amid Coronavirus Scare March 12, 2020 Asia Week New York launches its 11th edition today with a roster of expert dealers and institutional affiliates convening to …
Exhibitions Fairs Kinetic News Uncategorized Armory Week: Hand sanitizer, elbow-shakes, and lots of extraordinary art March 10, 2020 Every March, Armory Week dominates the New York art scene with its numerous art fairs and special events. Its namesake, …
Collectors Curators Exhibitions Stunning ‘Ninth Art’ works recall era when free expression didn’t risk death sentence February 28, 2020 On January 7, 2015, Saïd and Chérif Kouachi stormed the offices of satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo in Paris. Identifying themselves …
Artists Exhibitions News Enigmatic street artist JR Goes Massive in Domino Park February 24, 2020 Can Banksy be outdone by another street artist? The answer is yes, at least with regard to magnitude. In early …
Exhibitions Museums The Most Dangerous Power: ‘Energy’ at MoMA February 05, 2020 It turns out energy, not money, is what drives the world, and energy is much more frightening. The curiosity, naïveté …
Artists Exhibitions News Hans Haacke retrospective at New Museum hacked February 04, 2020 In its final week of display, Hans Haacke’s ‘All Connected’ retrospective at the New Museum was hacked, dramatically skewing the results …
Artists Exhibitions News Here is Williamsburg January 22, 2020 To O.S. Williamsburg is a peculiar beast. Between Supreme’s three-block-long line on Thursdays and tourist rush on the weekends, at …
Artists Exhibitions Fairs News Outsider Art Rings in New York’s Fair Season January 17, 2020 Now in its 28th year, the Outsider Art Fair kicks off a season of New York fairs, with the Winter …
Artists Collectors Performance Surge In Interest in David Datuna Artwork After Banana Eating December 10, 2019 With the entire world discussing Maurizio Cattelan’s duct-taped banana (known as “Comedian”) and David Datuna’s eating of same (known as …
Exhibitions Fairs Performance Basel Banana Eater Speaks to the Globe December 08, 2019 Throughout the 1990s, “60 Minutes” could reliably stir up middle American eye-rolling by showing works of modern art that committed …
Artists Conceptual Environmental Exhibitions Kinetic Museums News Political Hans Haacke: Art with Ulterior Motive November 11, 2019 Hans Haacke’s All Connected retrospective at the New Museum marks a return from the long banishment of the controversial New …
Exhibitions Todd Hido exhibit ‘Light From Within’ at Galerie Les Filles du Calvaire, Paris October 14, 2019 PARIS—Light From Within is not just the title of the exhibition at Galerie Les Filles du Calvaire in Paris. It’s …
Artists Curators Exhibitions News The Powerful Vernacular Art of Simone Leigh October 08, 2019 Last year’s Guggenheim Hugo Boss prize went to Simone Leigh, a 50-year-old African-American artist whose time, it seems, has come …
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