In the NY Times Ken Johnson reviews Gregory Amenoff’s show at Alexandre. “In most of Mr. Amenoff�s easel-scale pictures, a large, mysterious form � botanical, […]
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“Part of an artist�s job is to do something that hasn�t been done before, not something that has been done to death.”
In the NY Times, Roberta Smith writes that d�j� vu is an occupational hazard of art criticism. “You walk out of one gallery and into […]
Craig Kauffman on paper
Craig Kauffman, said to be one of the most prominent and influential artists to have come out of the Los Angeles art scene of the […]
Sean Landers: Anticipating the “pathological narcissism of the blogosphere”
Sean Landers is best known for his layered text paintings, which typically advertise his artistic triumphs and failures in tragicomic fashion. In his current installation, […]
New Orleans Biennial: 81 people running around with good ideas
In the NY Times Shaila Dewan reports on “Prospect.1,” the first New Orleans Biennial. Opening on November 1 and running for eleven weeks, the biennial […]
Beatriz Milhazes: Culture eats culture
In the NY Times, Carol Kino profiles Brazilian painter Beatriz Milhazes, who currently has a show at James Cohan Gallery in Chelsea. “Beatriz Milhazes clearly […]
Roberta and Elizabeth, BFF
In the NY Times Roberta Smith calls Elizabeth Peyton’s portraits girly. “By fits and starts, this exhibition reveals the complicated fusion of the personal, the […]
Mary Heilmann: Not such a dumb girl
Mary Heilmann’s exhhibition at Zwirner & Wirth features paintings and works on paper from the last three decades. Heilmann draws inspiration from her own experience, […]
NY TImes Art in Review: Loeb, Brown, Ackermann
“Damian Loeb: Synesthesia, Parataxic, Distortion, and the Shadow,” Acquavella, New York, NY. Through Oct. 7. Ken Johnson: “With its portentous Damien Hirst-like title, ‘Synesthesia, Parataxic […]
Why painters keep painting
In the NY Times Holland Cotter explains why Giorgio Morandi kept painting, even after his hands became shaky and his eyesight started to fail. “You […]
NY TImes Art in Review: Larissa Bates
In the NY Times, Karen Rosenberg wonders why Larissa Bates, whose small ink-and-gouache paintings are guys-only versions of Darger�s impish, militant Vivian Girls, wasn’t included […]
The meaning of making
In a recent NY Times art review, Roberta Smith lamented the fact that the current crop of artists seems to have opted out of skill-building […]
MoMA hires Ann Temkin as Chief Curator of Painting and Sculpture
In the NYTimes, Carol Vogel reports that the Museum of Modern Art has chosen one of its own curators, Ann Temkin, to succeed John Elderfield, […]
Cotter declares recreated Knoebel installation authentic!
NY Times critic Holland Cotter made the trip up the Hudson this week to visit Dia: Beacon and reports that he has no problem with […]
Out on the Island: Knoebel, Rivers and Krasner
“Imi Knoebel: Knife Cuts,” Dan Flavin Institute, Bridgehampton, NY. Through October 12. Ben Genocchio reports in the NYTimes that Dia is featuring two Imi Knoebel […]
