Mary Lum at Yancey Richardson Gallery
“A big part of my work, in both words and images, is the juxtaposition of disparate parts, so that new meanings can be constructed from the simple, ordinary, ...
The Paris of Toulouse-Lautrec: Prints and Posters at MoMA
On view: August 1, 2014–March 22, 2015 Bauhaus Staircase, second floor. Well curated exhibition focuses on highlights of Lautrec's Paris Crowds rushing ...
Peter Sacks surveys human heritage at Robert Miller Gallery
Peter Sacks – Aftermath On view until November 1, 2014. I'm not even sure these paintings would adhere to the formal definition of a painting, where ...
A rare Modigliani sculpture to be offered at Sotheby’s New York
Fall 2014 Impressionist and Modern Art sale at Sotheby's The auction house just announced that Alberto Giacometti’s iconic Chariot and Amedeo Modigliani’s Tête will ...
Eske Kath at Charlie James Gallery
ARENA SEPTEMBER 6 - OCTOBER 18, 2014 In strictly formal terms, Eske Kath's work is a skillful and restrained integration of traditional Japanese landscape ...
Are art fairs shaping contemporary art?
They are just shapes… I recently visited a new contemporary art fair where I stopped by a floor sculpture/installation that had all of the attributes ...
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Contemporary letteral art. A worthwhile iteration?
"WE DECLARE: That the art critics are useless or harmful." — The Futurist Manifesto, 1909, Excerpt. It is not for the want of rash dismissal that ...
Economics of art fairs. Is it worth the investment?
If the gallery is not burdened with high participation fees they are more likely to take a risk on what they show and perhaps display less commercial work. Part ...
Bushwick Open Studios 2014
We went to Brooklyn! More than any other event this year, Bushwick Open Studios was THE place to witness the epicenter of original art that later hangs ...
The rise of the art fair: who wins and who loses
Part I of my article reflecting on the recent panel discussion at Sotheby's Institute of Art on the relationship between the galleries and the art fairs. ...
Record Post War & Contemporary sale at Christie’s
Christie's $775 million night including a new record price for Barnett Newman Out of the 72 offered lots 68 lots sold for a grand total of $744,944,000. ...
It’s a bank, it’s a shipping container…it’s the Whitney Museum’s new home?
Renzo Piano-designed Whitney Museum's new home prompts despair, not awe A week or so back an article caught my attention. The author talked about the ...
