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Barbara Pollack

Barbara Pollack, independent curator and critic, writes regularly about contemporary art for such publications as the New York Times, Artnews, Art and Auction, and Art in America. Most recently, she curated the exhibition Sun Xun: Prediction Laboratory at the Yuz Museum in Shanghai and will be curating an exhibition of Lu Yang's video works at MOCA Cleveland in June 2017.

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Why We Think About Art in a Time of Adversity

by Barbara Pollack March 18, 2021March 18, 2021

In launching Art at a Time Like This we felt an enormous responsibility in starting an art platform that responds to crises in the US and abroad.

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Patricia Cronin Casts Aphrodite as a Feminist Role Model

by Barbara Pollack October 29, 2018October 26, 2018

Cronin puts a feminist spin on ancient myths.

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Masks and Rural Life in Gauri Gill’s Art

by Barbara Pollack August 7, 2018August 6, 2018

Through paper mâché maskes made by traditional artists in west-central India, Gauri Gill creates a series of stunning photographs on display at MoMA PS1.

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A Towering Figure of Venezuelan Modernism Gets His First Solo North American Exhibition

by Barbara Pollack July 20, 2018

During his lifetime, Oswaldo Vigas was famous in Latin American art circles, but less well known internationally. Now, the late artist’s foundation is trying to rectify that situation.

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Three Decades Distilled into 180 Portraits

by Barbara Pollack June 1, 2018June 3, 2018

Liu Wei returns to New York to show an idiosyncratic body of work that marks a radical departure from the paintings that made him a star

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Art that Embraces the Incoherence of the Internet

by Barbara Pollack February 28, 2018

Liu Shiyuan’s videos, photos, and installations wrangle with the deluge of information and imagery we’re constantly fed without veering into incoherence.

Jayne County, "Untitled" (2017), acrylic and marker on canvas
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The Outrageous Art of Transgender Punk Rock Star Jayne County

by Barbara Pollack February 21, 2018February 21, 2018

An exhibition at Participant Inc. gathers the sometimes fantastical, sometimes caustic visual art of the punk icon.

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A Mother-Child Bunk Bed Becomes a Symbol of Commodification

by Barbara Pollack February 1, 2018February 5, 2018

Altogether, Amy Lien’s and Enzo Camacho’s installation presents a disturbing view of the current state of pressures on the mother-child relationship, which can end up with material goods taking the place of intimacy.

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Using Postwar Americana to Reveal Our Toxic Political Past

by Barbara Pollack January 3, 2018

In the chaos of the Trump presidency, Howard Halle’s work reminds us that a toxic political atmosphere is nothing new, and that art can help us weather it.

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Why Are Stephen Shore’s Instagrams Better Than Yours?

by Barbara Pollack November 30, 2017

From postcards to Instagram, Shore’s images continually compel us to consider the ways photographs construct meaning.

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Mining Mineral Structures with Watercolor and Sediment

by Barbara Pollack November 6, 2017

Mineral geometries and natural forms inspire delicate artworks with fractal patterns and meticulous details.

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Joyce Kozloff Revisits Her Childhood Drawings and Maps to Address Present-Day Anxieties

by Barbara Pollack October 12, 2017

Using her childhood drawings of maps and figures, Joyce Kozloff underscores the limits of our adult understanding.

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