Opinion
Marc Spiegler Got It All Wrong
In a guest essay for the New York Times, the former Art Basel global director presented a vision of a Brave New Art World that has little to do with art and those who make it.
Barbara Pollack
Barbara Pollack is co-director of Art at a Time Like This, a nonprofit arts organization.
Opinion
Why You Should Go See Hannah Gadsby's It's Pablo-matic
The male-dominated art establishment has always used Pablo Picasso's "genius" to marginalize women. On the 50th anniversary of his death, this is the only show to challenge that.
Opinion
Why We Think About Art in a Time of Adversity
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.
Art
Patricia Cronin Casts Aphrodite as a Feminist Role Model
Cronin puts a feminist spin on ancient myths.
Art
Masks and Rural Life in Gauri Gill's Art
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.
Art
A Towering Figure of Venezuelan Modernism Gets His First Solo North American Exhibition
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.
Art
Three Decades Distilled into 180 Portraits
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
Art
Art that Embraces the Incoherence of the Internet
Liu Shiyuan's videos, photos, and installations wrangle with the deluge of information and imagery we're constantly fed without veering into incoherence.
Art
The Outrageous Art of Transgender Punk Rock Star Jayne County
An exhibition at Participant Inc. gathers the sometimes fantastical, sometimes caustic visual art of the punk icon.
Art
A Mother-Child Bunk Bed Becomes a Symbol of Commodification
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.
Art
Using Postwar Americana to Reveal Our Toxic Political Past
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.
Art
Why Are Stephen Shore's Instagrams Better Than Yours?
From postcards to Instagram, Shore's images continually compel us to consider the ways photographs construct meaning.