Fred Tomaselli’s incorporation of printed news in his paintings long before the pandemic now seems downright prescient.
Author Archives: Gregory Volk
Rivane Neuenschwander’s Sensuous Reflections of a Harrowing World
Fear — so pervasive these days — has long been an important theme for Neuenschwander.
A Survey of American Art That Isn’t Just Coastal
This thoughtfully curated exhibition is evidence that much compelling and adventurous art is indeed being produced all around the country.
Minimalist Art that Speaks for the Birds
With their exhibition, Look, it’s daybreak, dear, time to sing, Richard Ibghy and Marilou Lemmens investigate the complex, cross-species relationship between birds and humans.
Seeking the Soul of Iceland
It is not surprising that a music star would have an exhibition at an art gallery. What is surprising is how compelling and meaningful this show, by Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi, really is.
The Cosmic Vessels of an Adventurous Glass Artist
Josiah McElheny’s glass vessels concentrate the ethereal and boundless into the finite and physical.
Ragnar Kjartansson’s Panorama of Love and Death
The artist’s Death Is Elsewhere conveys an understanding that humans — relatively recent additions to a 4.5-billion-year-old planet — will come and go. The planet will remain.
Four Spots in the Venice Biennale to Stop You in Your Tracks
The Biennale’s system of national pavilions may be an outdated relic, but it does succeed in putting a spotlight on countries that typically receive scant art world attention.
Nina Katchadourian Makes a World on an Airplane Seat Tray
Katchadourian excels at investing commonplace, inanimate objects with vitality and soulfulness.
Nari Ward’s Angels in America
Ward doesn’t just utilize found objects; he communicates with them — intellectually, visually, soulfully.
The Overdue Skyrocketing of Simone Leigh
Simone Leigh’s chief subject is, in her own terms, “black female subjectivity,” hardly a predominant theme in an art world that has skewed way white and male since its inception.