Art
New York City Shows to See This Week
Nancy Elizabeth Prophet, Claudia Alarcón, and Nanette Carter are three of the artists whose work we’re enjoying, among many shows that pack a punch.
Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
Art Review
Nanette Carter’s Abstract Balancing Act
In this retrospective, the Montclair-raised artist gives the viewer a look at an artistic language that continues to evolve and shed layers to reveal its essence.
Books
10 Art Books to Bring to the Beach This Summer
The art of Marsha P. Johnson, Yoko Ono reappraised, Jack Whitten’s studio notebook, a fictional curator’s Greece trip goes awry, and more to read this season.
Art
Five New York City Art Shows to See Right Now
From Aaron Gilbert’s take on capitalism to Weegee’s distortions of celebrity culture, these exhibitions all critique or reflect the world around us.
Art Review
Is the New Frick Collection Just the Same Old Thing?
The newly renovated Fifth Avenue institution, which houses a treasure trove by any calculation, is a time capsule with a lot to teach us about our own historical moment.
Art Review
A World at the Edge of Decay and Other Artistic Imaginings
Aaron Gilbert’s sense of time draws us away from the now to a potential future that we are having trouble envisioning.
Satire
“Fasc-isms” Announced as This Year’s Met Gala Theme
An accompanying exhibition at the Costume Institute aims to diversify our understanding of the movement, emphasizing that “fascists are not a monolith.”
Art
Five Shows to See in New York City Right Now
Nick Cave leaves behind his Soundsuits, Ericka Beckman reimagines a fairy tale, American Artist explores the sci-fi world of Octavia E. Butler, and more.
Art
Nick Cave’s Eternal Garden
In his new work, the artist emerges from his aesthetic camouflage into a more complicated space of visibility that probes relationships of power and image.
Art
Five New York City Shows to See This Week
From Norman Bluhm’s reinvented abstraction to the history of Barbie at the Museum of Arts and Design, we’re looking at a diverse array of art this week.
Books
10 Art Books for Your March Reading List
Delve into Lucy Lippard’s short fictions, Tamara Lanier’s indelible memoir, The White Pube’s tales of absurdity in the art world, new perspectives on Mucha, and more.
Art
Cum Shots Across Art History
In Deborah Kass’s Art History Paintings, the politics of display are just the beginning.