Art
Brandon Lattu’s Post-Camera Photography Employs Scanners, Photoshop, and Computer Programs
Surrealist images of a Rice Krispies box or Yukon Gold potato explore how data is transformed into the visual language called art.
Jeremy Sigler
Books
A Tango with Intuition and the Unconscious
Alan Gilbert's poems unpack the quotidian nature of life to depict a trippy, scatological dystopia.
Art
The Trials of a Hot-Pink Sunbather
Ohad Meromi's public sculpture “Sunbather,” perhaps unintentionally, turns out to be a button pusher. And the pushback it has already received is a healthy sign.
Art
Josiah McElheny Reenacted
When first I heard that the sculptor Josiah McElheny had devised a series of paintings for his current show at Andrea Rosen Gallery, I tried to imagine what they would look like.
Art
Urs Fischer’s “Big Clay #4”: The Most Expensive Turd in the Art Casino?
Looming over the pedestrians of midtown Manhattan is a monumental new work, “Big Clay #4” (2013–14) made by the Swiss artist Urs Fischer.
Art
Alexander Calder: A Gentle Giant Dancing in His Socks
Much has been seen of the American artist Alexander “Sandy” Calder (1898–1976). And much has been said. Despite the perpetual relevance and freshness of Calder’s art, it is hard to speak about him without descending into cliché-land.
Art
Julian Kreimer: A Place to Call Home
Julian Kreimer is a “painter’s painter.” No, I take that back. He’s a “photographer’s painter.”