Art
Four Uncompromising Finnish Women Artists
There are no portraits of men or depictions of happy couples in this exhibition at Scandinavia House.
John Yau
John Yau is an award winning poet, critic, curator, and publisher of Black Square Editions. He has published over 50 books of poetry, fiction, and art criticism.
Art
Twenty-Six Thoughts on Robert Rauschenberg
MoMA's retrospective runs from stench and perfection to perfection and putrefaction.
Books
An Art Critic's Independent Gaze
Michael Glover takes nothing for granted in his art criticism; he is not dogmatic, nor does he seem to have axe to grind.
Art
Joshua Marsh’s Inimitable Drawings
Marsh might begin with close observation, but he ends up in a fever dream — a garden of otherworldly delights.
Books
Will Alexander's Celebration of the Possible
Alexander’s poetry is swarming with information from a vast library — like the one lost in Alexandria — that he has absorbed into his bloodstream.
Art
Slippery Geometry and Beguiling Color
An exhibition of works by Gabriele Evertz and Sanford Wurmfeld demonstrates that color theory and painting can arrive at very different conclusions.
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Richard Misrach and Guillermo Galindo Mourn the Fate of Immigrants
We are intent on poisoning the earth one way or another. Misrach is determined to document that poisoning without looking away, while Galindo wants to transform the results of that venom into a salve.
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A Second Look at Teju Cole
Cole’s photographs are sensitive to the brutal dying that is going on everywhere. He knows that looking is not innocent, and that it will never be.
Art
Teju Cole Has Not Stopped Looking or Thinking
Combining text and photographs, Cole seeks a combination of intuition, context, and moral intelligence.
Art
In Praise of Shadow, Color, and Light
Xuan Chen likens the viewer’s experience of her painted constructions to “exploring a newly acquired digital device,” but they have much more staying power than that.
Books
Mary Ruefle’s Sage Advice on How to Keep Your Eyes Open While Sleeping
This is a book you want to read slowly, to savor both for what it says and how Ruefle says it.
Art
Hair and Mushrooms, Gnarly Paint and Smooth Pours
Two artist couples that are good friends have an exhibition and show together for the first time. That seems to me as good a reason as any to have a show.