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Airy and Affective Sculptures, Weighed Down by Contradictions
In his latest exhibition The Bather's Dilemma, Paul Chan's lofty claims act as dead weight in an otherwise elegant expression of human emotion.
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Embracing Mortality in the Face of Big Tech’s Domination
Ben Gocker isn’t yearning to be released from the impermanence of his body. His work shows his acceptance of nostalgia and melancholy.
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The Relationship of Decadence to Decay in Austria's "Pleasure Capital"
Within the theme of the “Grand Hotel Abyss,” the Steirischer Herbst 2019 art festival dropped visitors into a continuous past, present, and future of decadence, theatrics, and deviance.
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A Performer Uses Brain-Mapping Technology to Scan Her Dreams
Indonesian artist Melati Suryodarmo ran her own dreams through an EEG machine to create her performances at the Asia Society Museum next week.
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Help Activate a Glittering Monument to a Historic Gay Bar
Sadie Barnette’s recreation of the New Eagle Creek Saloon at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, will be activated this Thursday night with talks, a performance, and a DJ set.
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A Dreamy Debut of Paintings Queer in Subject and Form
At Yossi Milo, Doron Langberg wields bold colors that warp his sitters' features or throw them dramatically into relief.
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Antony Gormley Explores the Body as a Space Within a Space
This exhibition, Antony Gormley returns repeatedly to the motif of the artist’s own body to explore the significance of differences in scale and the negative space around an artwork.
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Artists and Performers Celebrate Indigenous Pride
The Autry Museum will celebrate members of the Indigenous LGBTQPAI community with the second annual Indigenous Pride LA.
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A Terrifying Showcase of Horror Film Returns to NYC
Lovers of big-screen scares will be pleased to learn the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2019 is back with a gory vengeance.
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The Many Lives of Things at Montreal’s Photography Biennial
For its 16th edition, MOMENTA expands its approach to present a more interdisciplinary examination of our relationships to objects.
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The Death of a Contemporary Art Museum Highlights the Need for Cultural Funding
The dream of an independent institution specifically oriented towards contemporary art in Honolulu was effectively foreclosed when it was recently announced that the HMoA's satellite, Spalding House, would be sold.
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Six Standout Artists From the Jersey City Art and Studio Tour 2019
Our critic discovers art by Karen Leo, Carly Silverman, Eric Magnuson, Hadieh Afshani, Jinkee Choi, and Loura van der Meule.