Books
David Carrier’s The Contemporary Art Gallery is a small but well-stocked treasury of first-hand observations by someone who’s spent a lot of time in art galleries, but who has retained enough critical distance to see them with a certain objectivity.
Art
Why things persist might be a question most relegated to the realm of philosophy, but I think it’s germane to Kishio Suga’s installations at Dia in Chelsea.
Art
Alex Nguyen-Vo's paintings imagine a resort where nude Westerners frolic care-free, oblivious to the power dynamics of their tropical paradise.
Art
Ray Johnson's exhibition at Matthew Marks is proof that the eccentric collage and mail artist's works were never meant for gallery walls.
Art
In her solo show at Acme, Heather Rasmussen turns her own body into an allegory of desire.
Art
In My Country Tis of Thy People, You’re Dying, artists grapple with forcible resource extraction on indigenous lands.
Art
Kunstenfestivaldesarts, a launchpad for contemporary choreographers, seems to be making an effort to stretch its boundaries.
Art
The first special exhibition at the newly reopened Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science in Miami explores how brains, eyes, and artificial intelligence perceive the world.
Film
The only surviving 35mm print of Slava Tsukerman’s cult film Liquid Sky will have its final public screenings at Quad Cinema before being permanently retired.
Art
A group show at Kunsthal Charlottenborg imagines an unknown future full of sleek techno-chaos.
Art
Deborah Turbeville’s photographs are dark, emotive landscapes that just happened to feature fine attire.
Art
A survey of Rama's work at the New Museum shows an almost manic motion between ideas and styles — the Italian artist's way of defying reduction.