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Seduced By Sunshine and Square Footage, Some New York Galleries Are Headed West
But some point out that the seemingly zeitgeisty shift to LA is nothing new in the art world.
Sargent's Daughters
Art
Victoria Dugger Materializes the Frictions of Accessible Space
For Dugger, who is disabled, bodies are mutable and prone to rupture, yet they remain expansive, even cosmic.
Art
Through Video and Collage, Abbey Williams Inverts the Paradigm of White Hegemony
In Vignette, Abbey Williams explores how Black affective space persists within and outside the constricted frame of the white gaze.
Art
Paintings of Bodily Residue and Extra-Long Tongues
In Emily Furr’s paintings, objects penetrate the openings of other objects, but the body is nowhere to be seen.
Art
Seeking Escape in Paintings of a Childhood Home
In her exhibition at Sargent's Daughters, Brandi Twilley depicts windows as portals beyond the bleak circumstances of her family's house.
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A Painter’s Dreams Go Up in Smoke
Brandi Twilley's paintings of her childhood bedroom before it was destroyed by a fire are devoid of sentimentality, nostalgia, and even sympathy.
Art
Indelible Stains
If you should not judge a book by its cover? What about the living room you grew up in? What do its contents say about you? Does its décor reflect who you are?
Art
Two Very Different Artists Grapple with the Legacy of Colonialism
The combination makes for a compelling if slightly uneven pairing.
Art
Best of 2014: Our Top 20 NYC Art Shows That Weren't in Brooklyn
Let's face it: there's Brooklyn, and then there's the rest of New York City. (Sorry, rest of New York City!)
Art
The Violent History of Kent Monkman
In Kent Monkman's first New York solo show, which closes this weekend at Sargent's Daughters, art history commingles with cultural mythology in a passion play about masculinity and belonging.
Interview
Standing on the Edge of Space: Painting as Noun and Verb
Oil on canvas. Evolving motifs. Line embedded in color. Compositions suspended between chaos and stability.
Interview
Fuck You, Art World! An Interview with an Irreverent Performance Art Duo
At what point does a paying customer become a collaborator? Whether it’s a down-home Fish Fry Truck or a levitating dinner table staffed by mythological creatures, viewers play an integral role in Jennifer Catron and Paul Outlaw’s lavish performances.