Opinion
Weekend Words: Drop
Look out! Oil prices and the world's financial markets continue to drop.
Weekend
Art
On the Outside Looking In: Mardsen Hartley's Poetry
Marsden Hartley represents a rather contradictory figure in American art and literature. Both poet and painter—he wrote poetry during the mornings throughout most of his life and painted in the afternoons—he survived through the latter, but actively sought out literary attention and wrote about lite
Art
The Center Does Not Have To Hold: Allison Miller’s Recent Paintings
As Robert Creeley once said: “You can’t derail a train by standing directly in front of it, or, not quite. But, a tiny piece of steel, properly placed. . .” The piece of steel in this case is the work of Allison Miller, an abstract painter who began showing her paintings in Los Angeles in 2006, a de
Music
David Bowie, Prettiest Star
David Bowie was a legendary art hero, a hot tramp and an honorary young American and a true somebody person. He was a gifted actor who injected every role he played with flamboyant electricity, and he was always playing a role.
Music
Harsh Ambient Arca
Arca is a pseudonym for Alejandro Ghersi, a Venezuelan DJ/producer based in New York. He specializes in eerie, glitchy, electronic instrumentals that confound ordinary electronica categories.
Performance
Into the Heart of Darkness: Final Week of the Annual APAP Performance Festivals in New York
The whirlwind of performances accompanying the annual convention of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters in New York has come to a close, with PS122's COIL, the Public Theater's Under the Radar, HERE's Prototype, Abrons Arts Center's American Realness and other festivals wrapping up last Su
Art
Graffiti 2.0: Jeff Schwarz’s Ceramic Abstractions
To be clear, Jeff Schwarz doesn’t use paint on his ceramic paintings. The marks, swipes, smears and sprays across his surprisingly versatile surfaces are created entirely with glaze, slip and clay.
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, rip-off photographer, questions about the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Erdoğan vs. Chomsky, David Bowie's favorite artists, the Tinderization of emotions, and more.
Opinion
Weekend Words: Mars
Farewell to Ziggy, Weird and Gilly, and The Spiders from Mars.
Performance
Foucault Dancing and Future Tragedy: The APAP Performance Festivals in New York
APAP/NYC, the annual conference of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters, has hit town. PS122's COIL, the Public Theater's Under the Radar, HERE's Prototype, Abrons Arts Center's American Realness and other festivals all over the city aim to lure bookings for shows by presenting work around
Art
Katherine Bradford Dives In
I certainly wasn’t the only person to be dazzled by Katherine Bradford’s breakthrough show, Desire for Transport, at Edward Thorp, nearly a decade ago.
Art
Outsider Art Fair Preview: Discoveries, Surprises, and an Expanded Vision
The 24th annual Outsider Art Fair opens in New York on January 21, and never before has the scope of what might qualify as — or, more precisely, of what is being called — outsider art seemed so diverse or vast.