Opinion Is Pierre Huyghe the World’s Most Opaque Popular Artist? Ben Davis Sizes Up His LACMA Show The retrospective is a "relational aesthetics" theme park for art nerds. By Ben Davis, Nov 21, 2014
Galleries ‘Pier 54’ Bridges New York’s Renegade Past and Its Gentrifying Present With plans to turn Pier 54 into a park, an art show revisits grittier times. By Ben Davis, Nov 20, 2014
Art & Exhibitions Takashi Murakami Enters His Skull Period at Gagosian The founder of Superflat offers a post-disaster belief system. By Ben Davis, Nov 13, 2014
Art & Exhibitions “Cubism” at the Met: Modern Art That Looks Tragically Antique How did the quintessentially radical art movement come to look so safe? By Ben Davis, Nov 6, 2014
Art & Exhibitions Marina Abramović at Sean Kelly: Has Her Fame Become an Artistic Obstacle? "Generator" is a touching experience, literally if not metaphorically. By Ben Davis, Oct 24, 2014
Art Fairs Critics Plan Flash Mob to Defend Paul McCarthy’s Beseiged Butt Plug By Ben Davis, Oct 22, 2014
Reviews ‘The Miraculous,’ a Book About Art That Is a Work of Art Itself Raphael Rubinstein's new book revitalizes contemporary art history. By Ben Davis, Oct 18, 2014
Galleries The Work of Art in the Age of… Something A new digital initiative shows how fast old assumptions about media are crumbling in art. By Ben Davis, Oct 17, 2014
Art Fairs Art Silicon Valley Tries, Once More, to Crack the Techie Code At the San Mateo Convention Center, a valiant effort to make nerds love art. By Ben Davis, Oct 11, 2014
Art & Exhibitions MMMPop? Hanson Curates Playlist for Pop Art Exhibition The Hanson brothers recommend pairing that Marisol with some Billy Joel. By Ben Davis, Sep 26, 2014
Opinion ‘Free Art Fridays,’ a Treasure Hunt Powered by Instagram, Takes Off in NYC The latest social media art craze has actually been percolating since 2006. By Ben Davis, Sep 25, 2014