Art Criticism What I’m Looking At: A Bawdy Zodiac, Vaping Frogs, and Deceptive Patterns Picks from New York galleries from the last few weeks. By Ben Davis, 2 days ago
Art Criticism ‘Spirit Keepers’ Showcases Three Black Artists’ Vivid Invocations to Other Realms The uplifting and complex "Spirit Keepers" is now on view at New York's Eric Firestone Gallery. The trio of artists use color and form to reach for a higher power. By Petala Ironcloud, 3 days ago
Art Criticism I Ventured to Michael Heizer’s Remote Land Art Masterwork—And Left Transformed The pioneering land artist and renegade visionary turned 80 this week. We celebrated by visiting his desert masterpiece 'City' and will never be the same. By William Van Meter, Nov 6, 2024
Art Criticism There Has Never Been a Tom Wesselmann Show Like This The Fondation Louis Vuitton's Tom Wesselmann exhibition rewrites the Pop Art narrative and proves that the world is ready for the gargantuan vision of one of the movement's forebears. By Kate Brown, Nov 3, 2024
Art Criticism Why Only Some Artworks Give You Chills—And Most Just Don’t 'Aesthetic Chills,' Part 2 of a 2-part series. By Ben Davis, Oct 28, 2024
Art Criticism Unlocking the Secrets of Art That Gives You Chills 'Aesthetic Chills,' Part 1 of a 2-part series. By Ben Davis, Oct 25, 2024
Art Criticism I Could Spend a Million Hours in the Met’s Weird and Wonderful Sienese Art Show "Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350” is more than just a pre-history of the Italian Renaissance. By Ben Davis, Oct 9, 2024
Art Criticism A Neo-Rococo Movement Is On the Rise—But What Does It All Mean? This sumptuous style, which is being revived by a growing cohort of artists, is like a cornucopia for complex meanings. By Katie White, Aug 16, 2024
Art Criticism Performance Optimisation: Are Algorithms Changing Performance Art? On social media, fragments and edits build a stripped down idea of what is trending in performance art. By Kate Brown, Jun 17, 2024
Art Criticism ‘Foreigners Everywhere,’ Unpacked: On the ‘Brazilianization’ of the Art World Part 3 of a 3-part essay on the 60th Venice Biennale, curated by Adriano Pedrosa. By Ben Davis, May 31, 2024
Art Criticism ‘Foreigners Everywhere,’ Unpacked: What a Biennale Built on Cosmopolitan Myth-Making Leaves Out Part 2 of a 3-part essay on the 60th Venice Biennale, curated by Adriano Pedrosa. By Ben Davis, May 18, 2024
Art Criticism ‘Foreigners Everywhere,’ Unpacked: What the Venice Biennale’s Flipped Art History Really Means Part 1 of a 3-part essay on the 60th Venice Biennale, curated by Adriano Pedrosa. By Ben Davis, May 15, 2024
Art Criticism At Gagosian, Maurizio Cattelan Offers a Furtive Fountain A rare show of new work by the Italian artist features a vaguely indecent sculpture. By Andrew Russeth, Apr 30, 2024
Art Criticism This Year’s Venice Biennale Is Expansive but Manageable—and Earnest to a Fault First impressions on "Foreigners Everywhere." By Ben Davis, Apr 18, 2024
Art Criticism 6 Powerful Highlights From the Met’s Blockbuster Harlem Renaissance Show "The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism" showcases a dazzling array of invention by figures familiar and obscure. By Ben Davis, Feb 27, 2024
