Art Fairs Angry NetJets Pilots Protest Corporate Greed at Art Basel in Miami Beach A labor dispute involving the longtime sponsor puts a blot on the big fair's opening. By Ben Davis, Dec 3, 2014
Art & Exhibitions Blake Gopnik and Christian Viveros-Fauné Romp the Henri Matisse Show at MoMA Our duo dubs the artist a master "mess-maker" of the first order. By Blake Gopnik and Christian Viveros-Fauné, Dec 3, 2014
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
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
Opinion ‘Strictly Critical’ Spends an Hour with Mr. Vermeer Blake Gopnik and Christian Viveros-Fauné go to the Frick. By Blake Gopnik and Christian Viveros-Fauné, Nov 4, 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
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 Strictly Critical: Roxy Paine Reveals How Airport Security Breeds a Culture of Fear Exhibition plumbs the reality of our strange, new post-9/11 world. By Blake Gopnik and Christian Viveros-Fauné, Oct 7, 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