• Reviews

Hitoshi Nomura

Throughout his four-decade career, the Japanese conceptual artist Hitoshi Nomura (b. 1945) has explored various ways of thinking about time, that most ineffable of phenomena. Titled “Marking Time,” th…

• By
  Edward M. Gomez
• Jan 5, 2011 11:37 am

• Reviews

David Scher

David Scherâ??s impulse to draw seems to be as essential to him as breathing. The New York-based artistâ??s latest solo exhibition at Pierogi, titled â??regular is best,â? comprised several dozen…

• By
  Edward M. Gomez
• Nov 23, 2010 1:10 pm

• Reviews

Christopher Tanner

For the New York-based artist Christopher Tanner—also a set designer, actor and downtown cabaret singer in drag—that old modernist dictum “less is more” has rarely carried much weight. Rather, his m…

• By
  Edward M. Gomez
• Jun 4, 2010 4:10 pm

• Reviews

Betsabeé Romero

Featuring more than 80 sculptures, installations, photographs and video clips, Betsabeé Romero’s exhibition “Black Tears” looked back at the past decade of her work and ideas. Born in Mexico City in…

• By
  Edward M. Gomez
• Jun 4, 2010 3:07 pm

• Features

Matsutani’s Moment

Like his peers in the Japanese Gutai movement, Takesada Matsutani has long combined painting, sculpture and performance in an exploration of process and materials. 

• By
  Edward M. Gomez
• Apr 26, 2010 1:42 pm

• Reviews

Dr. Lakra

The Oaxaca-based Mexican artist Dr. Lakra (born Jerónimo López Ramírez in 1972) is best known for embellishing vintage girlie magazines and occasional plastic baby dolls with ink drawings inspired by…

• By
  Edward M. Gomez
• Jan 15, 2010 2:51 pm

• Reviews

Robert Waters

Robert Waters is a 35-year-old Canadian artist based in Mexico City. His current exhibition features works that touch on themes having to do with the Catholic Church, and although Waters is provocativ…

• By
  Edward M. Gomez
• Dec 4, 2009 12:41 pm