Why do some artists become canonical, while others, equally respected at the time, fade into obscurity? Once the answer was simple: Quality. But lately, that supposedly self-evident attribute has…
The clash between entrenched patriarchal attitudes and the newly awakened #MeToo consciousness found some striking counterparts in New York exhibitions such as "The Un-Heroic Act: Representations of…
There is a basic disconnect between the festival atmosphere that surrounds these international extravaganzas and the serious issues they attempt to illuminate.
The works in the opening show at the new Institute of Arab and Islamic Art (IAIA), generically titled "Exhibition 1," and in most cases borrowed from the artists or their galleries, owe a debt to the…
At a moment when the United States seems increasingly governed by tweet, “Perpetual Revolution: The Image and Social Change” offers a fascinating look at what today’s media can and can’t do…