Reviews
Latest Reviews
A Sign of the Times: Kahlil Robert Irving and Lyndon Barrois Jr. at 47 Canal
Attempting to find meaning in the gaps between representations of time, this two-person exhibition is more diagnostic than dreamlike.
- By
Lost in Translation: Richard Ibghy and Marilou Lemmens at the Ulrich Museum of Art
The artist duo's videos record human efforts to protect and understand avian species—while their sculptures speak to larger systems causing birds' decline.
- By
Man of Action
A new biography of the midcentury critic Harold Rosenberg offers an unconvincing case for his reappraisal.
- By
Turning the Tide: “Sun & Sea” at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
The opera can be understood as a consciousness-raising effort, with a self-aware approach that is both immersive and unconventional.
- By
Get the Magazine
The World's Premier Art Magazine since 1913. Subscribe today and save up to 33%!
Or, give the gift of Art in America. Sign Up
Twisted and Cute: Wong Ping at the New Museum
Wong Ping's animated shorts, several made during a tumultuous political period in Hong Kong, depict characters navigating taboos, to mixed ends.
- By
One Work: Robert Longo’s “Untitled (Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol…)”
A photorealistic, mural-size rendering of the insurrection at the US Capitol is less a glorification than a troubling of the scene.
- By
Forms of Recognition: Shane Cotton at The Dowse
Riffing on Māori symbols, the painter-sculptor addresses the disruption of traditional culture by European settlers.
- By
The Anxiety of Imitation: “Dürer and After” at the Clark Art Institute
Dürer's images persist in the art historical lexicon not only because of their delicate intensity, but because they were widely copied.
- By
Breaking the Master’s Tools: Ilana Harris-Babou at the ICA Chattanooga
In Ilana Harris-Babou's sculptures and videos, home improvement shows and self care regimens become vehicles for critiquing inequities and arguing for reparations.
- By
The Picture of What Is to Come
A history of computing shows how the logic of graphics processing shapes our world—but doesn't explore this insight's implications.
- By
Newswire
Master Craftsman Christian Klings Has Made One-of-a-Kind Watches for 50 Years. I Got One of the Last Ones.
Female Beauty Founders Talk Navigating a Male-dominated VC World
Adele Shatters Single-Day Streaming Records With ‘Easy on Me’
Sportico Transactions: Moves and Mergers Roundup for Oct. 15