After visiting "Intense Proximity," the Okwui Enwezor-curated Paris triennial at the Palais de Tokyo in June, I headed to Kassel, Germany, for another gigantic exhibition, Carolyn…
On a Tuesday in late May, I headed to Third Streaming in SoHo, one of the city's most interesting art spaces to have opened its doors in the past couple of years. Artist Clifford Owens had curated a…
I've faced a lot of questions about art in my career, but none has persisted so relentlessly as the money question. At every institution, from every kind of audience, be it in the northeastern, mid…
Among my many surprises upon moving to Minneapolis in 2008 (besides the weather, which defeats explanation) was the city's welcoming atmosphere for young artists. While Minneapolis is known far and…
Traveling with a curious, "roving" temperament is part of the fun of being a curator in the contemporary field, where wanderlust is gratified by a continuous onslaught of art fairs, biennials, inter…
My colleagues and I are finalizing plans for "It is what it is. Or is it?"which opens May 1, and will be the first show I've curated since my arrival at the Contemporary Art Museum, Houston…
Galveston, Texas, on the Gulf of Mexico, is a 45-minute drive from Houston. It was the state's first capitol, and though it's been wiped out by numerous hurricanes, it clings on resiliently.
Last July, I moved to Houston from Brooklyn to take a position as curator at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH), joining an inspiring team that includes director Bill Arning and senior cura…
Traveling in Africa for two weeks, I am visiting local partners of smARTpower, an initiative of the U.S. Department of State that pairs American artists with their counterparts abroad. As of 2011…
I live downtown, and on the weekends my favorite pastime is to see art on the Lower East Side. For me, meandering is also often a trip down memory lane. I have a history in New York City, particular…