John McLaughlin (1898–1976) is an avatar of a peculiarly animated and individuated proto-Minimalism associated with Los Angeles artists including Larry Bell, Robert Irwin, and John McCracken. He is wi…
Painter and sculptor Joaquín Torres-García left his native Uruguay for 40 years, absorbing radical new art in Europe and the U.S., before returning home in 1934 to advocate for a School of the South…
"Unlike the critics, none of the artists I know has ever accused me of being a painter. The question isn't whether painting is alive or dead, either—that's a completely demented debate. Like every med…
This exhibition of five of George Sugarman's painted-woodsculptures from the 1960s was his biggest show in New York in 25 years, and it prompted one to wonder why his work isn't a more integral part…
This mini-survey of Kim MacConnel's unstretched fabric paintings from the 1970s, and a terrific one from 2004, is the first of four shows at Salomon this spring collectively titled "American Respons…
I would be surprised if there was a more exciting painting exhibition in a New York Gallery this season than the concentrated four-decade survey of paintings and works on paper of Nicholas Krushenic…
In Stephen Westfall’s recent show, a dozen geometric abstractions revealed an artist who finds limitless possibilities in an evolving repertoire of constraints. Concentric diamond structures predomi…
With an ever-growing number of galleries scattered around New York, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. Where to begin? Here at A.i.A., we are always on the hunt for clever, memorable shows that stand out…
The veteran prestidigitator takes a fresh look at the magic of pictorial representation. His new paintings feature homemade lenticular ridges along with imagery borrowed from both art and commerce…