It’s Armory Week here in New York and the city is back in full force. With four major fairs–The Armory Show, Independent’s new 20th Century edition, SPRING/BREAK and Art on Paper–and countless exhibitions, events, pop ups and public programs, there is no shortage of...
Beautyful Migrations The Diaspora According to Njideka Akunyili Crosby
Njideka Akunyili Crosby is having quite the year. Her figurative paintings are on the walls of esteemed museums and institutions across the country, often featuring portraits of herself, friends and family. Akunyili Crosby’s unique style consists of painted, drawn and...
OUTSIDE LA: Natalie Strait NY: Charles Moffett
In "Monsoon Season," her first ever New York solo show, on view at Charles Moffett, Natalie Strait presents new paintings of women that explore climate change, gender, queer culture and the experience of being a woman today. The women in Strait’s paintings are all...
Book Review: Heartfelt Moments Portrait of an Artist by Hugo Huerta Marin
Portrait of an Artist By Hugo Huerta Marin 424 pages Prestel What exactly is a portrait? In art, “portrait” is generally understood to mean a visual likeness or representation. One could argue that a photographic portrait captures this visual likeness more closely...
New York Art Week Future Fair and NADA report
New York is buzzing with art. The city is currently playing host to four fairs: New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA), the European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF), Future Fair and Independent. The inaugural Art Week (May 5-12) resembles pre-pandemic days where every hour seems to be...
OUTSIDE LA: Emily Oliveira Geary Contemporary, New York
Hidden amid the bustle of the Bowery, one of New York’s most chaotic streets, is Geary Contemporary, a gem of a gallery that has been quietly making a name for itself with engaging exhibitions of emerging artists. In its latest show, Red Velvet, Orange Crush, Geary...
Karla Knight The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT
Karla Knight is sending us a message. With maps, symbols and UFOs, there are mysteries in every piece. Four decades worth of paintings, tapestries and drawings are on view in Knight’s first institutional solo show, “Navigator,” at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum...
OUTSIDE LA: Gosha Levochkin The Hole, New York
Kicking off 2022, New York’s The Hole has debuted a solo show from Gosha Levochkin, the gallery’s first with the Russian American artist. Wild, vibrant and interminably buzzing, Last Element is rife with bright constructivist shapes, cartoonish figures and references...
The Activism of Allison Janae Hamilton Land as Witness of History
Land has been a constant throughout history. We bring to land our personal experiences, and land in turn acts as a witness to the people and events that come and go. For artist Allison Janae Hamilton, land is her most enduring subject. She describes land as a...
Miami Art Week Artillery Report: Day 5 Fairs, parties and NFTs: a wrap-up of Miami Art Week 2021
After visiting five major art fairs and too many events and special exhibitions to keep track of, it’s safe to say this was an eventful and surprisingly normal Miami Art Week. Like in previous years, the week provided a venue to reconnect with friends and colleagues,...
Miami Art Week Artillery Report: Day 4 NADA Art Fair and Jeffrey Deitch's Shattered Glass Show
Come for Art Basel, stay for New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA). With over 170 exhibitors at NADA alone and having already visited several fairs, I assumed the booths would start to blur. At NADA, that was far from what happened. The overall fair was refreshing and...
Miami Art Week Artillery Report: Day 3 A day on the beach at Untitled, American Express X Artsy popup show and a benefit auction for Planned Parenthood
Miami Art Week would be incomplete without attending a few of the special events taking place around the city. At any hour of the day, and well into the night, there’s something pseudo art related to do. For my third day, I visited Untitled art fair located right on...
Miami Art Week Artillery Report: Day 2 See highlights from Artillery's visits to Art Miami and Context Art Fairs
While Art Basel Miami Beach is the main event of Art Week, there are several satellite fairs that feature smaller galleries and emerging artists. For my second full day of art, champagne and parties, I headed to Art Miami and Context, partner fairs just across the...
Miami Art Week Artillery Report: Day 1 Artillery is in Miami as Art Basel Miami Beach returns for its 2021 edition
Art Basel Miami Beach is back for the first in-person edition since pre-pandemic days. As with previous years, the week is full of parties, exhibitions, benefit auctions and satellite fairs across Miami Beach and downtown. This week, I’ll be visiting as many events as...
Alison Elizabeth Taylor James Cohan / New York
Known for her works made of laser-cut marquetry, Alison Elizabeth Taylor captivates viewers with her skill and close consideration of minute details. Combining the medium more commonly seen in decorative arts with painted wood and photographic prints, Taylor has...
OUTSIDE LA: Robin F. Williams P·P·O·W New York
Robin F. Williams’ latest solo show Out Lookers at P·P·O·W teeters between dream and nightmare. It’s unnerving and off-putting with witches, ghosts and trolls whose eyes burn like balls of fire. At the same time, it’s exciting, inviting and challenges us to embrace...
OUTSIDE LA: Anne Buckwalter Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York
Though at first seeming to depict ordinary, even prudish interior domestic scenes, upon closer inspection Anne Buckwalter’s paintings reveal provocative signs of sex, eroticism and sensuality. In Clean Linens, her first solo show at Rachel Uffner Gallery, Buckwalter...
New York Art Fairs The Armory Show and Future Fair
This week, New York’s art scene is buzzing with events. With five major fairs and innumerable openings, the city is alight with a variety of options from the heavy hitting Armory Show to the relatively wallet-friendly Art on Paper Fair. I had the chance to preview the...