44th – James Turrell
James Turrell doesn’t need any press or praise from me. The finite group of people who read Atlas are the choir, so I will keep the…
43rd – Cheating Basel
Basel and Venice are unattainable for me at the moment. I will admit I have never been to Venice and to Basel just once. It is…
42nd – Oldenburg and Vonnegut
MoMA doesn’t need my reviews but the Claes Oldenburg show warrants mention. Claes Oldenburg made blemished and ugly (mangy-but-loveable dog ugly) handmade objects at a time…
41st – The New
I spend a lot of time looking for the new. I spend plenty of time thinking about what would be new to show or write about.…
40th – Julie Mehretu
There are few living artists that have achieved the level of stability in success as Julie Mehretu. Relative to the currently overheated version of the art world…
39th – Pop vs. Gutai
The Pop Object at Acquavella Gallery and Gutai: Splendid Playground at the Guggenheim have little to do with one another except time frame (roughly the 1960’s)…
38th – Closing / Opening
I will keep it brief this week and offer you a quick round of things to catch if you can and a list of Museum shows…
37th – Basquiat
Gagosian closed a Jean-Michel Basquiat retrospective last week. Unsurprisingly, people lined up in the streets to see the show. It was a blockbuster. The only other…
36th – Taca Sui / David Diao/ Galerie LeLong
Notes on a few shows I saw in Chelsea that may have gotten lost in the shuffle Taca Sui at Chambers Fine Art until April 19th.…
35th – Patti Smith / Just Kids
Today in the “totally late to the party” review of Books, Patti Smith’s Just Kids. I wouldn’t say that I have too much to offer in…
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