That’s How Criticism (Or Poetry) Goes: Celebrating Michael Fried
Rather than a topic or theme, I would propose an occasion—an occasion of celebration and taking stock. Michael…
JEANNE GANG with Nile Greenberg
Gang: Exactly. You’d have to cut holes or courtyards into shopping malls just to get access to daylight.…
‘To continue painting’: James Bishop and New York
‘To continue painting’: James Bishop and New YorkTimothy TaylorJanuary 15–February 28, 2026New York ‘To Continue Painting’: James Bishop…
GEORGE SAUNDERS with Mandana Chaffa
George SaundersVigilRandom House, 2026 I could describe George Saunders’s Vigil literally as the final night of K. J.…
DAVID GUTERSON with Jonathan Daniel Gardner
Rail: Evelyn moves through the world without a home, while Tsering comes from a tradition where your place…
From Now: A Collection in Context
From Now: A Collection in ContextStudio Museum in Harlem November 15, 2025–August 16, 2026New York In acts of…
Technocracy 2.0 – The Brooklyn Rail
Technocracy viewed its dream as a form of social engineering with society like a biological organism that can…
Bronx Museum opens “must-see” Seventh AIM Biennial show – Bronx Times
Several hundred visitors turned out for the opening of the Bronx Museum’s Seventh AIM Biennial on Jan. 23,…
An Artist Seeks Reinvention by Living Off the Grid in “Far West”
Lala Abaddon doesn’t have an address. Her home, made from scratch, sits off a rocky road, deep in…
A Tribute to Takako Saito
Takako Saito came to my attention through my research on women performance artists in 2022 on the Italian…
NURIT CHINN & BAILEY WILLIAMS with Haruna Lee
The Exponential FestivalJanuary 3–February 7, 2025Brooklyn On the morning of December 7, I had Nurit Chinn and Bailey…
Offbeat NYC artists who use MetroCard for creations ‘in denial’ in its final days
They’re not giving the MTA a pass. The offbeat artists who use MetroCards for their masterpieces are in…