Provisional Painting
For the past year or so I’ve become increasingly aware of a kind of provisionality within the practice of painting. I first noticed it pervading the canvases of Raoul De Keyser, Albert Oehlen,...
View ArticleChristie’s ‘First Open’ Sale Nets $11.2 M. With Strong Online Presence
Michael Krebber, Untitled, emulsion paint and acrylic on canvas, 1999. Yesterday Christie’s First Open NYC live auction brought in over $11.2 million across 203 lots, with a 70 percent sell-through...
View ArticleMorning Links: David Adjaye Edition
David Adjaye. COURTESY ADJAYE ASSOCIATES Ahead of his Art Institute of Chicago show, David Adjaye was announced yesterday as the winner of this year’s $100,000 Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts. He’ll...
View ArticleFall Preview: Museum Shows and Biennials Around the World
Frida Kahlo, Self-Portrait on the Border Line Between Mexico and the United States, 1932. “Paint the Revolution” at Philadelphia Museum of Art. ©BANCO DE MÉXICO DIEGO RIVERA FRIDA KAHLO MUSEUMS TRUST,...
View ArticleMichael Krebber at Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris
Michael Krebber, Cartouche Painting N°1, 2017, acrylic on canvas. FLORIAN KLEINEFENN/COURTESY THE ARTIST AND GALERIE CHANTAL CROUSEL, PARIS Pictures at an Exhibition presents images of one notable show...
View Article9 Art Events to Attend in New York City This Week
Rulan Tangen, FIELDWORKS (still), 2016. RAVA FILMS MONDAY, OCTOBER 22 Talk: “Decolonizing the Land, Decolonizing the Mind” at BRIC In collaboration with the nonprofit A Blade of Grass, BRIC presents an...
View ArticleMichael Krebber
Michael Krebber is known for understated objects and an overstated reputation. My goal in visiting his latest exhibition was not only to scrutinize the paintings but also to experience a new arc in...
View ArticleDegrees of Mystery: B. Wurtz on Exhibitions Around New York
John Houck, Unstable Figure, 2018, archival pigment print, 31⅝ x 37½ inches. Marianne Boesky Gallery. OBJECT STUDIES/©JOHN HOUCK/COURTESY THE ARTIST AND MARIANNE BOESKY GALLERY, NEW YORK AND ASPEN In...
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