Ambera Wellmann launched the Fall art season with simultaneous exhibitions at Company and Hauser and Wirth. In “One Thousand Emotions” at Company, Wellman has created site specific wall drawings that unite the themes of life, death and wo
The Karen Kilimnik exhibition at Gladstone 64 surveys the artist’s work from the 1980s through 2013 and highlights Kilimnik’s diverse use of media which includes sculpture, video, photographs, works on paper, collage and painting. In Kili
Christie’s has the final slot for September sales. Here’s a peek into their “Post-War to Present” auction tomorrow: Images: 1. Bob Thompson, ‘Bathers,’ 1965 2 & 3. Olga de Amaral, ‘Paisaje heredado 4,&
The Hill Art Foundation recently opened “Igshaan Adams: I’ve been here all along, I’ve been waiting,” highlighting Adams’s use of the rose, a motif that has special resonance in the Sufi faith, representing the path towa
The works in María Berrío’s first exhibition at Hauser & Wirth are woven together to evoke a loose narrative or other world, one in which the inhabitants appear in tribes to gather, celebrate, and perhaps prepare for an unknow
A few photos from the previews of Sotheby’s Contemporary Curated and Contemporary Discoveries Sales as well as the Phillips New Now Sale: Images: 1 & 2. Robert Colescott, ‘April in Paris,’ 1998, Sotheby’s Contemporary Cur
It is hard to believe the Kay Sekimachi exhibition, “A Personal Archive” at Andrews Kreps Gallery is the artist’s first in New York City. Spanning a 50 year period, the show includes Sekimachi’s beautiful loom weavings and an
“Of Two,” Naotaka Hiro’s second exhibition at Bortolami, includes paintings on panel, unstretched canvases and bronzes — all of which have a performative aspect, albeit one that the viewer is left to imagine. The artist&rsqu
We were eagerly anticipating “Man Ray: When Objects Dream” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and were not disappointed! Curated by Stephanie D’Alessandro and Stephen C. Pinson, the exhibition pays homage to Man Ray’s innovativ
Andra Ursuta’s exhibition, “Retina Turner,” opened last night at David Zwirner’s 20th Street space. In a nod to Lucio Fontana’s “La Fine di Dio” series, Ursuta’s cast glass sculptures reveal ‘Pri
We love being introduced to new artists, especially when the work is as visually singular as Shigeo Otake’s. In “A Dim Cozy Room” at American Art Catalogues, paintings made by Otake over a period of 25 years share a kinship with Nor
One week, two art fairs and a selling exhibition… Independent 20th Century, the Armory Show, and Duet at WSA. A few snaps from this week: Images: Independent: 1. Leonor Fini, ‘Hurry, Hurry, Hurry … My Dolls are Waiting,’ 1
A highlight of the week was the opening of the Susan Rothenberg exhibition, “The Weather,” at Hauser and Wirth. For those who may only know Rothenberg for her horse paintings, the show will be an exciting discovery — throughout the
Coming back to the art world after a long Summer holiday often means a mad rush of openings, fairs, and dinners. EJ Hill’s exhibition, “Low-slung Promises on the Tongues of the Devout,” forces the viewer to slow down the pace with
During a quick trip to Madrid before the start of the Fall art season, we were able to catch the Anna Weyant exhibition at the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza. Curated by Guillermo Solana, the show highlights Weyant’s ability to play with ar
We’re thinking ahead to the Fall season and looking forward to seeing the Helen Frankenthaler presentation at MoMA in October. Until then, we saw this beauty at the Kunstmuseum Basel in June: Helen Frankenthaler, ‘Riverhead,’ 1963
We’re technically past the Dog Days of Summer, nevertheless we’re celebrating our canine friends on this International Dog Day. Images: 1. Joe Brainard, ‘Whippoorwill,’ 1973, at American Art Catalogues 2 & 3. Sanya Kanta
“The Magical City: George Morrison’s New York” is a real gem of an exhibition, calling attention to Morrison, an artist from the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, whose arrival in the city coincided with the early days
We are big fans of artists Anni Albers, Olga de Amaral and Sheila Hicks, so we thoroughly enjoyed “Woven Histories: Textiles and Modern Abstraction,” currently on view at MoMA. The exhibition, curated by the National Gallery of Art&rsquo
“Lisa Yuskavage: Drawings,” is the first institutional exhibition devoted to the artist’s works on paper. Curated by Claire Gilman, the show is concise but covers a lot of ground — from Yuskavage’s early “Bad Babie