Before Romare Bearden’s Collages Before Romare Bearden’s Collages
The painter’s little-known abstract period was not an end, but a method of discovery.
Dec 21, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Dana Schutz, After the Whitney Biennial Dana Schutz, After the Whitney Biennial
A recent show of Schutz's work sheds light on a facet of her art that connects Open Casket to the rest of her paintings.
Nov 17, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Alberto Giacometti and Alice Neel, Face to Face Alberto Giacometti and Alice Neel, Face to Face
The two artists have more in common than it might seem.
Sep 26, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Wandering Through Documenta Wandering Through Documenta
Do big, world-scale art exhibitions have any use today?
Sep 13, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Robert Rauschenberg and the Art of the New Frontier Robert Rauschenberg and the Art of the New Frontier
The artist was, above all, a restless and resourceful gatherer of materials—cultural as well as physical.
Aug 23, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
The Ambiguous Sculptures of Melvin Edwards and Rachel Harrison The Ambiguous Sculptures of Melvin Edwards and Rachel Harrison
Time spent with their work serves as a reminder that most good artists don’t provide ironclad justifications for their choices
Jun 29, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Pushing the Limits of Photography Pushing the Limits of Photography
The reflexive photography of Paul Mpagi Sepuya and Jason Loebs.
May 2, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Can the Pain of Others Be Transmuted Into Art? Can the Pain of Others Be Transmuted Into Art?
While Dana Schutz’s Open Casket has received the lion’s share of attention, much of the Whitney Biennial seems to seek out controversy.
Apr 25, 2017 / Barry Schwabsky
When Downtown Was Up When Downtown Was Up
A new exhibition on New York’s artist-run galleries reminds us of a vibrant but now distant past.
Mar 16, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Picabia’s Monsters Picabia’s Monsters
Even at his most iconoclastic, the French avant-gardist sought to paint life.
Feb 23, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky