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
Kerry James Marshall’s Enigmatic Authority Kerry James Marshall’s Enigmatic Authority
It seems a mistake to call him a realist in any but the loosest sense.
Jan 18, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Ellen Cantor’s Perpetual Revisions Ellen Cantor’s Perpetual Revisions
The artist’s final film tested her belief that love could be stronger than the will to power.
Dec 20, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
The Brilliance of Lines The Brilliance of Lines
Agnes Martin at the Guggenheim and Carmen Herrera at the Whitney.
Oct 26, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Seeing David Hammons Seeing David Hammons
Given that the artist is such a spectral presence, how can his multifarious oeuvre be summed up in a single retrospective survey?
Sep 21, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky