Ai Weiwei and the Art of Protest Ai Weiwei and the Art of Protest
The courageous Chinese dissident has always had an eye for the point where art and politics meet in performance.
Aug 29, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Danielle Allen
The Stone Dies Away Also: On Jimmie Durham The Stone Dies Away Also: On Jimmie Durham
Does a sculptor destroy things or merely change them?
Aug 22, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Remembering Karl Benjamin Remembering Karl Benjamin
Benjamin was greatly admired for his serious and dedicated approach to painting, his investment in those he chose to mentor and for being a truly kind soul.
Aug 17, 2012 / Books & the Arts / The Nation
Living With Disjunction: Manifesta 9 and Documenta 13 Living With Disjunction: Manifesta 9 and Documenta 13
Steeped in anthropology and art history, this summer’s big shows are occasions for talk instead of exploring art that reaches the unsaid.
Jul 24, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Extreme Eccentrics: Modern Art and its Collectors Extreme Eccentrics: Modern Art and its Collectors
When collecting works of avant-garde art, Albert Barnes and Leo and Gertrude Stein seemed even madder than its makers.
Jun 25, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Frieze Frame: On Art Fairs Frieze Frame: On Art Fairs
Chockablock with art, art fairs are essentially authorless.
May 29, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Empty and Full: On Stanley Whitney and Jacqueline Humphries Empty and Full: On Stanley Whitney and Jacqueline Humphries
When is a little more than enough in a painting?
May 2, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Faces out of the Crowd: On the Renaissance Portrait Faces out of the Crowd: On the Renaissance Portrait
How Renaissance painters brought human presence to the fore.
Mar 7, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
The Complete History of Every One: On Zoe Strauss The Complete History of Every One: On Zoe Strauss
Zoe Strauss has turned the streets of Philadelphia into a museum for her photography.
Feb 7, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
The Devil, Probably: On Maurizio Cattelan The Devil, Probably: On Maurizio Cattelan
An artist known as a trickster and showman stages a disappearing act at the Guggenheim.
Jan 11, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky