“Fallen Blossoms” showcases works that explore the passage of time and the theme of memory. This is the first time that this group of works has been exhibited in the United States. Light Passage includes four gunpowder paintings which include objects symbolizing each of the four seasons. It is amazing to me that using gunpowder he [...]

Braving the torrential downpours of the Nor’easter last weekend, I ventured for the day to Philly to catch some shows. “Picasso and the Avant Garde in Paris” is a good show, not a great one but with the limited funds that museums have these days, they did a nice job culling works from their permanent [...]

About a week before the opening of Abramovic’s retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art, I went to hear her speak about her work. I am glad I gave myself that gift; it gave me a background that definitely helped me appreciate her work and the exhibition currently on at MoMA more. Abramovic, a 64 [...]

Curated by Jeff Koons, the controversial exhibition “Skin Fruit,” on view until June 6th, 2010 at the New Museum, is the first exhibition in the US of Athens-based Dakis Joannou Collection made up of 1,500 works by 400 artists. Pulling from one of the best collections of contemporary art in the world might be intimidating [...]

Openings at the Neue Galerie are always a treat. Not only do you get to see magnificent works of art, but you see them in a gorgeous and sophisticated environment while nibbling on tasty Austrian treats like baby Weinerschnitzel. What’s not to like?
The Otto Dix show (on view through August 30th) that opens today includes [...]

No need to worry, you have until May 30th to go check out the 75th incarnation (sans theme) of the Whitney Museum’s signature exhibition. Curated by Francesco Bonami and Gary Carrion-Muravari, the layout of the show is very viewer friendly; it is a very manageable show with a strong selection of artists–and female artists are [...]

I wish I had not been so jet lagged and sleep deprived for my visit to this museum which has been on my to do list for at least the past 17 years. But what a tremendous opportunity to see Van Gogh’s work in such breadth!
From his earliest work like The Potato Eaters to his [...]

The Dormition of the Virgin. Before 1567. By Domenikos Theotokopoulos (El Greco, 1541–1614). Egg tempera on wood, priming on textile. 62.5 x 52.5 cm. Courtesy of the Church of the Dormition of the Virgin, Ermoupolis, Syros.

If you have any sort of passing interest in the work of Domenikos Theotokopoulos, better known by his nickname, El Greco, this [...]

A quintessential modernist, Man Ray recast the concept of artistic identity by working as a painter, photographer, sculptor, printmaker, filmmaker, poet, and essayist. He utilized techniques not normally associated with fine art: airbrushing paintings, exposing objects on light-sensitive paper to create “rayographs.” Looking back in history, his fame as a photographer overshadowed his accomplishments as [...]

Eero Saarinen had architecture in his blood. He collaborated with his father, a famous architect in his own right, in the 1930s and 1940s and that helped Eero develop a name for himself. Not only was he one of the most celebrated architects of his time but he had his share of controversy as well. Rising to [...]