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-Murayari, 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 [...]
On view until the middle of February, Omer Fast has videos on view at both the Whitney and at Postmasters Gallery in Chelsea. A name that should be familiar to my regular readers, Omer Fast’s work befuddles me yet somehow I am transfixed. I stayed for the whole 32 minutes and 48 seconds of “Nostalgia [...]
This show ends on January 24th and I encourage you to definitely squeeze it into your schedule as it is amazing. Born in 1955 Horn has created work of “concentrated visual power and intellectual vigor” in a variety of media–sculpture, drawing, photography, installation and books. Once you see the show you begin to realize how [...]
On my way to Santa Fe I had a brief stop in Denver which led me to their art museum–a first visit for me. In 2001, the DAM commissioned architect Daniel Libeskind to design an expansion that would accommodate the growing collections and programs. The 146,000-square-foot Frederic C. Hamilton Building opened to the public in October [...]
This exhibition at MoMA thoroughly examines the most influential school of avant-garde art, design and architecture of the 20th century. Literally meaning “house of building” the Bauhaus, a term coined by the school’s founder Walter Gropius, was created to offer an interdisciplinary approach to the arts. All arts had equal status at the school when [...]