Reviews
A Firefight in Fine Art: ‘Art of the Steal’ at IFC
Once a piece of an artists’ work is purchased by a collector, an admirer, or even their mother, it’s up to their discretion as to how it’s viewed or stored. But after the collector has passed, what becomes of the art?
Ryan McGinley: Everybody Knows This is Nowhere
McGinley has used young nude models for the last decade, and if this show is any indication their ages will not grow older with his. While this may border on fetish it also creates a fantasy world. To live in his world is to always be young, warm, and naked.
Creative Consumption: Armory Show 2010
Despite cost and variety, there are gems to be found in this sand box.
Remote Control: Sofi Zezmer at Mike Weiss Gallery
In her exhibit Remote Control at the Mike Weiss gallery, Zezmer’s vision in her carefully constructed sculptures follows the trail of everyday existence that entails the convergence of biological and technological systems.
“Lost in America” found in New York: Photographer Thomas Ando’s “Lost in America”
The American Southwest is one mad straight road that stretches on so far it stands still. Photographer Thomas Ando manages to stretch that road even further up through the sky and all the way across the country.
Mr. Brainwash’s “Icons”
Whether attacking a canvas with an Acme-grade paintbrush, mounting a giant horse made of recycled tires, or leaning against a print of Madonna larger than her celebrity presence; scale and grandiosity is the raison d’etre in Mr. Brainwash’s exhibit “Icons”.
Tatooed Tokyo by Dominick Lombardi
Lombardi paints glimpses of offbeat imagery that project a kind of back street appeal.
Five Questions for Tina Berning on “The Passengers”
The artist talks with NYAB about her evocative illustration work, her second NYC solo show, and her sold out new book “100 Girls on Cheap Paper.”
Black Gold in the Bronx
Artists Tattfoo Tan and Abigail DeVille dig in the dirt to find possibilities for renewal in their exhibition at Bronx River Art Center.
The Roving Summer T-shirt Show “One Size Fits All”
For as little as $10 a piece, 16 artists offer the humble tee as works of wearable art.
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