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September Events in New York City for the First Two Weeks
We know it can be difficult to keep up with everything in September, it’s a busy month. As we book it into fall, we thought about what’s worth checking out, what’s free, and what’s enriching for the...
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Double Fair Report: The Armory Show and Art on Paper Pack a Punch in 2022
People, champagne, sad fashion, loud designer logos—fairly cheap-looking for such an expensive affair at the VIP days. This weekend marks the NYC end-of-summer art fair extravaganza, with the Armory...
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Review: Spring Break Art Show’s Naked Lunch Was Ambitious but Not Necessarily...
There should be a moratorium on dicks and tits in contemporary art. Certainly nudity in art can say something incredibly valuable. Ana Mendieta, Greer Lankton, Deana Lawson, and Carolee Schneeman all...
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Fall Arts Preview 2022: Museum Shows You Won’t Want to Miss
New York’s summer heat still hangs over the city— but fall is fast approaching. As we move into the middle of September the stickiness subdues, temperature drops to a comfortable cool, and tree-lined...
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Fall Arts Preview 2022: Gallery Shows You Won’t Want to Miss
New York City is a place with so many art galleries, which all have shows that only run for so long—it can be hard to keep track. Amidst all the rotating exhibitions, we selected a few that we feel...
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No Narrative to Debate: Artist Raheleh Filsoofi Knows Iran, Clay, and Migration
In “Debated Narrative” her new solo show at Chicago’s ENGAGE Projects, Raheleh Filsoofi revisits what keeps her awake: curiosity, otherness, and home, in all their complexities. The Observer spoke...
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Miyake Pleats Please Sightings at Lorna Simpson, Jenny Holzer, and Wolfgang...
Well, apparently there’s a uniform for the new fall gallery openings this year. The girls are wearing Pleats Please in tribute to the passing of fashion iconoclast Issey Miyake. Three titans of the...
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Observer’s Slambook: Artist Qualeasha Wood on Ethically Colonizing Mars
Observer’s Slambook is a series that is ongoing over at our Arts Newsletter, that I write weekly, where I ask various artists, writers, and culture heads a series of randomized questions. These...
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What to Do In New York City in the Coming Weeks
We love to try to keep you in the know, so we rounded up a few events happening over the next few weeks that are worth checking out! It’s a hectic time for everyone and as always there’s a lot going...
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Double Review: Artists Lydia Ourahmane and Cristina Iglesias Both Have NYC...
In new works on show in Queens and Manhattan, artists Lydia Ourahmane and Cristina Iglesias explore the depth and expanse of physical memory, the multiple spaces offered to inhabit and reimagine, and...
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Miyake Pleats Please Sightings at Lorna Simpson, Jenny Holzer, and Wolfgang...
Well, apparently there’s a uniform for the new fall gallery openings this year. The girls are wearing Pleats Please in tribute to the passing of fashion iconoclast Issey Miyake. Three titans of the...
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Biennale Report: The Venice Biennale Celebrates the Feminine Surreal
Venice’s 59th Biennale, “The Milk of Dreams,” opened last April placed under the sign of Leonora Carrington’s Surrealist namesake children’s book. A highly-anticipated event resuming for the first...
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It Seems Art Destruction Is a Trend but Only Time Will Tell if It’s Good
The art world has long valued protecting and preserving its cherished pieces, but in recent years instances of artists, collectors, and protestors destroying art has taken a foothold. The destruction,...
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Basquiat’s Modena Paintings to Be Reunited for the First Time
In 1982, art dealer Emilio Mazzoli brought Jean-Michel Basquiat to Modena, Italy, where the street-artist-turned-mainstream-success would quickly produce a series of paintings for his second solo...
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Artist Sarah Bahbah Exposes a Decade Of Self-Confession In ‘Dear Love’
The LA-based, Perth-born artist Sarah Bahbah has built a career on provocation. At 32, she’s won worldwide attention and acclaim for her striking print and digital images, becoming a go-to...
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Art Institute of Chicago Purchases Nearly 1,500 Works From Art Collector...
The Art Institute of Chicago yesterday (May 1) announced its acquisition of 1,440 works from prominent art collector Charles Hack. The artwork, which comes from the collection of Hack and the Hearn...
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On View Now: Ellsworth Kelly, Avery Singer, Cecily Brown and More
If you’re an art lover in New York, a visit to the Met Costume Institute’s Karl Lagerfeld exhibition or planning for Frieze Week may be top of mind. But there’s lots more to see exhibition-wise, both...
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A Photographer’s Famous Subjects Reflect at Gagosian’s ‘Avedon 100’ Afterparty
We were an hour or so into the after-party for Thursday night’s opening of the Gagosian exhibition celebrating Richard Avedon’s centennial when Jesse Paris Smith—the multihyphenate daughter of Patti...
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