As a student of celebrated French clown Philippe Gaulier said, "Once you can handle the insults, something inside you cracks and you can begin."
In opposition to the overly serious art world, a new group exhibition brings together artists who lean into the lighter side.
Elizabeth Schwaiger sets in motion a cacophony of styles, ideas, colors, and movements in this dense show spread out over two floors. The Texas-born, Brooklyn-based artist who unites architecture and
The day after a mob stormed the United States Capital, Elizabeth Schwaiger's painting Palimpsest (2020) takes on particular resonance. Almost eleven feet wide, and rendered in lush, deep shades of och
The second edition of Taipei Dangdai concluded on 19 January 2020 with the participation of 99 galleries from across the globe and over 40,000 visitors.
Koki Tanaka How did you first encounter the work of Nam June Paik? I think it was through TV Buddha, but not sure which one. I just googled it now, and find out there are so many different vers
Michael Rakowitz, the Chicago-based, Iraqi-American artist known for producing powerful works that often address complicated histories and events, such as the death of Tamir Rice—the twelve-year-old
In the first week of June, Britain and France played host to a vast spectacle on the 75th anniversary of D-Day. The commemoration events, tracing the timetable of the Normandy landings as they unfolde
Last month, a new sake bar opened at London's Institute of Contemporary Arts: a softly lit tunnel of booze that promises the kind of entrancing conversation one can never quite remember the next morni
I have been a fan of Squeak Carnwath ever since I saw her painting Obit (2000) in a now-defunct Soho gallery nearly 20 years ago. I have been to her studio in Oakland, California numerous times; int
On February 25, the Whitney Museum of American Art announced the 75 artists who will be participating in the 2019 Whitney Biennial. In the days following, artists and activists have responded to the h
An existential inquiry into the nature of knowledge and history beat at the heart of the group exhibition Speaking Power to (Post) Truth at Jane Lombard Gallery in New York City. In one room, curato
On the Periphery of Vision, a group exhibition curated by Christopher Philips, features works in a variety of mediums including photography, painting, sculpture and film. On display is work by five
To walk into Jack, Sean Shim-Boyle's first exhibition at Jane Lombard Gallery, is to walk into a space where things are off-kilter, amiss, just slightly wrong. The gallery's main space is taken up b
In 1989, British author JG Ballard published The Enormous Space, a short story about Gerald Ballantyne, a man who withdraws from the world and fortifies himself in his abode, not due to agoraphobia
In 2006, the artist Michael Rakowitz took on a complicated, seemingly impossible task. He opened a store in Brooklyn to sell dates, with the chief goal of importing the sweet fruit directly from Iraq,
From explorations into the varied meanings of 'Asia' to an uncomfortably personal solo show, highlights of the best shows across the city Discordant Harmony : Observations of Artistic Practices in
For Zhongguo 2185 at Sadie Coles HQ in London, curator Victor Wang brought together ten Chinese artists born after 1970 for a presentation that looked to the future. The show's theme was rooted in t
The inaugural edition of Kathmandu Triennale takes ‘The City’ as a thematic starting point – a catalyst to explore the many socio-cultural and political issues embedded in urban settings.
The first edition of the Honolulu Biennial brings together 33 artists from the Pacific Islands, Asia and North America.
Sculptures by Michael Rakowitz and Heather Phillipson will sit atop the Fourth Plinth in 2018 and 2020, respectively.
'The Art of Participation' is the largest retrospective of Lee Mingwei’s practice presented in the Southern Hemispher to date.
With the rise of the social media, artificial intelligence, video games and the power of anonymity afforded by the Internet, the process of adopting a newly invented persona is a now a common part of everyday life.
What I think will continue to define L.A. is the dialogue between new international galleries, established local galleries and young galleries starting out.