Blaise Tobia and Virginia Maksymowicz saw the open-call non-juried summer show at the lower east side gallery and call it anarchy at its best. Read on for more about the 800-artist show, open for another week or so.
Read MoreJanyce Denise Glasper sees the Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibit organized by the beloved artist’s sisters Lisane Basquiat and Jeanine Heriveaux, and calls it strong, meaningful and moving. The ticketed show, in Chelsea, with exhibition design by Sir David Adjaye, OBE, has been extended to Sept. 3, 2022.
Read MoreTasso Hartzog visits iMPeRFeCT Gallery for their 10th Anniversary Exhibitions, featuring playful shows by three artists: Sheldon Omar-Abba, Mateus Kaplan, and Ben Peterson! The internationally dirty gallery (and at times, dirty artwork) makes for a varied set of work that’s united by its approachability, playfulness, and perspective. The three shows are on view June 4 – July 16, 2022. Don’t miss it!
Read MoreSusan Isaacs sees the popular show of Joan Mitchell’s works at the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) and says the show lives up to its reputation: “It really is that good.” The show is at the BMA until Aug. 14, 2022.
Read MoreArtblog returning contributor, Elizabeth Johnson, reviews a New York exhibit inspired by pandemic isolation and its impact on the human need to connect.
Read MoreOn a trip to the to see “Sean Scully: The Shape of Ideas,” Logan Cryer is disappointed by the lack of context provided about the artist, whose “work has a bit of a reputation as not being as well-liked as some major art institutions would advertise,” Logan says. Wanting to better understand the abstract artist’s popularity, Logan felt alienated when they found no clear or compelling defense of the work, neither in the wall text, nor through the (lack of) display of documents from the artist himself. What does unimaginative curation mean for the legacy of the artist? Read the review to find out what Logan thinks!
Read More
