Sheer Beauty: A Review of Pooja Pittie at Thomas McCormick
Newcity Art
by Susan Aurinko
17h ago
Pooja Pittie's work has morphed rapidly since her last show, yet there is always an air of confidence and sureness. The paintings and knitted work in this show are work of a mature painter, someone who honors where she came from but knows exactly where she’s going ..read more
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Snapshots Meet Fine Art: A Review of “A Little Truth—Fact and Fiction in Family Photography” at Block Museum
Newcity Art
by Nicky Ni
2d ago
For this thought-provoking exhibition at the Block Museum, vernacular snapshots by nameless photographers, rendered artifacts cleverly paired with pieces of art from the Block’s collection ..read more
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Like Waves Against the Sand: A Review of “Matisse and the Sea” at Saint Louis Art Museum
Newcity Art
by Alan Pocaro
3d ago
Unsurprising that an artist such as Henri Matisse, whose creative antennae so acutely attuned to light and color, should have been drawn to the sea in all its myriad moods, and that he should return to it as leitmotif throughout his life ..read more
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An Exhibition of Tender Queer Love: A Review of “Miranda Forrester: Interiorities” at Mariane Ibrahim
Newcity Art
by Zara Yost
6d ago
By portraying the figures in a comfortable and safe environment, Forrester creates an influential visual narrative that confronts stereotypes and celebrates the resilience and beauty of her subjects ..read more
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Contradictory Compositions: A Review of William Conger at Zolla/Lieberman
Newcity Art
by Charles Venkatesh Young
1w ago
When viewed from afar, Conger’s canvases are like any good Magritte, eluding a firm grasp. They can be perceived in their physical entirety, yet by virtue of their self-incongruous pictorial content, they will never be truly known ..read more
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Universal Freedom: A Review of Richard Hunt at White Cube in New York
Newcity Art
by Emeline Boehringer
1w ago
Whereas White Cube sees Hunt’s work as “a way to reconcile the darker realities of contemporary America,” I see Hunt staring into the open wound, with his desire for freedom emerging from, and always in an unreconciled dialogue with, the forge of suffering ..read more
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Confrontational Silhouettes: A Review of “An Audience” by Sara Greenberger Rafferty at Document
Newcity Art
by Zara Yost
1w ago
The exhibition details large sculptures of kiln-fired glass fused together with photographic images. These unique and innovative artworks are complemented by unframed contact prints, a form of cameraless images that showcase various combinations of form and color ..read more
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From Blisters to Pearls: A Review of Nicki Cherry at Slow Dance
Newcity Art
by Annette LePique
1w ago
We’re driven by hidden pains and secret desires, neuroses and aggressive drives of which we’re only, at best, half aware. These are truths that haunt artist Nicki Cherry’s show at Slow Dance.  ..read more
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A Mark on America’s Face: A Review of “Kara Walker: Back of Hand” at Poetry Foundation
Newcity Art
by Zara Yost
1w ago
The small-scale exhibition packs a wallop. Walker’s words and brushstrokes are vivid, visceral and violent in her attempt to convey the history of and her relationship with the American South ..read more
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Decadence and Destruction: A Review of “Twin Flame, Double Ruin” by Sif Itona Westerberg at Driehaus Museum
Newcity Art
by Frank Geiser
1w ago
Instead of dulling down ancient myths into their narrative elements, “Twin Flame, Double Ruin” represents an excavation of our mythological selves for the dormant seeds of destruction carried within them and waiting to germinate ..read more
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