Can Abstract Art Still Be Radical?
Is abstract art, especially the geometric kind, radical anymore? This is the big question that vibrates through the Whitechapel Gallery’s rich and jam-packed history…
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Neïl Beloufa Relies on Other People
French-Algerian artist Neïl Beloufa recently debuted Counting on People (November 8, 2014 – March 1, 2015) at The Banff Centre’s Walter Phillips Gallery, a…
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Interview: Pedro Reyes Reclaims the Politics in Art
Mexican artist Pedro Reyes assumes a mantel that feels at once familiar and utterly unique. In a contemporary-art moment that is pronounced for its lateral reach…
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Why I Believe New York’s Art Scene Is Doomed
This is an article about art and gentrification, the inescapable topic. I have something new to add—that I think we may be coming to the…
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Querying the New Appropriation Art: Is This Cynicism?
The Denny Gallery may have given themselves a curatorial headache with the title of their current exhibition, Share This! Appropriation After Cynicism. There are…
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In Praise of Good Art Writing
I took this task a bit too seriously. I read every back issue of every magazine snow-drifting throughout my house, fingering all the books…
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Alien vs. Predator: The Critic in Three Recent Films
“What has to happen in someone’s life for them to end up becoming a critic?” asks Michael Keaton’s desperate, contemptuous Riggan Thomson in Alejandro…
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30 Art-Writing Clichés to Ditch in the New Year
It’s a new year, which is a fine excuse as any to ditch old bad habits. Here below, I have assembled a not-at-all exhaustive…
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Year in Review: Montreal From the Ground Up
A principal difference between year-end lists, rankings, and recollections about art, and those about music, books, or films is that it’s much more difficult…
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Year in Review: The Women Represented
To cast back and select my favorite art this year requires a mnemonic leap of faith. I’d hope the ‘best’ exhibitions, pieces, and events…
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