Shoot the Women First
“Shoot the women first!”, a German official is reported to have advised in the 1980s when members of GSG-9, the country’s elite anti-terror squad found themselves in front of a...
Sean Scully’s Figurative Leap
Sean Scully, “Eleuthera” (2017), oil on aluminum, 85 x 75 inches (all images © Sean Scully, all images courtesy the artist) When I became an art critic in 1981 one of the...
Navigating the Slippage Between Reality and Illusion
Leslie Wayne, “Planetary” (2019), oil and acrylic on wood, 94 x 41-3/4 x 5 inches (all images © Leslie Wayne, all images courtesy the artist and courtesy Jack Shainman Gallery,...
A Love Note to the Quirky South
Walks to the Paradise Gardens, published by Institute 193, Lexington, KentuckyFortune-cookie wisdom holds that even the longest journey begins with the first step. So much for the ardor, or stamina,...
Painting Paradoxes of Family, Race, and Prison
Pat Philips, “SubSuperior” at Catinca Tabacaru, installation view (all images courtesy Catinca Tabacaru) Pat Phillips is a 32-year-old painter who has shot straight to the 2019 Whitney Biennial seemingly out...
Artists in Argentina Join a Mass Protest for Women’s Equality
The women of Nosotras Proponemos take to the streets for a protest on International Women’s Day in Buenos Aires, Argentina (photo by the author for Hyperallergic) BUENOS AIRES — While...