New York Sperone Westwater Too few small exhibitions celebrate important events in the history of contemporary art in New York. It is both pleasurable and informative to see this kind of show, particularly when the works address the impact of European artists on their New York counterparts.
Lonnie Holley
New York James Fuentes Cast-off items and other detritus are rich loci of meaning for Lonnie Holley, who uses found objects to create sculptures and assemblages with hidden narratives. Each item, regardless of size, plays a significant role within the larger story told by each work.
Michele Brody
New York Casa Frela Gallery “Harlem Roots,” Michele Brody’s recent show, paid homage to the neighborhood where she has lived for half a dozen years. Brody is an environmentalist/artist committed to community work (one reason for the show) and to sustainable art that incorporates seeds and living plants into simple but elegantly constructed installations.
2013 DeCordova Biennial
Lincoln, Massachusetts DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum Organized by curator Lexi Lee Sullivan, the deCordova’s third biennial had a retro vibe and ad hoc feel, featuring works from across New England that demonstrated connections to mainstream multi-disciplinary trends.
Donald Fodness
Denver Rude Gallery, Rocky Mountain College of Art Viewers entered Donald Fodness’s installation, LUVRZ B H8RZ, through a beaded curtain, the kind that separates one living space from another in apartments too tiny to warrant full-fledged doors.
“No Man’s Land”
Helsinki Forum Box Entering the gallery brought viewers into contact with an unexpected obstacle: Ilmari Gryta’s full-size transit shelter. Coated in reflective material and situated in the dimly lit entrance, it halted movement as visitors examined their reflections and the reversed view of the street behind them.
Buster Simpson
Seattle Frye Art Museum Buster Simpson’s recent, and long overdue, retrospective proved a major undertaking on a number of fronts. The challenge for curator Scott Lawrimore was to contain Simpson’s far-flung sensibility, but not taxidermize it.
“Mexico Inside Out: Themes in Art Since 1990”
Fort Worth, Texas Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth “Mexico Inside Out: Themes in Art Since 1990” was impressive not only because it presented, in a cohesive and consistent fashion, works from many of the most important artists in Mexico today, but also because, taken together, these works shed light on the complex realities of
2013 Carnegie International,
Pittsburgh Carnegie Museum of Art The 2013 Carnegie International (CI) was the 56th installment of an enduring exhibition responsible for putting the encyclopedic Carnegie Museum of Art on the art world stage. When Andrew Carnegie conceived the CI in 1896—to inform the Pittsburgh public about modern art and to advance international collaboration—it was the only
Dorothea Rockburne
New York Museum of Modern Art The works in this riveting exhibition looked as fresh as they did when Dorothea Rockburne first made them—in part because she re-imagined “Drawing Which Makes Itself,” her 1973 solo show at Bykert Gallery in New York.
