In the January 14th, 2012 Issue …

Daniel Buren Shows His Stripes
Notice some strange art along the streets last fall? A 74-year-old Frenchman may have been responsible
By Andrew Russeth

Have One on Me!
The Times’s Drink columnist Rosie Schaap spills as good as she mixes
By Molly Fischer

Glam Squad
Stylish sets, captivating cinematography and top-notch billing overcome callow direction in baroque ’40s gangster flick
By Rex Reed

An Encore of Elders
Hoffman's directorial debut is a delicate narrative laced together ego and mortality
By Rex Reed

Shootin' Blanks
A flaming bag of drivel with an ill-advised assist from Billy Bob Thornton
By Rex Reed

Uneasy Money
Wodehouse letters show how he made being funny big business
By Dan Duray

Hot Water
What makes Quiara Alegría Hudes's play Pulitzer-worthy?
By Jesse Oxfeld

No Picnic
William Inge's classic shows its dark side
By Harry Haun

The Eight-Day Week
By Betsy McAlpin

GALLERISTNY

He Said, She Said
By Michael H. Miller

On the Move
By Andrew Russeth

Syria! Who Knew?
By Dan Duray

ON VIEW

‘Louise Despont: Tide Fulcrum & The Motion of Fixed Stars’ at Nicelle Beauchene
By Will Heinrich

‘Bob Mizer: Artifacts’ at Invisible-Exports
By Will Heinrich

‘No More Rock Stars’ at Galerie Protégé
By Will Heinrich

‘Adriana Lara: NY – USA’ at Algus Greenspon
By Andrew Russeth

‘Jacolby Satterwhite: The Matriarch’s Rhapsody’ at Monya Rowe Gallery
By Andrew Russeth

‘Keith Sonnier: 68–70' at Mary Boone Gallery
By Andrew Russeth

Observer » In the January 14th, 2012 Issue …

In the January 14th, 2012 Issue …