By Mario Naves 5/17/04 12:00am

Victim of Minimalism Triumphs With Bold Ceramic Sculpture

Don’t fret if you didn’t make it to the 35-year survey of Lynda Benglis’ sculpture at Cheim & Read in March. Notwithstanding the huzzahs it generated, the exhibition wasn’t much to look at-at least for those of us who prefer the vitality of art over the inertia of museum pieces. It did have sociological value, Read More

By Mario Naves 1/28/02 12:00am

Anne Ryan: The Belle Of the N.Y. School

Is there an exhibition currently on display in New York City that is more beautiful than that dedicated to the collages of Anne Ryan (1889-1954) at Grant Selwyn Fine Art? The tempered answer is “probably”–there are a lot of shows out there. But the concluding reply is a resounding “no.” Indeed, it goes to the Read More