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It Seems Art Destruction Is a Trend but Only Time Will Tell if It’s Good

When artists such as Hirst and Banksy take destruction into their own hands it's a creative practice but many may follow with no right.
By Emma Burleigh

Review: Spring Break Art Show’s Naked Lunch Was Ambitious but Not Necessarily a Meal

Spring Break Art Show's theme this year was naked lunch but was there enough to eat?
By Grace Byron

Double Fair Report: The Armory Show and Art on Paper Pack a Punch in 2022

Both the Armory Show and Art on Paper took place this weekend, among others this crowded September. Here's what you missed.
By Farah Abdessamad

Alfredo Jaar’s ‘The Temptation to Exist’ at Galerie Lelong Bit Off More Than It Could Chew

By Annie Levin

Takesada Matsutani’s “Combine” Explores Process at Hauser & Wirth

By Ilana Novick

Neil Jenney’s Modern Africa Series in “American Realism Today” at Gagosian Gallery

By Farah Abdessamad

Carrie Mae Weems Stuns in “The Shape of Things”

By Anni Irish

Ivy Haldeman: Hot Dogs, Power Suits, and Freudian Slippage

By Anni Irish

Katherine Bradford Tackles Motherhood With ‘Mother Paintings’ at Canada Gallery

By Justin Kamp

‘Black Femme: Sovereign of WAP and the Virtual Realm’ Shines at Canada Gallery

By Yume Murphy

M 2 3’s ‘eddy’ Taps into Feelings of Disruption in Art and Beyond

By Anni Irish
John Ashbery's Salle d'Attente.

In John Ashbery’s Collages, Life Is a Mixed-Media Affair

By David D'Arcy
Lester Bangs.

The Disrespected Arts Journalist Blues

By Justin Joffe

Superscript Conference: Arts Journalism and Criticism in a Digital Age

By Matthew Newton
Renata Lucas, "Museum of the Diagonal Man"

Absolut Raises a Glass to Its 2015 Art Award Nominees

By Brianna McGurran

Roberta Smith and Holland Cotter Named Co-Chief Art Critics of The New York Times

By Andrew Russeth
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The Week in Art Criticism: Dog Days of Summer Edition

By Andrew Russeth
The

The Week in Art Criticism

By Andrew Russeth

The Wrath of Khan: Former Met Dept. Chairman Takes Swipe at New York Review of Books

By Rachel Corbett
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