“Painter Painter”

Walker Art Center

March 2013

Modesty is not a word commonly associated with the history of abstraction, but in this exhibition, curators Eric Crosby and Bartholomew Ryan have gathered work by a group of up-and-coming artists—nearly all born in the 1970s—who largely… READ ON

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Andy DuCett

The Soap Factory

September 2012

Though Andy DuCett considers “Why we do this” to be an expansion of his established drawing practice, the actual effect of the immersive installation here is more akin to that of a film than a drawing. Visitors walking through the sprawling… READ ON

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“The Sports Show”

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

April 2012

The straightforward title chosen for this predominantly photographic survey of the sporting life reflects David Little’s appealingly balanced curation. Those attending the exhibition for the sport rather than for the art will be amply … READ ON

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“Three Artists: Guo Gai, Meng Tang, Slinko”

September 2011

Installed beautifully by curator Thomas Rose in the Soap Factory’s appropriately rough shell of a space, this survey of work by two artists from China (Guo Gai and Meng Tang) and one from Ukraine (Slinko) casts a chilly gaze on the tarnished… READ ON

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“The Spectacular of Vernacular”

February 2011

Though it includes chainsaw art and an amateurish painting of a giant octopus attacking a city, “The Spectacular of Vernacular” is not an exhibition of folk art; nor, really, is it even about folk art. In the pieces collected here by … READ ON

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