Julian Elias Bronner
“Paul Thek and His Circle in the 1950s”
Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art
May 2013
Three years ago, Paul Thek’s first American retrospective at the Whitney provided a comprehensive survey of his oeuvre, from his first exhibited “meat pieces” of the mid-1960s to the paintings he made just before his death from AIDS in… READ ON
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Kutluğ Ataman
Sperone Westwater
December 2012
Turkish filmmaker Kutluğ Ataman’s first New York show in eight years begins with a cascade: Surging white rivers are projected silently onto four panels suspended overhead and askew to the ingress of “Mesopotamian Dramaturges,” creating… READ ON
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Henry Flynt
Henry Flynt discusses his recent works
October 2012
Henry Flynt’s long career spans many roles: mathematician, musician, artist, and anti-art activist, as well as philosopher. In 1961, he coined the term “concept art” (not to be confused with Conceptual art), ushering in a new form of … READ ON
500 WORDS
“Sweet Distemper”
Derek Eller Gallery
August 2012
The collectively violent and aggressive gestures against art’s traditional forms of display in this group show enkindle the works’ anarchistic commonality. Curated by Isaac Lyles, “Sweet Distemper” exhibits five artists who burn, … READ ON
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Stelios Karamanolis
CAN CHRISTINA ANDROULIDAKI GALLERY
June 2012
“Great Moments in History,” Stelios Karamanolis’s latest solo show, questions the effect images have on our consensus about the past while exposing our propensity to forget, alter, and mythologize historical narratives. The paintings,… READ ON
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Rowena Hughes
Galerie Renner Prinz
February 2012
Rowena Hughes’s work addresses the infinite possibilities of chance within sets of predefined parameters. Her current solo show, “From the Slopes of the Curves,” incorporates pages with photographs from 1950s-era textbooks on architecture… READ ON