Samuel abelow
Mystic Eros: Chris Ofili at Frieze and Zwirner
A monumental painting by Chris Ofili opens the Frieze Fair with an image of this multidimensional eros. The erotic feminine — a group of Aphrodites (incredibly ubiquitous across painting history) […]
The Search for Lost Transcendence: Cosmic mysticism in Jordan Belson’s films and painting
Jordan Belson work, as installed at the Matthew Mark Gallery Having lost transcendence in the West, we have turned to the East, yearning to overcome the ails of staunch capitalism […]
The Revival Of Psyche’s Beauty: Wiseman’s Interior, Richter’s Transcendence, and The Hyperreal Hudson Yards
April, 27, New York City: Chelsea and the new construction in the Hudson Yards, a strange renaissance of contemporary culture and art is flourishing. This past April, Kasmin, presented by […]
The Black Model at the Crux of Western Culture: Sweeping Exhibition at Museé d’Orsay
The “Black Models” show at the Orsay Museum in Paris reveals the Western neglect of the female archetypal, which accounts for racial and gender subjugation and ultimately disregards for the […]
Juicy Color Hits In Marc Horowitz’s High-Flying Act
Installation of Marc Horowitz paintings at the Johannes Vogt Gallery. Image courtesy of the gallery. Sophisticated Play Marc Horowitz, “Nothing on the Other Side of the Slash,” March 30. Vogt […]
Francesco Clemente at the Brant Foundation
The Italian artist Francesco Clemente has been a fixture of the art world since the 1980's. An extensive exhibition of his work at the Brant Foundation in Greenwich, CT, begins with an emphasis on his prominence in the New York City scene.
Hilma af Klint at Guggenheim Museum: Mystical Experience After Dark
From October 2018 to April 2019 The Guggenheim Museum in New York is exhibiting the monumental works of Hilma af Klint. The solo exhibition, “Paintings from the Future,” has been […]
