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I am over the moon to share that my review of the Robert Rauschenberg show at The Museum of the City of New York made it into the April 2026 print edition of The Brooklyn Rail! Very, very grateful to the editors for their acceptance of my review - I was just so happy to have it published online - but this has gotten evermore exciting. Additionally, I really love the image they chose for this article, it’s Rauschenberg’s “Municipal Building and Twin Towers” from 1981. Looking forward to attending tonight’s Brooklyn Rail launch party!

Don’t forget that there is still time to see “Robert Rauschenberg’s New York: Pictures from the Real World” at The Museum of the City of New York through April 19th. Plus, a great companion exhibition to visit while you’re there is “Joe Macken: He Built This City”, which focuses on a gigantic miniature model of the New York cityscape, Macken’s magnum opus which was 21 years in the making!

#brooklynrail #artcritic #artcritics #artwriter #artwriting

I am over the moon to share that my review of the Robert Rauschenberg show at The Museum of the City of New York made it into the April 2026 print edition of The Brooklyn Rail! Very, very grateful to the editors for their acceptance of my review - I was just so happy to have it published online - but this has gotten evermore exciting. Additionally, I really love the image they chose for this article, it’s Rauschenberg’s “Municipal Building and Twin Towers” from 1981. Looking forward to attending tonight’s Brooklyn Rail launch party!

Don’t forget that there is still time to see “Robert Rauschenberg’s New York: Pictures from the Real World” at The Museum of the City of New York through April 19th. Plus, a great companion exhibition to visit while you’re there is “Joe Macken: He Built This City”, which focuses on a gigantic miniature model of the New York cityscape, Macken’s magnum opus which was 21 years in the making!

#brooklynrail #artcritic #artcritics #artwriter #artwriting

I am over the moon to share that my review of the Robert Rauschenberg show at The Museum of the City of New York made it into the April 2026 print edition of The Brooklyn Rail! Very, very grateful to the editors for their acceptance of my review - I was just so happy to have it published online - but this has gotten evermore exciting. Additionally, I really love the image they chose for this article, it’s Rauschenberg’s “Municipal Building and Twin Towers” from 1981. Looking forward to attending tonight’s Brooklyn Rail launch party!

Don’t forget that there is still time to see “Robert Rauschenberg’s New York: Pictures from the Real World” at The Museum of the City of New York through April 19th. Plus, a great companion exhibition to visit while you’re there is “Joe Macken: He Built This City”, which focuses on a gigantic miniature model of the New York cityscape, Macken’s magnum opus which was 21 years in the making!

#brooklynrail #artcritic #artcritics #artwriter #artwriting

I am over the moon to share that my review of the Robert Rauschenberg show at The Museum of the City of New York made it into the April 2026 print edition of The Brooklyn Rail! Very, very grateful to the editors for their acceptance of my review - I was just so happy to have it published online - but this has gotten evermore exciting. Additionally, I really love the image they chose for this article, it’s Rauschenberg’s “Municipal Building and Twin Towers” from 1981. Looking forward to attending tonight’s Brooklyn Rail launch party!

Don’t forget that there is still time to see “Robert Rauschenberg’s New York: Pictures from the Real World” at The Museum of the City of New York through April 19th. Plus, a great companion exhibition to visit while you’re there is “Joe Macken: He Built This City”, which focuses on a gigantic miniature model of the New York cityscape, Macken’s magnum opus which was 21 years in the making!

#brooklynrail #artcritic #artcritics #artwriter #artwriting

I am over the moon to share that my review of the Robert Rauschenberg show at The Museum of the City of New York made it into the April 2026 print edition of The Brooklyn Rail! Very, very grateful to the editors for their acceptance of my review - I was just so happy to have it published online - but this has gotten evermore exciting. Additionally, I really love the image they chose for this article, it’s Rauschenberg’s “Municipal Building and Twin Towers” from 1981. Looking forward to attending tonight’s Brooklyn Rail launch party!

Don’t forget that there is still time to see “Robert Rauschenberg’s New York: Pictures from the Real World” at The Museum of the City of New York through April 19th. Plus, a great companion exhibition to visit while you’re there is “Joe Macken: He Built This City”, which focuses on a gigantic miniature model of the New York cityscape, Macken’s magnum opus which was 21 years in the making!

#brooklynrail #artcritic #artcritics #artwriter #artwriting

Liam Otero named New York Editor of Whitehot Magazine. Whitehot Magazine publisher Noah Becker welcomes Liam Otero who at 27 is the youngest editor in the magazine's 20 year history.

Liam Otero is a New York-based art critic, curator, art historian, and artist. As the New York Editor for Whitehot Magazine, Otero regularly publishes reviews on a broad range of exhibitions that provide a full sweep of the arts scene across the city, from Minimalist paintings and conceptual photography, to experimental video art and Surrealistic sculptures. Furthermore, he regularly writes on art fairs & art-related events within and beyond New York. In addition to his work with Whitehot Magazine, Otero maintains an active schedule of visiting myriad exhibitions at museums & galleries, engaging in in-person & virtual studio visits with artists from all over the world, publishing catalogue essays for exhibitions, and curating shows. #liamotero #whitehotmagazine #art #writing #whitehotmagazine @artstigator @newyorkbecker @whitehotmagazine

Very excited to share this video of me being interviewed by Danielle Gray, a Journalism graduate student at Fordham University! She did such a phenomenal job in coordinating the entire production of this interview, it reminds me of one of those arts interviews you’d see on Jane Pauley’s show. In this video, I introduce myself, talk about my background in Art History and undergraduate experiences at Fordham, and vested interest in Global Art History!

It was such a pleasure to be back on campus this past Sunday! Thank you so much, Danielle, for this outstanding video and for inviting me to participate!

#fordhamuniversity #fordhamalumni #fordham #bronx #bronxny #fordhamlincolncenter #fordhamarthistorysociety #cuny #huntercollege #arthistory #arthistorian #historyofart #arthistorynerd #arthistorystudent #arthistorymatters #nycart #artmuseum #artmuseums #artexhibition #artexhibitions

Today is Wednesday, May 13. It may be the middle of the week, but New York is now in the full swing of Art Week: art fairs, exhibition openings, pop-up events, writing deadlines (so many for me), press previews / exhibition walkthroughs, etc. I wanted to use some recent photos of myself to convey my excitement for the hoopla of the New York Art World in May!

These bizarre images were taken while up on a fire escape in Tribeca a couple weeks ago for a pop-up exhibition hosted by the art collective MAQET (more on their great show later 😄🎨🎉)!

#artweek #nycartscene #artfairs #artfairnyc #artfair

Today is Wednesday, May 13. It may be the middle of the week, but New York is now in the full swing of Art Week: art fairs, exhibition openings, pop-up events, writing deadlines (so many for me), press previews / exhibition walkthroughs, etc. I wanted to use some recent photos of myself to convey my excitement for the hoopla of the New York Art World in May!

These bizarre images were taken while up on a fire escape in Tribeca a couple weeks ago for a pop-up exhibition hosted by the art collective MAQET (more on their great show later 😄🎨🎉)!

#artweek #nycartscene #artfairs #artfairnyc #artfair

Today is Wednesday, May 13. It may be the middle of the week, but New York is now in the full swing of Art Week: art fairs, exhibition openings, pop-up events, writing deadlines (so many for me), press previews / exhibition walkthroughs, etc. I wanted to use some recent photos of myself to convey my excitement for the hoopla of the New York Art World in May!

These bizarre images were taken while up on a fire escape in Tribeca a couple weeks ago for a pop-up exhibition hosted by the art collective MAQET (more on their great show later 😄🎨🎉)!

#artweek #nycartscene #artfairs #artfairnyc #artfair

Today is Wednesday, May 13. It may be the middle of the week, but New York is now in the full swing of Art Week: art fairs, exhibition openings, pop-up events, writing deadlines (so many for me), press previews / exhibition walkthroughs, etc. I wanted to use some recent photos of myself to convey my excitement for the hoopla of the New York Art World in May!

These bizarre images were taken while up on a fire escape in Tribeca a couple weeks ago for a pop-up exhibition hosted by the art collective MAQET (more on their great show later 😄🎨🎉)!

#artweek #nycartscene #artfairs #artfairnyc #artfair

Today is Wednesday, May 13. It may be the middle of the week, but New York is now in the full swing of Art Week: art fairs, exhibition openings, pop-up events, writing deadlines (so many for me), press previews / exhibition walkthroughs, etc. I wanted to use some recent photos of myself to convey my excitement for the hoopla of the New York Art World in May!

These bizarre images were taken while up on a fire escape in Tribeca a couple weeks ago for a pop-up exhibition hosted by the art collective MAQET (more on their great show later 😄🎨🎉)!

#artweek #nycartscene #artfairs #artfairnyc #artfair

Today is Wednesday, May 13. It may be the middle of the week, but New York is now in the full swing of Art Week: art fairs, exhibition openings, pop-up events, writing deadlines (so many for me), press previews / exhibition walkthroughs, etc. I wanted to use some recent photos of myself to convey my excitement for the hoopla of the New York Art World in May!

These bizarre images were taken while up on a fire escape in Tribeca a couple weeks ago for a pop-up exhibition hosted by the art collective MAQET (more on their great show later 😄🎨🎉)!

#artweek #nycartscene #artfairs #artfairnyc #artfair

Today is Wednesday, May 13. It may be the middle of the week, but New York is now in the full swing of Art Week: art fairs, exhibition openings, pop-up events, writing deadlines (so many for me), press previews / exhibition walkthroughs, etc. I wanted to use some recent photos of myself to convey my excitement for the hoopla of the New York Art World in May!

These bizarre images were taken while up on a fire escape in Tribeca a couple weeks ago for a pop-up exhibition hosted by the art collective MAQET (more on their great show later 😄🎨🎉)!

#artweek #nycartscene #artfairs #artfairnyc #artfair

Proud friend moment - bravo to Zoe for the amazing work she contributed for her first art show in New York! She recently exhibited a series of 30 identically shaped and scaled 3-D printed portrait busts that were pressed with Polaroid emulsion transfer images of friends, family, and strangers. This was a mini-full circle moment for me because it was this series of work that I randomly stumbled upon Zoe’s Instagram page months ago and was impressed by her creative method, especially since I believe an inter-disciplinary approach between photography and sculpture is one of the hardest combinations for an artist to pursue given the seemingly separate worlds each medium occupies. One medium is strictly seen as two-dimensional and flat while the latter is defined by three-dimensionality and volume. How does one marry the two ideas? Well, Zoe definitely knew how to not only reinvent a wheel, but to completely go for something totally original.

These were shown as part of the large group exhibition “Rebel: The Second Annual Kollection Art Show” in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. I’ll make a separate post in praise of that great selection of artists, but for now, a moment of celebration for my friend Zoe! 🥳🎨

@klctn

#nycart #nycartscene #artistfeature #artistfeatures #spotlightonartists

Proud friend moment - bravo to Zoe for the amazing work she contributed for her first art show in New York! She recently exhibited a series of 30 identically shaped and scaled 3-D printed portrait busts that were pressed with Polaroid emulsion transfer images of friends, family, and strangers. This was a mini-full circle moment for me because it was this series of work that I randomly stumbled upon Zoe’s Instagram page months ago and was impressed by her creative method, especially since I believe an inter-disciplinary approach between photography and sculpture is one of the hardest combinations for an artist to pursue given the seemingly separate worlds each medium occupies. One medium is strictly seen as two-dimensional and flat while the latter is defined by three-dimensionality and volume. How does one marry the two ideas? Well, Zoe definitely knew how to not only reinvent a wheel, but to completely go for something totally original.

These were shown as part of the large group exhibition “Rebel: The Second Annual Kollection Art Show” in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. I’ll make a separate post in praise of that great selection of artists, but for now, a moment of celebration for my friend Zoe! 🥳🎨

@klctn

#nycart #nycartscene #artistfeature #artistfeatures #spotlightonartists

Proud friend moment - bravo to Zoe for the amazing work she contributed for her first art show in New York! She recently exhibited a series of 30 identically shaped and scaled 3-D printed portrait busts that were pressed with Polaroid emulsion transfer images of friends, family, and strangers. This was a mini-full circle moment for me because it was this series of work that I randomly stumbled upon Zoe’s Instagram page months ago and was impressed by her creative method, especially since I believe an inter-disciplinary approach between photography and sculpture is one of the hardest combinations for an artist to pursue given the seemingly separate worlds each medium occupies. One medium is strictly seen as two-dimensional and flat while the latter is defined by three-dimensionality and volume. How does one marry the two ideas? Well, Zoe definitely knew how to not only reinvent a wheel, but to completely go for something totally original.

These were shown as part of the large group exhibition “Rebel: The Second Annual Kollection Art Show” in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. I’ll make a separate post in praise of that great selection of artists, but for now, a moment of celebration for my friend Zoe! 🥳🎨

@klctn

#nycart #nycartscene #artistfeature #artistfeatures #spotlightonartists

Proud friend moment - bravo to Zoe for the amazing work she contributed for her first art show in New York! She recently exhibited a series of 30 identically shaped and scaled 3-D printed portrait busts that were pressed with Polaroid emulsion transfer images of friends, family, and strangers. This was a mini-full circle moment for me because it was this series of work that I randomly stumbled upon Zoe’s Instagram page months ago and was impressed by her creative method, especially since I believe an inter-disciplinary approach between photography and sculpture is one of the hardest combinations for an artist to pursue given the seemingly separate worlds each medium occupies. One medium is strictly seen as two-dimensional and flat while the latter is defined by three-dimensionality and volume. How does one marry the two ideas? Well, Zoe definitely knew how to not only reinvent a wheel, but to completely go for something totally original.

These were shown as part of the large group exhibition “Rebel: The Second Annual Kollection Art Show” in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. I’ll make a separate post in praise of that great selection of artists, but for now, a moment of celebration for my friend Zoe! 🥳🎨

@klctn

#nycart #nycartscene #artistfeature #artistfeatures #spotlightonartists

Proud friend moment - bravo to Zoe for the amazing work she contributed for her first art show in New York! She recently exhibited a series of 30 identically shaped and scaled 3-D printed portrait busts that were pressed with Polaroid emulsion transfer images of friends, family, and strangers. This was a mini-full circle moment for me because it was this series of work that I randomly stumbled upon Zoe’s Instagram page months ago and was impressed by her creative method, especially since I believe an inter-disciplinary approach between photography and sculpture is one of the hardest combinations for an artist to pursue given the seemingly separate worlds each medium occupies. One medium is strictly seen as two-dimensional and flat while the latter is defined by three-dimensionality and volume. How does one marry the two ideas? Well, Zoe definitely knew how to not only reinvent a wheel, but to completely go for something totally original.

These were shown as part of the large group exhibition “Rebel: The Second Annual Kollection Art Show” in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. I’ll make a separate post in praise of that great selection of artists, but for now, a moment of celebration for my friend Zoe! 🥳🎨

@klctn

#nycart #nycartscene #artistfeature #artistfeatures #spotlightonartists

Proud friend moment - bravo to Zoe for the amazing work she contributed for her first art show in New York! She recently exhibited a series of 30 identically shaped and scaled 3-D printed portrait busts that were pressed with Polaroid emulsion transfer images of friends, family, and strangers. This was a mini-full circle moment for me because it was this series of work that I randomly stumbled upon Zoe’s Instagram page months ago and was impressed by her creative method, especially since I believe an inter-disciplinary approach between photography and sculpture is one of the hardest combinations for an artist to pursue given the seemingly separate worlds each medium occupies. One medium is strictly seen as two-dimensional and flat while the latter is defined by three-dimensionality and volume. How does one marry the two ideas? Well, Zoe definitely knew how to not only reinvent a wheel, but to completely go for something totally original.

These were shown as part of the large group exhibition “Rebel: The Second Annual Kollection Art Show” in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. I’ll make a separate post in praise of that great selection of artists, but for now, a moment of celebration for my friend Zoe! 🥳🎨

@klctn

#nycart #nycartscene #artistfeature #artistfeatures #spotlightonartists

Art Encounter: “Gerhard Richter: Landschaften” at David Zwirner Gallery, Chelsea (on view through July 10, 2026)

It is hard to believe that Gerhard Richter’s landscapes and seascapes are paintings, not photographs. I visited this exhibition on the opening night with my friend and fellow Hunter MA peer Adrienne who is more conversant with his work than I am. Since Modern German art encompasses her research interests, she’s been to Germany on multiple occasions and it was amazing to hear her point out how some of the sites in Richter’s pastoral landscapes are real places she’s cycled or hiked through - most likely different in some respects considering these are mid-career paintings done mostly in the 1980s & 1990s.

His abstract paintings, which were rather wide and spatially encroaching, were included to show how the landscape filters into a non-representational vein. I understand the curatorial intent here, but on a personal level of preference, I found myself much more drawn into the photorealistic paintings. It was not only because they had such a great attention to the verism of their actual places, but because they replicated the way images of places are mediated through older film photography like the Polaroid.

#gerhardrichter #davidzwirner #davidzwirnergallery #germanart #contemporaryartgallery

Art Encounter: “Gerhard Richter: Landschaften” at David Zwirner Gallery, Chelsea (on view through July 10, 2026)

It is hard to believe that Gerhard Richter’s landscapes and seascapes are paintings, not photographs. I visited this exhibition on the opening night with my friend and fellow Hunter MA peer Adrienne who is more conversant with his work than I am. Since Modern German art encompasses her research interests, she’s been to Germany on multiple occasions and it was amazing to hear her point out how some of the sites in Richter’s pastoral landscapes are real places she’s cycled or hiked through - most likely different in some respects considering these are mid-career paintings done mostly in the 1980s & 1990s.

His abstract paintings, which were rather wide and spatially encroaching, were included to show how the landscape filters into a non-representational vein. I understand the curatorial intent here, but on a personal level of preference, I found myself much more drawn into the photorealistic paintings. It was not only because they had such a great attention to the verism of their actual places, but because they replicated the way images of places are mediated through older film photography like the Polaroid.

#gerhardrichter #davidzwirner #davidzwirnergallery #germanart #contemporaryartgallery

Art Encounter: “Gerhard Richter: Landschaften” at David Zwirner Gallery, Chelsea (on view through July 10, 2026)

It is hard to believe that Gerhard Richter’s landscapes and seascapes are paintings, not photographs. I visited this exhibition on the opening night with my friend and fellow Hunter MA peer Adrienne who is more conversant with his work than I am. Since Modern German art encompasses her research interests, she’s been to Germany on multiple occasions and it was amazing to hear her point out how some of the sites in Richter’s pastoral landscapes are real places she’s cycled or hiked through - most likely different in some respects considering these are mid-career paintings done mostly in the 1980s & 1990s.

His abstract paintings, which were rather wide and spatially encroaching, were included to show how the landscape filters into a non-representational vein. I understand the curatorial intent here, but on a personal level of preference, I found myself much more drawn into the photorealistic paintings. It was not only because they had such a great attention to the verism of their actual places, but because they replicated the way images of places are mediated through older film photography like the Polaroid.

#gerhardrichter #davidzwirner #davidzwirnergallery #germanart #contemporaryartgallery

Art Encounter: “Gerhard Richter: Landschaften” at David Zwirner Gallery, Chelsea (on view through July 10, 2026)

It is hard to believe that Gerhard Richter’s landscapes and seascapes are paintings, not photographs. I visited this exhibition on the opening night with my friend and fellow Hunter MA peer Adrienne who is more conversant with his work than I am. Since Modern German art encompasses her research interests, she’s been to Germany on multiple occasions and it was amazing to hear her point out how some of the sites in Richter’s pastoral landscapes are real places she’s cycled or hiked through - most likely different in some respects considering these are mid-career paintings done mostly in the 1980s & 1990s.

His abstract paintings, which were rather wide and spatially encroaching, were included to show how the landscape filters into a non-representational vein. I understand the curatorial intent here, but on a personal level of preference, I found myself much more drawn into the photorealistic paintings. It was not only because they had such a great attention to the verism of their actual places, but because they replicated the way images of places are mediated through older film photography like the Polaroid.

#gerhardrichter #davidzwirner #davidzwirnergallery #germanart #contemporaryartgallery

Art Encounter: “Gerhard Richter: Landschaften” at David Zwirner Gallery, Chelsea (on view through July 10, 2026)

It is hard to believe that Gerhard Richter’s landscapes and seascapes are paintings, not photographs. I visited this exhibition on the opening night with my friend and fellow Hunter MA peer Adrienne who is more conversant with his work than I am. Since Modern German art encompasses her research interests, she’s been to Germany on multiple occasions and it was amazing to hear her point out how some of the sites in Richter’s pastoral landscapes are real places she’s cycled or hiked through - most likely different in some respects considering these are mid-career paintings done mostly in the 1980s & 1990s.

His abstract paintings, which were rather wide and spatially encroaching, were included to show how the landscape filters into a non-representational vein. I understand the curatorial intent here, but on a personal level of preference, I found myself much more drawn into the photorealistic paintings. It was not only because they had such a great attention to the verism of their actual places, but because they replicated the way images of places are mediated through older film photography like the Polaroid.

#gerhardrichter #davidzwirner #davidzwirnergallery #germanart #contemporaryartgallery

Art Encounter: “Gerhard Richter: Landschaften” at David Zwirner Gallery, Chelsea (on view through July 10, 2026)

It is hard to believe that Gerhard Richter’s landscapes and seascapes are paintings, not photographs. I visited this exhibition on the opening night with my friend and fellow Hunter MA peer Adrienne who is more conversant with his work than I am. Since Modern German art encompasses her research interests, she’s been to Germany on multiple occasions and it was amazing to hear her point out how some of the sites in Richter’s pastoral landscapes are real places she’s cycled or hiked through - most likely different in some respects considering these are mid-career paintings done mostly in the 1980s & 1990s.

His abstract paintings, which were rather wide and spatially encroaching, were included to show how the landscape filters into a non-representational vein. I understand the curatorial intent here, but on a personal level of preference, I found myself much more drawn into the photorealistic paintings. It was not only because they had such a great attention to the verism of their actual places, but because they replicated the way images of places are mediated through older film photography like the Polaroid.

#gerhardrichter #davidzwirner #davidzwirnergallery #germanart #contemporaryartgallery

Art Encounter: “Gerhard Richter: Landschaften” at David Zwirner Gallery, Chelsea (on view through July 10, 2026)

It is hard to believe that Gerhard Richter’s landscapes and seascapes are paintings, not photographs. I visited this exhibition on the opening night with my friend and fellow Hunter MA peer Adrienne who is more conversant with his work than I am. Since Modern German art encompasses her research interests, she’s been to Germany on multiple occasions and it was amazing to hear her point out how some of the sites in Richter’s pastoral landscapes are real places she’s cycled or hiked through - most likely different in some respects considering these are mid-career paintings done mostly in the 1980s & 1990s.

His abstract paintings, which were rather wide and spatially encroaching, were included to show how the landscape filters into a non-representational vein. I understand the curatorial intent here, but on a personal level of preference, I found myself much more drawn into the photorealistic paintings. It was not only because they had such a great attention to the verism of their actual places, but because they replicated the way images of places are mediated through older film photography like the Polaroid.

#gerhardrichter #davidzwirner #davidzwirnergallery #germanart #contemporaryartgallery

Art Encounter: “Gerhard Richter: Landschaften” at David Zwirner Gallery, Chelsea (on view through July 10, 2026)

It is hard to believe that Gerhard Richter’s landscapes and seascapes are paintings, not photographs. I visited this exhibition on the opening night with my friend and fellow Hunter MA peer Adrienne who is more conversant with his work than I am. Since Modern German art encompasses her research interests, she’s been to Germany on multiple occasions and it was amazing to hear her point out how some of the sites in Richter’s pastoral landscapes are real places she’s cycled or hiked through - most likely different in some respects considering these are mid-career paintings done mostly in the 1980s & 1990s.

His abstract paintings, which were rather wide and spatially encroaching, were included to show how the landscape filters into a non-representational vein. I understand the curatorial intent here, but on a personal level of preference, I found myself much more drawn into the photorealistic paintings. It was not only because they had such a great attention to the verism of their actual places, but because they replicated the way images of places are mediated through older film photography like the Polaroid.

#gerhardrichter #davidzwirner #davidzwirnergallery #germanart #contemporaryartgallery

Art Encounter: “Gerhard Richter: Landschaften” at David Zwirner Gallery, Chelsea (on view through July 10, 2026)

It is hard to believe that Gerhard Richter’s landscapes and seascapes are paintings, not photographs. I visited this exhibition on the opening night with my friend and fellow Hunter MA peer Adrienne who is more conversant with his work than I am. Since Modern German art encompasses her research interests, she’s been to Germany on multiple occasions and it was amazing to hear her point out how some of the sites in Richter’s pastoral landscapes are real places she’s cycled or hiked through - most likely different in some respects considering these are mid-career paintings done mostly in the 1980s & 1990s.

His abstract paintings, which were rather wide and spatially encroaching, were included to show how the landscape filters into a non-representational vein. I understand the curatorial intent here, but on a personal level of preference, I found myself much more drawn into the photorealistic paintings. It was not only because they had such a great attention to the verism of their actual places, but because they replicated the way images of places are mediated through older film photography like the Polaroid.

#gerhardrichter #davidzwirner #davidzwirnergallery #germanart #contemporaryartgallery

Art Encounter: “Gerhard Richter: Landschaften” at David Zwirner Gallery, Chelsea (on view through July 10, 2026)

It is hard to believe that Gerhard Richter’s landscapes and seascapes are paintings, not photographs. I visited this exhibition on the opening night with my friend and fellow Hunter MA peer Adrienne who is more conversant with his work than I am. Since Modern German art encompasses her research interests, she’s been to Germany on multiple occasions and it was amazing to hear her point out how some of the sites in Richter’s pastoral landscapes are real places she’s cycled or hiked through - most likely different in some respects considering these are mid-career paintings done mostly in the 1980s & 1990s.

His abstract paintings, which were rather wide and spatially encroaching, were included to show how the landscape filters into a non-representational vein. I understand the curatorial intent here, but on a personal level of preference, I found myself much more drawn into the photorealistic paintings. It was not only because they had such a great attention to the verism of their actual places, but because they replicated the way images of places are mediated through older film photography like the Polaroid.

#gerhardrichter #davidzwirner #davidzwirnergallery #germanart #contemporaryartgallery

Art Encounter: “Gerhard Richter: Landschaften” at David Zwirner Gallery, Chelsea (on view through July 10, 2026)

It is hard to believe that Gerhard Richter’s landscapes and seascapes are paintings, not photographs. I visited this exhibition on the opening night with my friend and fellow Hunter MA peer Adrienne who is more conversant with his work than I am. Since Modern German art encompasses her research interests, she’s been to Germany on multiple occasions and it was amazing to hear her point out how some of the sites in Richter’s pastoral landscapes are real places she’s cycled or hiked through - most likely different in some respects considering these are mid-career paintings done mostly in the 1980s & 1990s.

His abstract paintings, which were rather wide and spatially encroaching, were included to show how the landscape filters into a non-representational vein. I understand the curatorial intent here, but on a personal level of preference, I found myself much more drawn into the photorealistic paintings. It was not only because they had such a great attention to the verism of their actual places, but because they replicated the way images of places are mediated through older film photography like the Polaroid.

#gerhardrichter #davidzwirner #davidzwirnergallery #germanart #contemporaryartgallery

Art Encounter: “Gerhard Richter: Landschaften” at David Zwirner Gallery, Chelsea (on view through July 10, 2026)

It is hard to believe that Gerhard Richter’s landscapes and seascapes are paintings, not photographs. I visited this exhibition on the opening night with my friend and fellow Hunter MA peer Adrienne who is more conversant with his work than I am. Since Modern German art encompasses her research interests, she’s been to Germany on multiple occasions and it was amazing to hear her point out how some of the sites in Richter’s pastoral landscapes are real places she’s cycled or hiked through - most likely different in some respects considering these are mid-career paintings done mostly in the 1980s & 1990s.

His abstract paintings, which were rather wide and spatially encroaching, were included to show how the landscape filters into a non-representational vein. I understand the curatorial intent here, but on a personal level of preference, I found myself much more drawn into the photorealistic paintings. It was not only because they had such a great attention to the verism of their actual places, but because they replicated the way images of places are mediated through older film photography like the Polaroid.

#gerhardrichter #davidzwirner #davidzwirnergallery #germanart #contemporaryartgallery

Art Encounter: “Gerhard Richter: Landschaften” at David Zwirner Gallery, Chelsea (on view through July 10, 2026)

It is hard to believe that Gerhard Richter’s landscapes and seascapes are paintings, not photographs. I visited this exhibition on the opening night with my friend and fellow Hunter MA peer Adrienne who is more conversant with his work than I am. Since Modern German art encompasses her research interests, she’s been to Germany on multiple occasions and it was amazing to hear her point out how some of the sites in Richter’s pastoral landscapes are real places she’s cycled or hiked through - most likely different in some respects considering these are mid-career paintings done mostly in the 1980s & 1990s.

His abstract paintings, which were rather wide and spatially encroaching, were included to show how the landscape filters into a non-representational vein. I understand the curatorial intent here, but on a personal level of preference, I found myself much more drawn into the photorealistic paintings. It was not only because they had such a great attention to the verism of their actual places, but because they replicated the way images of places are mediated through older film photography like the Polaroid.

#gerhardrichter #davidzwirner #davidzwirnergallery #germanart #contemporaryartgallery

Another set of visual highlights from a different Open Studios I recently attended - the BFA Fine Arts program at School of Visual Arts! I already had high hopes going into it because I am already acquainted with a number of their current students as many of them run in the same circle as the Bushwick-based Not That Deep Gallery (@notthatdeepgallery ).

Remarkably, I cannot say this for every Open Studios event, but I am 99% certain I saw everything! That’s a rarity considering so much goes on at these events, plus I find myself getting really into some interesting conversations with the artists or anyone else I run into. Additionally, I spent a large chunk of time in school’s Bio Art Lab, which is a creative resources facility that looks and operates like a standard science laboratory (complete with aquariums, terrariums, botanical specimens, fossils, minerals, etc.). I’ll need to work on a separate writeup about this niche, one-of-a-kind department!

Enjoy my highlights!

#schoolofvisualarts #sva #openstudios #openstudio

Dad and I miss you every single day, mom! We love you so much! ❤️❤️❤️

Dad and I miss you every single day, mom! We love you so much! ❤️❤️❤️

Dad and I miss you every single day, mom! We love you so much! ❤️❤️❤️

Dad and I miss you every single day, mom! We love you so much! ❤️❤️❤️

Dad and I miss you every single day, mom! We love you so much! ❤️❤️❤️

Dad and I miss you every single day, mom! We love you so much! ❤️❤️❤️

Dad and I miss you every single day, mom! We love you so much! ❤️❤️❤️

Dad and I miss you every single day, mom! We love you so much! ❤️❤️❤️

Dad and I miss you every single day, mom! We love you so much! ❤️❤️❤️

An introduction to my mom, the artist! Instagram limits me to only 15 minutes of video, so please excuse the choppy editing as I had so much to say about my mom and tried to fit in as much as possible! ❤️

Following up from my previous post about my friend Ray, I wanted to share the rest of the great art I saw at Barnard College a couple weeks ago during their BFA thesis showcase along with highlights from the Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior student artists. Mind you, I skipped the Chelsea openings that occurred the same night to see this fantastic showcase … and it was so worth it! Bravo to all of the students and their incredible professors!

#barnard #thesisshow #bfathesis #artschoollife #artschools

I am extremely proud of my friend Ray for her powerful thesis project at Barnard: a cyanotype on a decommissioned flag fabric from the Department of Homeland Security that presents images of people who were killed in ICE Detention Centers since January 2025. Artists reflect the events of their present, and this is exactly what my friend Ray has accomplished to a resounding effect. Armed with a combined Art and Anthropology background, her dedication to human rights causes is so inspiring. The fields of Anthropology and Ethnography have complicated histories mired in systemic racism and social inequities that go back generations, and these remain tethered to their extremely problematic roots. However, a young activist-artist like my friend Ray has come along and is using her creativity to make the world a more inclusive and equitable place.

Congratulations on a great and effective work of political art!

#barnard #politicalart #politicalartist #politicalartwork #socialjustice

I am extremely proud of my friend Ray for her powerful thesis project at Barnard: a cyanotype on a decommissioned flag fabric from the Department of Homeland Security that presents images of people who were killed in ICE Detention Centers since January 2025. Artists reflect the events of their present, and this is exactly what my friend Ray has accomplished to a resounding effect. Armed with a combined Art and Anthropology background, her dedication to human rights causes is so inspiring. The fields of Anthropology and Ethnography have complicated histories mired in systemic racism and social inequities that go back generations, and these remain tethered to their extremely problematic roots. However, a young activist-artist like my friend Ray has come along and is using her creativity to make the world a more inclusive and equitable place.

Congratulations on a great and effective work of political art!

#barnard #politicalart #politicalartist #politicalartwork #socialjustice

I am extremely proud of my friend Ray for her powerful thesis project at Barnard: a cyanotype on a decommissioned flag fabric from the Department of Homeland Security that presents images of people who were killed in ICE Detention Centers since January 2025. Artists reflect the events of their present, and this is exactly what my friend Ray has accomplished to a resounding effect. Armed with a combined Art and Anthropology background, her dedication to human rights causes is so inspiring. The fields of Anthropology and Ethnography have complicated histories mired in systemic racism and social inequities that go back generations, and these remain tethered to their extremely problematic roots. However, a young activist-artist like my friend Ray has come along and is using her creativity to make the world a more inclusive and equitable place.

Congratulations on a great and effective work of political art!

#barnard #politicalart #politicalartist #politicalartwork #socialjustice

I am extremely proud of my friend Ray for her powerful thesis project at Barnard: a cyanotype on a decommissioned flag fabric from the Department of Homeland Security that presents images of people who were killed in ICE Detention Centers since January 2025. Artists reflect the events of their present, and this is exactly what my friend Ray has accomplished to a resounding effect. Armed with a combined Art and Anthropology background, her dedication to human rights causes is so inspiring. The fields of Anthropology and Ethnography have complicated histories mired in systemic racism and social inequities that go back generations, and these remain tethered to their extremely problematic roots. However, a young activist-artist like my friend Ray has come along and is using her creativity to make the world a more inclusive and equitable place.

Congratulations on a great and effective work of political art!

#barnard #politicalart #politicalartist #politicalartwork #socialjustice

I am extremely proud of my friend Ray for her powerful thesis project at Barnard: a cyanotype on a decommissioned flag fabric from the Department of Homeland Security that presents images of people who were killed in ICE Detention Centers since January 2025. Artists reflect the events of their present, and this is exactly what my friend Ray has accomplished to a resounding effect. Armed with a combined Art and Anthropology background, her dedication to human rights causes is so inspiring. The fields of Anthropology and Ethnography have complicated histories mired in systemic racism and social inequities that go back generations, and these remain tethered to their extremely problematic roots. However, a young activist-artist like my friend Ray has come along and is using her creativity to make the world a more inclusive and equitable place.

Congratulations on a great and effective work of political art!

#barnard #politicalart #politicalartist #politicalartwork #socialjustice

Combine Review (excerpt): “Sam Gilliam and Chuck Close at Pace: Two Solo Shows, Two New Ways of Seeing Two Great Artists”

I completely forgot to share this review that I wrote a few weeks ago for Whitehot Magazine! This was a more experimental piece as I wrote a combined review on two shows that occurred at the same time at Pace Gallery, “Chuck Close: On Paper” and “Sam Gilliam: STITCHED”. Here is an excerpt below:

Two legendary artists who transformed Modern & Contemporary Art. Two artists whose material approaches redefined artmaking and the elasticity of medium-specific terms. The two artists in question are markedly different in their work, but yet a certain synchronicity exists in their concurrent solo exhibitions at Pace. The two artists I am referring to are Sam Gilliam (American, 1933 - 2022) and Chuck Close (American, 1940 - 2021). These artists have become household names for their ambitious projects, the monumental Draped paintings of Gilliam and the aggrandized, semi-abstracted verism of Close’s Photorealistic portraits. It is precisely those bodies of works that spring to mind when either of their names are uttered. Pace Gallery’s individual solo shows is an opportunity to uncover new and unusual directions each artist undertook at different points in their careers that, until now, have yet to be explored so closely in institutional contexts.

#pacegallery #artcritic #artcritics #artreview #artwriting

Combine Review (excerpt): “Sam Gilliam and Chuck Close at Pace: Two Solo Shows, Two New Ways of Seeing Two Great Artists”

I completely forgot to share this review that I wrote a few weeks ago for Whitehot Magazine! This was a more experimental piece as I wrote a combined review on two shows that occurred at the same time at Pace Gallery, “Chuck Close: On Paper” and “Sam Gilliam: STITCHED”. Here is an excerpt below:

Two legendary artists who transformed Modern & Contemporary Art. Two artists whose material approaches redefined artmaking and the elasticity of medium-specific terms. The two artists in question are markedly different in their work, but yet a certain synchronicity exists in their concurrent solo exhibitions at Pace. The two artists I am referring to are Sam Gilliam (American, 1933 - 2022) and Chuck Close (American, 1940 - 2021). These artists have become household names for their ambitious projects, the monumental Draped paintings of Gilliam and the aggrandized, semi-abstracted verism of Close’s Photorealistic portraits. It is precisely those bodies of works that spring to mind when either of their names are uttered. Pace Gallery’s individual solo shows is an opportunity to uncover new and unusual directions each artist undertook at different points in their careers that, until now, have yet to be explored so closely in institutional contexts.

#pacegallery #artcritic #artcritics #artreview #artwriting

Combine Review (excerpt): “Sam Gilliam and Chuck Close at Pace: Two Solo Shows, Two New Ways of Seeing Two Great Artists”

I completely forgot to share this review that I wrote a few weeks ago for Whitehot Magazine! This was a more experimental piece as I wrote a combined review on two shows that occurred at the same time at Pace Gallery, “Chuck Close: On Paper” and “Sam Gilliam: STITCHED”. Here is an excerpt below:

Two legendary artists who transformed Modern & Contemporary Art. Two artists whose material approaches redefined artmaking and the elasticity of medium-specific terms. The two artists in question are markedly different in their work, but yet a certain synchronicity exists in their concurrent solo exhibitions at Pace. The two artists I am referring to are Sam Gilliam (American, 1933 - 2022) and Chuck Close (American, 1940 - 2021). These artists have become household names for their ambitious projects, the monumental Draped paintings of Gilliam and the aggrandized, semi-abstracted verism of Close’s Photorealistic portraits. It is precisely those bodies of works that spring to mind when either of their names are uttered. Pace Gallery’s individual solo shows is an opportunity to uncover new and unusual directions each artist undertook at different points in their careers that, until now, have yet to be explored so closely in institutional contexts.

#pacegallery #artcritic #artcritics #artreview #artwriting

Combine Review (excerpt): “Sam Gilliam and Chuck Close at Pace: Two Solo Shows, Two New Ways of Seeing Two Great Artists”

I completely forgot to share this review that I wrote a few weeks ago for Whitehot Magazine! This was a more experimental piece as I wrote a combined review on two shows that occurred at the same time at Pace Gallery, “Chuck Close: On Paper” and “Sam Gilliam: STITCHED”. Here is an excerpt below:

Two legendary artists who transformed Modern & Contemporary Art. Two artists whose material approaches redefined artmaking and the elasticity of medium-specific terms. The two artists in question are markedly different in their work, but yet a certain synchronicity exists in their concurrent solo exhibitions at Pace. The two artists I am referring to are Sam Gilliam (American, 1933 - 2022) and Chuck Close (American, 1940 - 2021). These artists have become household names for their ambitious projects, the monumental Draped paintings of Gilliam and the aggrandized, semi-abstracted verism of Close’s Photorealistic portraits. It is precisely those bodies of works that spring to mind when either of their names are uttered. Pace Gallery’s individual solo shows is an opportunity to uncover new and unusual directions each artist undertook at different points in their careers that, until now, have yet to be explored so closely in institutional contexts.

#pacegallery #artcritic #artcritics #artreview #artwriting

Combine Review (excerpt): “Sam Gilliam and Chuck Close at Pace: Two Solo Shows, Two New Ways of Seeing Two Great Artists”

I completely forgot to share this review that I wrote a few weeks ago for Whitehot Magazine! This was a more experimental piece as I wrote a combined review on two shows that occurred at the same time at Pace Gallery, “Chuck Close: On Paper” and “Sam Gilliam: STITCHED”. Here is an excerpt below:

Two legendary artists who transformed Modern & Contemporary Art. Two artists whose material approaches redefined artmaking and the elasticity of medium-specific terms. The two artists in question are markedly different in their work, but yet a certain synchronicity exists in their concurrent solo exhibitions at Pace. The two artists I am referring to are Sam Gilliam (American, 1933 - 2022) and Chuck Close (American, 1940 - 2021). These artists have become household names for their ambitious projects, the monumental Draped paintings of Gilliam and the aggrandized, semi-abstracted verism of Close’s Photorealistic portraits. It is precisely those bodies of works that spring to mind when either of their names are uttered. Pace Gallery’s individual solo shows is an opportunity to uncover new and unusual directions each artist undertook at different points in their careers that, until now, have yet to be explored so closely in institutional contexts.

#pacegallery #artcritic #artcritics #artreview #artwriting

Combine Review (excerpt): “Sam Gilliam and Chuck Close at Pace: Two Solo Shows, Two New Ways of Seeing Two Great Artists”

I completely forgot to share this review that I wrote a few weeks ago for Whitehot Magazine! This was a more experimental piece as I wrote a combined review on two shows that occurred at the same time at Pace Gallery, “Chuck Close: On Paper” and “Sam Gilliam: STITCHED”. Here is an excerpt below:

Two legendary artists who transformed Modern & Contemporary Art. Two artists whose material approaches redefined artmaking and the elasticity of medium-specific terms. The two artists in question are markedly different in their work, but yet a certain synchronicity exists in their concurrent solo exhibitions at Pace. The two artists I am referring to are Sam Gilliam (American, 1933 - 2022) and Chuck Close (American, 1940 - 2021). These artists have become household names for their ambitious projects, the monumental Draped paintings of Gilliam and the aggrandized, semi-abstracted verism of Close’s Photorealistic portraits. It is precisely those bodies of works that spring to mind when either of their names are uttered. Pace Gallery’s individual solo shows is an opportunity to uncover new and unusual directions each artist undertook at different points in their careers that, until now, have yet to be explored so closely in institutional contexts.

#pacegallery #artcritic #artcritics #artreview #artwriting

Combine Review (excerpt): “Sam Gilliam and Chuck Close at Pace: Two Solo Shows, Two New Ways of Seeing Two Great Artists”

I completely forgot to share this review that I wrote a few weeks ago for Whitehot Magazine! This was a more experimental piece as I wrote a combined review on two shows that occurred at the same time at Pace Gallery, “Chuck Close: On Paper” and “Sam Gilliam: STITCHED”. Here is an excerpt below:

Two legendary artists who transformed Modern & Contemporary Art. Two artists whose material approaches redefined artmaking and the elasticity of medium-specific terms. The two artists in question are markedly different in their work, but yet a certain synchronicity exists in their concurrent solo exhibitions at Pace. The two artists I am referring to are Sam Gilliam (American, 1933 - 2022) and Chuck Close (American, 1940 - 2021). These artists have become household names for their ambitious projects, the monumental Draped paintings of Gilliam and the aggrandized, semi-abstracted verism of Close’s Photorealistic portraits. It is precisely those bodies of works that spring to mind when either of their names are uttered. Pace Gallery’s individual solo shows is an opportunity to uncover new and unusual directions each artist undertook at different points in their careers that, until now, have yet to be explored so closely in institutional contexts.

#pacegallery #artcritic #artcritics #artreview #artwriting

Combine Review (excerpt): “Sam Gilliam and Chuck Close at Pace: Two Solo Shows, Two New Ways of Seeing Two Great Artists”

I completely forgot to share this review that I wrote a few weeks ago for Whitehot Magazine! This was a more experimental piece as I wrote a combined review on two shows that occurred at the same time at Pace Gallery, “Chuck Close: On Paper” and “Sam Gilliam: STITCHED”. Here is an excerpt below:

Two legendary artists who transformed Modern & Contemporary Art. Two artists whose material approaches redefined artmaking and the elasticity of medium-specific terms. The two artists in question are markedly different in their work, but yet a certain synchronicity exists in their concurrent solo exhibitions at Pace. The two artists I am referring to are Sam Gilliam (American, 1933 - 2022) and Chuck Close (American, 1940 - 2021). These artists have become household names for their ambitious projects, the monumental Draped paintings of Gilliam and the aggrandized, semi-abstracted verism of Close’s Photorealistic portraits. It is precisely those bodies of works that spring to mind when either of their names are uttered. Pace Gallery’s individual solo shows is an opportunity to uncover new and unusual directions each artist undertook at different points in their careers that, until now, have yet to be explored so closely in institutional contexts.

#pacegallery #artcritic #artcritics #artreview #artwriting

Combine Review (excerpt): “Sam Gilliam and Chuck Close at Pace: Two Solo Shows, Two New Ways of Seeing Two Great Artists”

I completely forgot to share this review that I wrote a few weeks ago for Whitehot Magazine! This was a more experimental piece as I wrote a combined review on two shows that occurred at the same time at Pace Gallery, “Chuck Close: On Paper” and “Sam Gilliam: STITCHED”. Here is an excerpt below:

Two legendary artists who transformed Modern & Contemporary Art. Two artists whose material approaches redefined artmaking and the elasticity of medium-specific terms. The two artists in question are markedly different in their work, but yet a certain synchronicity exists in their concurrent solo exhibitions at Pace. The two artists I am referring to are Sam Gilliam (American, 1933 - 2022) and Chuck Close (American, 1940 - 2021). These artists have become household names for their ambitious projects, the monumental Draped paintings of Gilliam and the aggrandized, semi-abstracted verism of Close’s Photorealistic portraits. It is precisely those bodies of works that spring to mind when either of their names are uttered. Pace Gallery’s individual solo shows is an opportunity to uncover new and unusual directions each artist undertook at different points in their careers that, until now, have yet to be explored so closely in institutional contexts.

#pacegallery #artcritic #artcritics #artreview #artwriting

Combine Review (excerpt): “Sam Gilliam and Chuck Close at Pace: Two Solo Shows, Two New Ways of Seeing Two Great Artists”

I completely forgot to share this review that I wrote a few weeks ago for Whitehot Magazine! This was a more experimental piece as I wrote a combined review on two shows that occurred at the same time at Pace Gallery, “Chuck Close: On Paper” and “Sam Gilliam: STITCHED”. Here is an excerpt below:

Two legendary artists who transformed Modern & Contemporary Art. Two artists whose material approaches redefined artmaking and the elasticity of medium-specific terms. The two artists in question are markedly different in their work, but yet a certain synchronicity exists in their concurrent solo exhibitions at Pace. The two artists I am referring to are Sam Gilliam (American, 1933 - 2022) and Chuck Close (American, 1940 - 2021). These artists have become household names for their ambitious projects, the monumental Draped paintings of Gilliam and the aggrandized, semi-abstracted verism of Close’s Photorealistic portraits. It is precisely those bodies of works that spring to mind when either of their names are uttered. Pace Gallery’s individual solo shows is an opportunity to uncover new and unusual directions each artist undertook at different points in their careers that, until now, have yet to be explored so closely in institutional contexts.

#pacegallery #artcritic #artcritics #artreview #artwriting

Combine Review (excerpt): “Sam Gilliam and Chuck Close at Pace: Two Solo Shows, Two New Ways of Seeing Two Great Artists”

I completely forgot to share this review that I wrote a few weeks ago for Whitehot Magazine! This was a more experimental piece as I wrote a combined review on two shows that occurred at the same time at Pace Gallery, “Chuck Close: On Paper” and “Sam Gilliam: STITCHED”. Here is an excerpt below:

Two legendary artists who transformed Modern & Contemporary Art. Two artists whose material approaches redefined artmaking and the elasticity of medium-specific terms. The two artists in question are markedly different in their work, but yet a certain synchronicity exists in their concurrent solo exhibitions at Pace. The two artists I am referring to are Sam Gilliam (American, 1933 - 2022) and Chuck Close (American, 1940 - 2021). These artists have become household names for their ambitious projects, the monumental Draped paintings of Gilliam and the aggrandized, semi-abstracted verism of Close’s Photorealistic portraits. It is precisely those bodies of works that spring to mind when either of their names are uttered. Pace Gallery’s individual solo shows is an opportunity to uncover new and unusual directions each artist undertook at different points in their careers that, until now, have yet to be explored so closely in institutional contexts.

#pacegallery #artcritic #artcritics #artreview #artwriting

Combine Review (excerpt): “Sam Gilliam and Chuck Close at Pace: Two Solo Shows, Two New Ways of Seeing Two Great Artists”

I completely forgot to share this review that I wrote a few weeks ago for Whitehot Magazine! This was a more experimental piece as I wrote a combined review on two shows that occurred at the same time at Pace Gallery, “Chuck Close: On Paper” and “Sam Gilliam: STITCHED”. Here is an excerpt below:

Two legendary artists who transformed Modern & Contemporary Art. Two artists whose material approaches redefined artmaking and the elasticity of medium-specific terms. The two artists in question are markedly different in their work, but yet a certain synchronicity exists in their concurrent solo exhibitions at Pace. The two artists I am referring to are Sam Gilliam (American, 1933 - 2022) and Chuck Close (American, 1940 - 2021). These artists have become household names for their ambitious projects, the monumental Draped paintings of Gilliam and the aggrandized, semi-abstracted verism of Close’s Photorealistic portraits. It is precisely those bodies of works that spring to mind when either of their names are uttered. Pace Gallery’s individual solo shows is an opportunity to uncover new and unusual directions each artist undertook at different points in their careers that, until now, have yet to be explored so closely in institutional contexts.

#pacegallery #artcritic #artcritics #artreview #artwriting

Combine Review (excerpt): “Sam Gilliam and Chuck Close at Pace: Two Solo Shows, Two New Ways of Seeing Two Great Artists”

I completely forgot to share this review that I wrote a few weeks ago for Whitehot Magazine! This was a more experimental piece as I wrote a combined review on two shows that occurred at the same time at Pace Gallery, “Chuck Close: On Paper” and “Sam Gilliam: STITCHED”. Here is an excerpt below:

Two legendary artists who transformed Modern & Contemporary Art. Two artists whose material approaches redefined artmaking and the elasticity of medium-specific terms. The two artists in question are markedly different in their work, but yet a certain synchronicity exists in their concurrent solo exhibitions at Pace. The two artists I am referring to are Sam Gilliam (American, 1933 - 2022) and Chuck Close (American, 1940 - 2021). These artists have become household names for their ambitious projects, the monumental Draped paintings of Gilliam and the aggrandized, semi-abstracted verism of Close’s Photorealistic portraits. It is precisely those bodies of works that spring to mind when either of their names are uttered. Pace Gallery’s individual solo shows is an opportunity to uncover new and unusual directions each artist undertook at different points in their careers that, until now, have yet to be explored so closely in institutional contexts.

#pacegallery #artcritic #artcritics #artreview #artwriting

Combine Review (excerpt): “Sam Gilliam and Chuck Close at Pace: Two Solo Shows, Two New Ways of Seeing Two Great Artists”

I completely forgot to share this review that I wrote a few weeks ago for Whitehot Magazine! This was a more experimental piece as I wrote a combined review on two shows that occurred at the same time at Pace Gallery, “Chuck Close: On Paper” and “Sam Gilliam: STITCHED”. Here is an excerpt below:

Two legendary artists who transformed Modern & Contemporary Art. Two artists whose material approaches redefined artmaking and the elasticity of medium-specific terms. The two artists in question are markedly different in their work, but yet a certain synchronicity exists in their concurrent solo exhibitions at Pace. The two artists I am referring to are Sam Gilliam (American, 1933 - 2022) and Chuck Close (American, 1940 - 2021). These artists have become household names for their ambitious projects, the monumental Draped paintings of Gilliam and the aggrandized, semi-abstracted verism of Close’s Photorealistic portraits. It is precisely those bodies of works that spring to mind when either of their names are uttered. Pace Gallery’s individual solo shows is an opportunity to uncover new and unusual directions each artist undertook at different points in their careers that, until now, have yet to be explored so closely in institutional contexts.

#pacegallery #artcritic #artcritics #artreview #artwriting

Combine Review (excerpt): “Sam Gilliam and Chuck Close at Pace: Two Solo Shows, Two New Ways of Seeing Two Great Artists”

I completely forgot to share this review that I wrote a few weeks ago for Whitehot Magazine! This was a more experimental piece as I wrote a combined review on two shows that occurred at the same time at Pace Gallery, “Chuck Close: On Paper” and “Sam Gilliam: STITCHED”. Here is an excerpt below:

Two legendary artists who transformed Modern & Contemporary Art. Two artists whose material approaches redefined artmaking and the elasticity of medium-specific terms. The two artists in question are markedly different in their work, but yet a certain synchronicity exists in their concurrent solo exhibitions at Pace. The two artists I am referring to are Sam Gilliam (American, 1933 - 2022) and Chuck Close (American, 1940 - 2021). These artists have become household names for their ambitious projects, the monumental Draped paintings of Gilliam and the aggrandized, semi-abstracted verism of Close’s Photorealistic portraits. It is precisely those bodies of works that spring to mind when either of their names are uttered. Pace Gallery’s individual solo shows is an opportunity to uncover new and unusual directions each artist undertook at different points in their careers that, until now, have yet to be explored so closely in institutional contexts.

#pacegallery #artcritic #artcritics #artreview #artwriting

Combine Review (excerpt): “Sam Gilliam and Chuck Close at Pace: Two Solo Shows, Two New Ways of Seeing Two Great Artists”

I completely forgot to share this review that I wrote a few weeks ago for Whitehot Magazine! This was a more experimental piece as I wrote a combined review on two shows that occurred at the same time at Pace Gallery, “Chuck Close: On Paper” and “Sam Gilliam: STITCHED”. Here is an excerpt below:

Two legendary artists who transformed Modern & Contemporary Art. Two artists whose material approaches redefined artmaking and the elasticity of medium-specific terms. The two artists in question are markedly different in their work, but yet a certain synchronicity exists in their concurrent solo exhibitions at Pace. The two artists I am referring to are Sam Gilliam (American, 1933 - 2022) and Chuck Close (American, 1940 - 2021). These artists have become household names for their ambitious projects, the monumental Draped paintings of Gilliam and the aggrandized, semi-abstracted verism of Close’s Photorealistic portraits. It is precisely those bodies of works that spring to mind when either of their names are uttered. Pace Gallery’s individual solo shows is an opportunity to uncover new and unusual directions each artist undertook at different points in their careers that, until now, have yet to be explored so closely in institutional contexts.

#pacegallery #artcritic #artcritics #artreview #artwriting

Combine Review (excerpt): “Sam Gilliam and Chuck Close at Pace: Two Solo Shows, Two New Ways of Seeing Two Great Artists”

I completely forgot to share this review that I wrote a few weeks ago for Whitehot Magazine! This was a more experimental piece as I wrote a combined review on two shows that occurred at the same time at Pace Gallery, “Chuck Close: On Paper” and “Sam Gilliam: STITCHED”. Here is an excerpt below:

Two legendary artists who transformed Modern & Contemporary Art. Two artists whose material approaches redefined artmaking and the elasticity of medium-specific terms. The two artists in question are markedly different in their work, but yet a certain synchronicity exists in their concurrent solo exhibitions at Pace. The two artists I am referring to are Sam Gilliam (American, 1933 - 2022) and Chuck Close (American, 1940 - 2021). These artists have become household names for their ambitious projects, the monumental Draped paintings of Gilliam and the aggrandized, semi-abstracted verism of Close’s Photorealistic portraits. It is precisely those bodies of works that spring to mind when either of their names are uttered. Pace Gallery’s individual solo shows is an opportunity to uncover new and unusual directions each artist undertook at different points in their careers that, until now, have yet to be explored so closely in institutional contexts.

#pacegallery #artcritic #artcritics #artreview #artwriting

Combine Review (excerpt): “Sam Gilliam and Chuck Close at Pace: Two Solo Shows, Two New Ways of Seeing Two Great Artists”

I completely forgot to share this review that I wrote a few weeks ago for Whitehot Magazine! This was a more experimental piece as I wrote a combined review on two shows that occurred at the same time at Pace Gallery, “Chuck Close: On Paper” and “Sam Gilliam: STITCHED”. Here is an excerpt below:

Two legendary artists who transformed Modern & Contemporary Art. Two artists whose material approaches redefined artmaking and the elasticity of medium-specific terms. The two artists in question are markedly different in their work, but yet a certain synchronicity exists in their concurrent solo exhibitions at Pace. The two artists I am referring to are Sam Gilliam (American, 1933 - 2022) and Chuck Close (American, 1940 - 2021). These artists have become household names for their ambitious projects, the monumental Draped paintings of Gilliam and the aggrandized, semi-abstracted verism of Close’s Photorealistic portraits. It is precisely those bodies of works that spring to mind when either of their names are uttered. Pace Gallery’s individual solo shows is an opportunity to uncover new and unusual directions each artist undertook at different points in their careers that, until now, have yet to be explored so closely in institutional contexts.

#pacegallery #artcritic #artcritics #artreview #artwriting

Combine Review (excerpt): “Sam Gilliam and Chuck Close at Pace: Two Solo Shows, Two New Ways of Seeing Two Great Artists”

I completely forgot to share this review that I wrote a few weeks ago for Whitehot Magazine! This was a more experimental piece as I wrote a combined review on two shows that occurred at the same time at Pace Gallery, “Chuck Close: On Paper” and “Sam Gilliam: STITCHED”. Here is an excerpt below:

Two legendary artists who transformed Modern & Contemporary Art. Two artists whose material approaches redefined artmaking and the elasticity of medium-specific terms. The two artists in question are markedly different in their work, but yet a certain synchronicity exists in their concurrent solo exhibitions at Pace. The two artists I am referring to are Sam Gilliam (American, 1933 - 2022) and Chuck Close (American, 1940 - 2021). These artists have become household names for their ambitious projects, the monumental Draped paintings of Gilliam and the aggrandized, semi-abstracted verism of Close’s Photorealistic portraits. It is precisely those bodies of works that spring to mind when either of their names are uttered. Pace Gallery’s individual solo shows is an opportunity to uncover new and unusual directions each artist undertook at different points in their careers that, until now, have yet to be explored so closely in institutional contexts.

#pacegallery #artcritic #artcritics #artreview #artwriting

Combine Review (excerpt): “Sam Gilliam and Chuck Close at Pace: Two Solo Shows, Two New Ways of Seeing Two Great Artists”

I completely forgot to share this review that I wrote a few weeks ago for Whitehot Magazine! This was a more experimental piece as I wrote a combined review on two shows that occurred at the same time at Pace Gallery, “Chuck Close: On Paper” and “Sam Gilliam: STITCHED”. Here is an excerpt below:

Two legendary artists who transformed Modern & Contemporary Art. Two artists whose material approaches redefined artmaking and the elasticity of medium-specific terms. The two artists in question are markedly different in their work, but yet a certain synchronicity exists in their concurrent solo exhibitions at Pace. The two artists I am referring to are Sam Gilliam (American, 1933 - 2022) and Chuck Close (American, 1940 - 2021). These artists have become household names for their ambitious projects, the monumental Draped paintings of Gilliam and the aggrandized, semi-abstracted verism of Close’s Photorealistic portraits. It is precisely those bodies of works that spring to mind when either of their names are uttered. Pace Gallery’s individual solo shows is an opportunity to uncover new and unusual directions each artist undertook at different points in their careers that, until now, have yet to be explored so closely in institutional contexts.

#pacegallery #artcritic #artcritics #artreview #artwriting