He exposed what he saw as pretension and bad art with passion and, at times, viciousness, winning fans but offending many. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “ART”
Let’s Go, Mets? Sure. But How About Those Starry Knights!
By Gotham Rex on September 2, 2022
In this league, the Mets are from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Whitney Houstons sport the singer’s image on their uniforms. Source: New York Times
The Kitchen Will Spend Some Creative Time in a Westbeth Loft
By Gotham Rex on August 25, 2022
During a renovation of its Chelsea space, the Kitchen will move to Westbeth, which houses artists, the Martha Graham company and much avant-garde history. Source: New York Times
Columbia Names a New Dean for Its Architecture School
By Gotham Rex on August 18, 2022
Andrés Jaque, the founder and principal of the Office for Political Innovation, succeeds Amale Andraos. Source: New York Times
Divine Excess on Avenue C
By Gotham Rex on July 20, 2022
With the once-bold Downtown scene replaced by slickness, a democratic open call at a gallery welcomed hundreds of artists desperate for exposure and recognition. Source: New York Times
Jerome M. Eisenberg, Expert on Antiquities Both Real and Fake, Dies at 92
By Gotham Rex on July 14, 2022
He saw himself as a leader in promoting the ethical acquisition of ancient art by museums and collectors, although he also called himself “both an idealist and a hypocrite.” Source: New York Times
Barbara Kruger: A Way With Words
By Gotham Rex on July 14, 2022
She created some of the most memorable works of her era. Now the activist-artist is back with two immersive shows, at MoMA and David Zwirner Gallery. Source: New York Times
Spider Webb, Tattoo Artist With a Defiant Streak, Dies at 78
By Gotham Rex on July 12, 2022
Part of a generation that brought serious art credentials to tattooing, he campaigned to overturn a ban in New York and helped the form gain acceptance. Source: New York Times
Does Public Art Have an Afterlife?
By Gotham Rex on July 11, 2022
Public artworks have the power to uplift a city. Sometimes they end up in a museum, but other times in a dumpster. Source: New York Times
Exploring Brooklyn by Ferry
By Gotham Rex on July 8, 2022
More than 160 years after Walt Whitman extolled the joys of riding the ferry, there are fresh opportunities to explore neighborhoods like Red Hook, Brooklyn Heights and Bay Ridge by boat. Source: New York Times
‘The Collaboration,’ About Warhol and Basquiat, Plans Broadway Bow
By Gotham Rex on July 7, 2022
The play, by Anthony McCarten, will be presented this fall by the Manhattan Theater Club, following a run earlier this year at the Young Vic in London. Source: New York Times
Hunter Reynolds, Artist Who Dressed Up AIDS, Dies at 62
By Gotham Rex on July 3, 2022
After he learned he was H.I.V. positive, he began making art — often performing as his gown-wearing alter ego — that told stories about the condition. Source: New York Times
Daniel Weiss, Met Museum’s Chief Executive, to Step Down
By Gotham Rex on June 28, 2022
Daniel H. Weiss was a stabilizing force, but his departure raises questions about whether the museum’s two-pronged management structure still works and will continue. Source: New York Times
How Paintings Lost in a Small-Town Art Heist Were Recovered 50 Years Later
By Gotham Rex on June 20, 2022
Two sleuths — a curator and a librarian — in New Paltz, N.Y., helped the F.B.I. track down 200-year-old paintings that were stolen from a historical society in 1972. Source: New York Times
A Rapper’s Delight: Hip-Hop Memorabilia Goes Up for Auction
By Gotham Rex on June 15, 2022
Original vinyl records, turntables and other ephemera belonging to the hip-hop pioneer D.J. Kool Herc will be included in a sale at Christie’s. Source: New York Times