Richard Serra

Serrated Edges

Ebb and flow: Richard Serra’s <i>Band</i>, 2006.
Lorenz Kienzle
Ebb and flow: Richard Serra’s Band, 2006.

The titan behind Tilted Arc ascends the throne at MoMA.  read more »

Met Gets Convincingly Contemporary With Neo Rauch’s Dreamscapes

Neo Rauch, an international art star who merits the hype, is painting six canvases exclusively for the Met.
Wolfgang Stahr
Neo Rauch, an international art star who merits the hype, is painting six canvases exclusively for the Met.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has been attempting to fit contemporary art within its walls for some  read more »

Wallsé Meets Valhalla on L.E.S.: Trendy Trappings, Serious Food

The menu at Thor, Kurt Gutenbrunner
James Hamilton
The menu at Thor, Kurt Gutenbrunner

Thor is the Viking god of thunder, and he lends an appropriate name to this restaurant/bar/lounge th  read more »

Much More Than Minimalist, But a Little Less Than Moving

Jorge Oteiza&#039;s <i>Empty Construction with Four Flat Units, Positive-Negative</i> (1957).
Jorge Oteiza's Empty Construction with Four Flat Units, Positive-Negative (1957).

Upon entering Oteiza: Myth and Modernism, an exhibition on display toward the top of the Solomon R.  read more »

A Sensation (Minus the Buzz): The Intimate, Acutely Observed

If you navigate the art scene by buzz alone, you'll wind up in predictable places.  read more »

Currently Hanging

A Sensation (Minus the Buzz):The Intimate, Acutely Observed  read more »

Currently Hanging

Calm, Stately Cruciform ShapesExcite Respect, Not EnthusiasmThe painter Harvey Quaytman, who died la  read more »

Greatest Generation? Not By a Long Shot, But Interesting Show

Given the mini-scandal that erupted last month over Michael Kimmelman's absurd pronouncement in The  read more »

Currently Hanging

An Artist's Explosive AbandonAnd His Spirit of Resistance  read more »

Serra, Chelsea Paradigm, Opens Gagosian Art Barn

What do we make of a gallery scene that is renowned less for art than for the spaces in which art is  read more »