Reviews “Return To The Everywhere” at Weinberg/Newton Gallery Ciera Mckissick March 29, 2020 Weinberg / Newton GalleryGwyneth Zeleny AndersonJesse McLeanSadie WoodsSayward SchoonmakerSonnenzimmer Return to the Everywhere is centered around “truth, fiction, objectivity, bias, and belief,” topics that have been thrust forward in modern-day media in our current “post-truth” society.
Reviews Morgan Mandalay “On Colonus” at Extase Cassidy Early February 23, 2020 ExtaseMorgan Mandalay The story of Oedipus, blind and searching, a man of many sins but one of them ignorance, wandering through Mandalay’s burning paradise, questions the possibility of optimism while digging into its necessity. What does it mean to push forward in the dark?
Reviews “Restraint” at the Leather Archives & Museum Annette LePique January 5, 2020 Leather Archives & MuseumRoman SusanAmina RossJenyu WangJessica Pierotti Pierotti instrumentalizes the body to magnify the significance and intimacy of small gestures. The piece opens on a dark screen when the viewer hears the strike of several matches.
Reviews Martha Poggioli “Rational Behavior” at Extase Nicky Ni December 4, 2019 ExtaseMartha Poggioli For Metal Heart (2019), Poggioli replaced the bow-shaped floss section at the tip of the dental floss pick with cartoony fingers that stretch out like tentacles.
Reviews Sarah Davachi, “La brume jaune” at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel Jill Danto October 25, 2019 University of ChicagoSarah Davachi While the French horns oscillate between active notes and silence, Davachi continues to carry the continuous flow of the piece—similar to the painted background of stratified strokes.
Reviews Letter to the reader: A Yolk, Suspended Manisha Anil Rita August 24, 2019 AnnasAzalea HendersonCaroline DahlbergMaggie WongMariel Harari With this dinner, I wondered whether inviting an audience member to perform with the artist divides discomfort equally between those present.
Reviews Juan Molina Hernández, “autoretrato o piel vieja y lo que sobra de una manda cumplida” at Roman Susan Annette LePique August 3, 2019 Roman SusanJuan Molina Hernández Conceiving of space where roots can grow, the consequences of transplanting roots, roots as both memory and memorial echo throughout the space, the exhibition’s beating bloom of a heart.
Reviews Nelly Agassi “Spirit of the Waves” at the Graham Foundation Shir Ende June 30, 2019 Graham FoundationNelly Agassi Agassi has allowed the presence of the past to overtake the room while lightly addressing the lavish lifestyle of its original residents.
