An over-the-top quality makes Cate White’s paintings endlessly entertaining and intriguingly ironic. Susan Sontag would have characterized this aesthetic sensibility as “camp.” But beyond the playful use of glitter, mica flakes, and plastic flowers lies a tenderness that can be profoundly moving. This is not an accident. It’s a perfect […]
Everything That Glitters: Jasmine Monsegue @ CONTROL Gallery, Los Angeles
There is a moment in Jasmine Monsegue’s Everything That Glitters at CONTROL Gallery in Los Angeles that helped kick off Frieze week that was a great reminder of where she came from and where this art comes from. The work, Third Coast, and thinking of Houston and where Monsegue was raised within […]
Woody De Othello: Tuning the Dial @ Karma, Los Angeles
In Spring 2022, when we last sat down with Woody De Othello, he told us, “I feel like I’m a California kid at heart. I know I’m not leaving the state. I’m here for life.” And it feels quite on point, on brand, that California’s De Othello would kick off […]
The “Bronx Figures”: John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres @ James Fuentes, NYC
James Fuentes is honored to present Bronx Figures, an exhibition surveying the iconic freestanding works of long-term collaborators John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres. These affectionate portrayals of the city’s ordinary people began on the sidewalk when, in 1979, Ahearn set up shop to life-cast passersby at the storefront of Fashion […]
Michael McGregor Takes Over Hashimoto Contemporary's Booth @ Zona Maco, Mexico City
Hashimoto Contemporary is pleased to present a solo exhibition by Los-Angeles based artist Michael McGregor at Zona Maco, featuring a series of new paintings and hotel stationary drawings. This marks the artist’s premier solo booth at the esteemed art fair.
En Iwamura Takes Off the “Mask”
Back in 2021 when we last spoke with Japanese ceramic and sculpture artist, En Iwamura, he told us, “I’m still exploring different materials. To be honest, all the colors are decided at the time of spraying—but this often happens by chance. I don’t know which object will have which color, […]
David Altmejd's Lynchian Universe in “Prélude pour un nouvel ordre mondial”
When David Lynch passed away last week, I was writing a little bit of an overview of this show, Canadian artist David Altmejd’s “Prélude pour un nouvel ordre mondial” at Xavier Hufkens, Brussels. It felt eerily apt and I stopped writing to look over the Lynchian universe, a bit of a gut […]
Nicole Eisenman is Getting “Plastered”
There are chameleons, and then there is Nicole Eisenman. When Nicole was on the cover of Juxtapoz back in 2016, it was figurative painting that we knew the artist for, and their art historical overview of what they were painting was fascinating and, across the board, some of the most […]
Stephen Morrison: Dog Show #4: House Broken @ Hashimoto Contemporary, NYC
Hashimoto Contemporary is pleased to present Dog Show #4: House Broken, a solo exhibition by Brooklyn-based artist Stephen Morrison. The exhibition will be Morrison’s inaugural solo exhibition at Hashimoto Contemporary.
Andy Warhol Made “Nudes”
56 Henry is pleased to present Nudes, a collection of twenty-two Polaroids and two pencil drawings by Andy Warhol, on view at 56 Henry Street through February 23, 2025.