By Taliesin Thomas
I have been visiting the Whitney Biennale since the mid-1990s. During the years I didn’t make the show in person, I read the reviews published in magazines such as Art in America and ArtNews. Over the decades I have observed a certain predictable trope: the show tanks—either conceptually, physically, or spiritually. Nevertheless, the show must [...]
Whitney Museum of American Art - New York
By Taliesin Thomas
The recent Andy Warhol retrospective at the Whitney Museum in New York, “Andy Warhol - From A to B and Back Again,” offered an outstanding vision of this larger-than-life American artist and the full range of his artistic prowess. If the From [...]
Carnegie Museum of Art - Pittsburgh
Curated by Tina Kukielski
By Stephen Knudsen
No longer do most of us give a second thought to the invasion of lowbrow [pop]ulism in the elitist white cube. Warhol’s Marilyns and Elvises have begotten Koon’s puppies, Hirst’s sharks, Murakami’s superflats, and much more. The ubiquity of such work asks a simple question: [...]
