(An Appropriate Distance)

 

FROM THE MAYOR'S DOORSTEP

The class act in Chelsea is "Larry Poons: New Paintings" at Loretta Howard/Danese (through March 2). The show is at Loretta Howard’s gallery, but its upstairs level is now turned over to Danese. It makes perfect sense for this combined gallery to lead off its new existence with a show by Poons,  Read More 

At The Frick Collection is a perfect gem of a show—on the main floor, in the Oval Gallery. The show has only seven paintings and only three of any size at all-- but in terms of their impact and inner largeness, all are giants. There is also the theoretical reconstruction of  Read More 

So, it is with us once again – the greatest little show in town, the annual extravaganza at Sideshow in Williamsburg (closes March 3). This year, it’s called “Sideshow Nation.” The title was suggested by Nancy Haynes, one of the 476 artists listed on its incredible checklist, because, according to Sideshow’s mastermind, Richard Timperio, she sees the show as a country or a tribe of creativity “that has reached the status of an all-inclusive nation.” Another artist in the show,  Read More